
Game No: 559
Started: 2023-12-30 19:08:00
Ended: 2023-12-30 21:35:00
Attendance: 18,321
Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15:32 | PIT | Drew O'Connor | Evgeni Malkin | Reilly Smith | |||
| 2 | 1:06 | STL | Robert Thomas | Jordan Kyrou | Torey Krug | |||
| 2 | 6:50 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Jake Guentzel | Rickard Rakell | |||
| 3 | 4:48 | PIT | Jeff Carter | Jansen Harkins | ||||
| 3 | 10:31 | STL | Kasperi Kapanen | Scott Perunovich | ||||
| 3 | 18:29 | PIT | Sidney Crosby | Jake Guentzel | Erik Karlsson |
#8 Francois StLaurent
#7 Garrett Rank
#93 Kilian McNamara
#92 Mark Shewchyk
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7:49 | PIT | Ryan Graves | Tripping | 2 | |
| 1 | 19:30 | PIT | Valtteri Puustinen | High-sticking | 2 | Brayden Schenn |
| 2 | 6:03 | STL | Sammy Blais | Interference | 2 | Chad Ruhwedel |
| 2 | 12:47 | STL | Marco Scandella | High-sticking | 2 | Jake Guentzel |
| 2 | 17:01 | STL | Alexey Toropchenko | Holding | 2 | Drew O'Connor |
| 3 | 8:27 | PIT | Radim Zohorna | Tripping | 2 | Kasperi Kapanen |
Coach: Drew Bannister
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nick Leddy | D |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | D |
| 10 | Brayden Schenn | C |
| 12 | Kevin Hayes | R |
| 13 | Alexey Toropchenko | R |
| 18 | Robert Thomas | C |
| 20 | Brandon Saad | L |
| 25 | Jordan Kyrou | C |
| 28 | MacKenzie MacEachern | L |
| 30 | Joel Hofer | G |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | R |
| 47 | Torey Krug | D |
| 48 | Scott Perunovich | D |
| 50 | Jordan Binnington | G |
| 51 | Matthew Kessel | D |
| 55 | Colton Parayko | D |
| 63 | Jake Neighbours | L |
| 70 | Oskar Sundqvist | C |
| 79 | Sammy Blais | L |
| 89 | Pavel Buchnevich | L |
Coach: Mike Sullivan
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | D |
| 7 | John Ludvig | D |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | L |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | R |
| 20 | Lars Eller | C |
| 27 | Ryan Graves | D |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | D |
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | G |
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | G |
| 43 | Jansen Harkins | C |
| 48 | Valtteri Puustinen | R |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | L |
| 63 | Radim Zohorna | L |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | C |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | Nikita Alexandrov | C |
| 72 | Justin Faulk | D |
| 75 | Tyler Tucker | D |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ryan Shea | D |
| 13 | Vinnie Hinostroza | C |
| 73 | Pierre-Olivier Joseph | D |
| 2 | Goals | 4 |
| 3 | Assists | 7 |
| -11 | Plus / Minus | 10 |
| 3 | Penalties | 3 |
| 6 | PIM | 6 |
| 43 | Corsi For | 42 |
| 50.59 | Corsi % | 49.41 |
| 28 | Fenwick For | 42 |
| 40 | Fenwick % | 60 |
| 28 | Shots | 30 |
| 21 | Shots Blocked | 21 |
| 15 | Missed Shots | 12 |
| 13 | Hits | 16 |
| 5 | Giveaways | 7 |
| 7 | Takeaways | 7 |
| 18 | Blocked Shots | 21 |
| 20 | Faceoffs Won | 41 |
| 41 | Faceoffs Lost | 20 |
| 33% | Faceoff Percentage | 67% |
| St. Louis Blues | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 1 | 31:30 | |
| 2 | 2 | 7:14 | |
| St. Louis Blues - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 5:34 |
| 1 - 2 | 17:58 |
| 1 - 3 | 5:43 |
| 2 - 3 | 7:58 |
| 2 - 4 | 1:31 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Nick Leddy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Brayden Schenn | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 35 |
| 12 | Kevin Hayes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 19 |
| 13 | Alexey Toropchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Robert Thomas | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 43 |
| 20 | Brandon Saad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jordan Kyrou | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | MacKenzie MacEachern | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Joel Hofer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 47 | Torey Krug | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Scott Perunovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Jordan Binnington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Matthew Kessel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Colton Parayko | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Jake Neighbours | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Oskar Sundqvist | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 33 |
