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Scoring Summary

Goal 2nd Period 11:27 Rickard Rakell Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (1), Bryan Rust (1)
Goal 2nd Period 19:19 Tage Thompson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jordan Greenway (2)
Goal 3rd Period 8:48 Drew O'Connor Goal (1) Tip-In, assists: Lars Eller (1), Marcus Pettersson (1)
Goal 3rd Period 19:06 Drew O'Connor Goal (2) Backhand, assists: Noel Acciari (1)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 5
6 Hits 15
6 Takeaways 5
25 Shots 30
0 Power Play Goals 0
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
0.0 Power Play Percentage 0.0
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 22
52.2 Faceoff Win Percent 47.8
3 Giveaways 2
3 Total Penalties 4
6 Penalty Minutes 8
Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh Penguins Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Brett Kulak, D Injured Reserve Dec 13
Stuart Skinner, G Injured Reserve Dec 13
Harrison Brunicke, D Out Dec 9
Blake Lizotte, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Evgeni Malkin, C Injured Reserve Dec 9
Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Alex Tuch, RW Day-To-Day Dec 12
Josh Norris, C Day-To-Day Dec 12
Colten Ellis, G Injured Reserve Dec 11
Jason Zucker, LW Injured Reserve Dec 9

Game Information

PPG Paints Arena

Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Attendance: 13,939 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 18 11 39 3
Detroit 18 12 39 3
Boston 19 13 38 0
Montreal 16 11 36 4
Florida 16 13 34 2
Toronto 14 12 33 5
Ottawa 14 13 32 4
Buffalo 13 14 30 4

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 20 9 42 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 37 5
New Jersey 18 13 37 1
Pittsburgh 14 8 36 8
NY Rangers 16 13 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6
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