MIN @ PIT - 2023-12-18

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Monday, December 18, 2023 — PPG Paints Arena(18,200 attendance)

3—4

Final

MIN: John HynesPIT: Mike Sullivan

★

Sidney Crosby(PIT)★★

Valtteri Puustinen(PIT)★★★

Vinni Lettieri(MIN)

Notable

Daemon Hunt— career_assist #1

Daemon Hunt— career_point #1

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Goals

SOG

Missed

Blocked

Hits

Penalties

Goals (7)

12:21

PIT

Reilly Smith(8)backhand

Assists: Valtteri Puustinen, Marcus Pettersson

0-1

▶ Video

19:24

PIT

Jake Guentzel(14)tip-inPPG

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Sidney Crosby

0-2

▶ Video

Shot Map (121 shot attempts)

MIN 27 SOG, 3G

PIT 30 SOG, 4G

PIT Shot

MIN Shot

Goal

Missed

Blocked

Game Timeline

Period Summary

Period	Team	G	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO%	TK	GV
P1	PIT	1	13	5	4	0	60%	5	6
P1	MIN	0	8	5	8	2	40%	1	2
P2	PIT	2	7	2	4	6	58%	2	2
P2	MIN	2

Penalties (11)

1:13

MIN

Zach Bogosianholding-the-stick

2 min

14:18

MIN

Ryan Hartmanholding-the-stick

2 min

11:55

PIT

Kris Letanginterference

2 min

Team Comparison

MINPIT

27Shots30

17Hits9

18Blocks12

14PIM10

5Takeaways9

5Giveaways10

Box Score

MIN Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO	TOI	SH
Brock FaberD	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	0	-	28:18	28
Jake MiddletonD	1	0	1	+1	2	0

Strategy Results

WAway Pdo L5 + Home Goals Against Per Game L3 → Away +1.5

On This Day (Dec 18)

2025STL 1 - NYR 2

2025CBJ 2 - MIN 5

2025SJS 3 - DAL 5

2025CGY 4 - SEA 2

2025WSH 4 - TOR 0

Healthy Scratches

MIN

Dakota Mermis(D)Jared Spurgeon(D)Mats Zuccarello(R)

PIT

Vinnie Hinostroza(C)Pierre-Olivier Joseph(D)Ryan Shea(D)

All Events

faceoff

shot

missed shot

blocked shot

hit

giveaway

takeaway

penalty

goal

delayed-penalty

16:26

PIT

Evgeni Malkin(11)wrist

Assists: Valtteri Puustinen, Marcus Pettersson

0-3

▶ Video

4:54

MIN

Ryan Hartman(8)wrist

Assists: Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson

1-3

▶ Video

2:30

MIN

Jake Middleton(5)wrist

Assists: Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov

2-3

▶ Video

14:27

MIN

Vinni Lettieri(3)tip-in

Assists: Jon Merrill, Daemon Hunt

3-3

▶ Video

13:40

PIT

Sidney Crosby(18)wristPPG

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin

3-4

▶ Video

1:08

PIT

Evgeni Malkinroughing

2 min

1:08

MIN

Alex Goligoskiholding

2 min

0:35

MIN

Joel Eriksson Ekinterference

2 min

14:15

MIN

Kirill Kaprizovhigh-sticking

2 min

12:33

PIT

Radim Zohornahigh-sticking-double-minor

4 min

12:33

MIN

Ryan Hartmaninterference

2 min

7:39

MIN

Connor Dewarinterference

2 min

PIT Skaters

Player	G	A	P	+/-	SOG	Hits	Blk	PIM	FO	TOI	SH
Erik KarlssonD	0	1	1	-2	4	0	1	0	-	26:10	25
Kris LetangD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	2	-	25:59	26
Marcus PetterssonD	0	2	2	+1	1	1	1	0	-	23:40	24
Jake GuentzelC	1	1	2	-2	3	0	1	0	-	23:01	25
Sidney CrosbyC	1	1	2	-2	4	0	0	0	17-6	22:04	25
Ryan GravesD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	-	18:48	20
Evgeni MalkinC	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	4	4-2	16:42	21
Noel AcciariC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	7-5	16:22	23
Reilly SmithR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	0-2	15:15	24
Valtteri PuustinenR	0	2	2	+1	3	0	1	0	-	15:12	18
Rickard RakellR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	1-1	14:45	20
Lars EllerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-8	14:40	21
Jeff CarterC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	1-0	12:25	19
Drew O'ConnorL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	-	11:10	15
Jansen HarkinsC	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	-	10:30	15
Chad RuhwedelD	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	-	9:57	15
John LudvigD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	-	8:51	14
Radim ZohornaL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	-	6:29	10

Goalies

Goalie	Team	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
Alex Nedeljkovic	PIT	27	24	3	.889	60:00
Tristan Jarry	PIT	0	0	0	.0	0:00
Filip Gustavsson	MIN	30	26	4	.867	58:18
Marc-Andre Fleury	MIN	0	0	0	.0	0:00

Notable

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Goals (7)

Shot Map (121 shot attempts)

Game Timeline

Period Summary

Penalties (11)

Team Comparison

Box Score

MIN Skaters

Strategy Results

On This Day (Dec 18)

Healthy Scratches

MIN

PIT

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