Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks

13-11-6, 6-5-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	1	2	0	3
Blackhawks CHI	2	1	3	6

Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksCHI

10-18-5, 6-6-3 Home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Zachary Aston-ReeseZ. Aston-Reese#46
Derick BrassardD. Brassard#19
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Matt CullenM. Cullen#7
Jean-Sebastien DeaJ. Dea#39
Derek GrantD. Grant#38
Jake GuentzelJ. Guentzel#59
Phil KesselP. Kessel#81
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Tanner PearsonT. Pearson#14
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Riley SheahanR. Sheahan#15
defensemen
Brian DumoulinB. Dumoulin#8
Jack JohnsonJ. Johnson#73
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Olli MaattaO. Maatta#3
Jamie OleksiakJ. Oleksiak#6
Marcus PetterssonM. Pettersson#28

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	2	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	17	11:10	0:00	1:15	9:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	26	20:15	1:26	0:00	18:49	1	1	50.0
0	0	-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	22:58	2:34	0:07	20:17	10	9	52.6
0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	16	10:14	0:00	1:11	9:03	4	5	44.4
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	11	7:28	0:52	0:00	6:36	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	4	0	0	14	9:17	0:00	0:00	9:17	0	2	0.0
0	0	-4	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	26	22:00	2:34	0:00	19:26	0	0	0.0
0	0	-3	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	22	19:37	2:34	0:00	17:03	0	0	0.0
0	0	-4	4	0	1	1	2	0	1	1	23	17:58	2:34	0:00	15:24	5	5	50.0
0	0	-1	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	22	15:20	1:26	0:00	13:54	0	0	0.0
3	0	2	8	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	22	16:06	0:34	1:19	14:13	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	16	11:39	0:00	0:52	10:47	8	5	61.5
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	1	2	2	3	0	0	2	1	2	28	21:57	0:02	1:05	20:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0	4	0	0	25	16:35	0:00	1:17	15:18	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	7	1	1	0	0	5	1	4	30	29:39	2:34	1:05	26:00	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0	1	0	2	25	15:51	1:26	1:17	13:08	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	1	1	1	21	14:48	0:00	0:00	14:48	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	25	16:35	1:24	0:00	15:11	0	0	0.0

goalies
Casey DeSmithC. DeSmith#1

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
27	4	23	.852	0	0	0	0	0	58:11	0

Chicago Blackhawks


forwards
Alex DeBrincatA. DeBrincat#12
John HaydenJ. Hayden#40
Dominik KahunD. Kahun#24
David KampfD. Kampf#64
Patrick KaneP. Kane#88
Marcus KrugerM. Kruger#16
Andreas MartinsenA. Martinsen#29
Brendan PerliniB. Perlini#11
Brandon SaadB. Saad#20
Dylan SikuraD. Sikura#95
Dylan StromeD. Strome#17
Jonathan ToewsJ. Toews#19
defensemen
Carl DahlstromC. Dahlstrom#63
Henri JokiharjuH. Jokiharju#28
Duncan KeithD. Keith#2
Brandon ManningB. Manning#23
Connor MurphyC. Murphy#5
Brent SeabrookB. Seabrook#7

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	-1	2	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	24	21:02	1:35	0:00	19:27	1	1	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13	9:02	1:35	0:53	6:34	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	25	16:35	0:43	0:00	15:52	1	0	100.0
0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	22	15:32	1:10	1:47	12:35	4	3	57.1
0	1	-1	2	2	0	0	0	2	1	1	23	22:05	1:35	0:00	20:30	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	16	9:55	0:04	2:05	7:46	3	2	60.0
1	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	6	0	0	11	7:21	0:04	0:48	6:29	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	2	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	17	10:51	0:00	0:00	10:51	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	27	18:01	0:43	1:23	15:55	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	14	9:33	0:00	0:00	9:33	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	22	19:43	0:47	0:00	18:56	8	10	44.4
1	2	3	1	0	1	1	2	0	0	0	27	18:38	1:08	1:04	16:26	9	11	45.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	1	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	30	22:34	0:00	1:20	21:14	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	29	19:56	0:00	1:45	18:11	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	5	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	31	22:49	1:05	1:45	19:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	24	13:20	0:00	0:55	12:25	0	0	0.0
0	0	2	1	1	0	0	0	3	0	1	29	22:38	0:04	1:20	21:14	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	0	1	0	0	3	1	2	27	16:25	1:17	0:55	14:13	0	0	0.0

goalies
Corey CrawfordC. Crawford#50

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
43	3	40	.930	0	0	0	0	0	60:00	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

NBCSN		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	1	2	0	3
	Blackhawks	2	1	3	6

1st Period		PIT	CHI
14:14	Andreas Martinsen (1) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Carl Dahlstrom (1), Marcus Kruger (1)	0	1
17:51	Brent Seabrook (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jonathan Toews (12)	0	2
18:40	Bryan Rust (2) (Even Strength Goal) Unassisted	1	2

2nd Period		PIT	CHI
5:46	Bryan Rust (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Derek Grant (3)	2	2
15:28	Alex DeBrincat (13) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Patrick Kane (22), Brent Seabrook (10)	2	3
19:03	Bryan Rust (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Olli Maatta (9), Zachary Aston-Reese (2)	3	3

3rd Period		PIT	CHI
3:49	Marcus Kruger (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andreas Martinsen (3), Duncan Keith (14)	3	4
18:58	Jonathan Toews (14) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Brandon Saad (9)	3	5
19:39	Brandon Saad (9) (Empty Net Goal) Assists: Jonathan Toews (13)	3	6

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

Penguins
3
Blackhawks
6

Game 1

12/12

Blackhawks
5
Penguins
3

Game 2

1/6

United Center

8:00 PM, December 12, 2018Coverage: NBCSN

Chicago, IL

Attendance: 21,232

Referees:
Brad Watson

Linesmen:
Michel Cormier
Brandon Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	9	3	47
Washington	19	11	4	42
New Jersey	20	14	1	41
NY Islanders	19	13	3	41
Philadelphia	17	10	6	40
NY Rangers	17	15	4	38
Pittsburgh	14	10	9	37
Columbus	14	14	6	34

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	25	2	7	57
Dallas	24	7	5	53
Minnesota	21	9	5	47
Utah	17	17	3	37
St. Louis	13	15	8	34
Winnipeg	15	17	2	32
Chicago	13	15	6	32
Nashville	13	16	4	30

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks

Regular Season Series

CHI leads 1-0

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