| 79 | Sammy Blais | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Pavel Buchnevich | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | John Ludvig | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Lars Eller | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 60 |
| 27 | Ryan Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Alex Nedeljkovic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Jansen Harkins | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Valtteri Puustinen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 50 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Radim Zohorna | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 89 |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 71 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 4 | Nick Leddy | 26 | 00:54 | 23:36 | 00:00 | 04:01 | 19:35 |
| 6 | Marco Scandella | 20 | 00:37 | 12:28 | 00:00 | 00:42 | 11:46 |
| 10 | Brayden Schenn | 24 | 00:51 | 20:26 | 04:11 | 00:31 | 15:44 |
| 12 | Kevin Hayes | 22 | 00:39 | 14:29 | 01:08 | 00:12 | 13:09 |
| 13 | Alexey Toropchenko | 16 | 00:42 | 11:19 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 11:19 |
| 18 | Robert Thomas | 24 | 00:59 | 23:58 | 04:31 | 02:57 | 16:30 |
| 20 | Brandon Saad | 19 | 00:47 | 15:01 | 01:25 | 00:35 | 13:01 |
| 25 | Jordan Kyrou | 22 | 01:02 | 22:50 | 04:36 | 00:00 | 18:14 |
| 28 | MacKenzie MacEachern | 9 | 00:39 | 05:59 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 05:59 |
| 42 | Kasperi Kapanen | 23 | 00:43 | 16:34 | 01:00 | 00:53 | 14:41 |
| 47 | Torey Krug | 30 | 00:49 | 24:55 | 04:05 | 00:45 | 20:05 |
| 48 | Scott Perunovich | 18 | 00:41 | 12:22 | 01:31 | 00:00 | 10:51 |
| 51 | Matthew Kessel | 21 | 00:41 | 14:32 | 00:00 | 00:06 | 14:26 |
| 55 | Colton Parayko | 29 | 00:51 | 24:40 | 00:00 | 04:01 | 20:39 |
| 63 | Jake Neighbours | 21 | 00:42 | 15:01 | 01:25 | 00:00 | 13:36 |
| 70 | Oskar Sundqvist | 14 | 00:39 | 09:16 | 00:00 | 01:17 | 07:59 |
| 79 | Sammy Blais | 9 | 00:43 | 06:27 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 06:27 |
| 89 | Pavel Buchnevich | 24 | 00:57 | 22:52 | 04:08 | 03:08 | 15:36 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 2 | Chad Ruhwedel | 18 | 00:45 | 13:38 | 00:00 | 02:06 | 11:32 |
| 7 | John Ludvig | 16 | 00:40 | 10:49 | 00:00 | 00:43 | 10:06 |
| 10 | Drew O'Connor | 24 | 00:40 | 16:07 | 00:00 | 02:39 | 13:28 |
| 19 | Reilly Smith | 25 | 00:38 | 16:03 | 00:57 | 02:58 | 12:08 |
| 20 | Lars Eller | 22 | 00:42 | 15:37 | 01:06 | 02:55 | 11:36 |
| 27 | Ryan Graves | 24 | 00:48 | 19:27 | 00:00 | 01:39 | 17:48 |
| 28 | Marcus Pettersson | 28 | 00:51 | 24:02 | 00:06 | 03:29 | 20:27 |
| 43 | Jansen Harkins | 9 | 00:48 | 07:14 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 07:14 |
| 48 | Valtteri Puustinen | 16 | 00:39 | 10:29 | 01:39 | 00:00 | 08:50 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 22 | 00:40 | 14:48 | 00:00 | 02:41 | 12:07 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 27 | 00:55 | 25:11 | 01:21 | 03:14 | 20:36 |
| 59 | Jake Guentzel | 23 | 00:53 | 20:27 | 03:45 | 00:00 | 16:42 |
| 63 | Radim Zohorna | 13 | 00:36 | 07:56 | 00:05 | 00:00 | 07:51 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 26 | 00:52 | 22:36 | 03:36 | 00:00 | 19:00 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 23 | 00:49 | 19:09 | 02:56 | 00:00 | 16:13 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 20 | 00:51 | 17:06 | 03:46 | 00:00 | 13:20 |
| 77 | Jeff Carter | 17 | 00:47 | 13:23 | 00:57 | 00:00 | 12:26 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 23 | 00:53 | 20:22 | 03:41 | 00:00 | 16:41 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Joel Hofer | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0.875 |
| 2 | 1 | 16 | 0.938 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Tristan Jarry | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 9 | 0.889 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 11 | 0.909 |