Pittsburgh 4, New Jersey 2
First Period
No Scoring.
Penalties — None.
Second Period
1. New Jersey, Hughes 13 (Sharangovich, Zacha) 7:02.
2. Pittsburgh, Matheson 7 (Ruhwedel, Boyle) 13:16.
Penalties — White NJ (tripping) 2:19; Ruhwedel Pgh (hooking) 13:50; New Jersey bench (too many men, served by Tatar) 18:30.
Third Period
3. Pittsburgh, Rust 17 (Letang, Crosby) 0:36.
4. New Jersey, Hischier 13 (Tatar, Severson) 2:51.
5. Pittsburgh, Boyle 6 (Matheson, Aston-Reese) 6:58.
6. Pittsburgh, Guentzel 24 (Rust, Crosby) 18:53 (en).
Penalties — Bastian NJ (tripping) 3:55; Dumoulin Pgh (hooking) 11:38.
Shots on goal by
Pittsburgh | 8 | 12 | 15 | _ | 35 |
New Jersey | 8 | 9 | 13 | _ | 30 |
Goal — Pittsburgh: Jarry (W, 25-8-6). New Jersey: Gillies (L, 3-7-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — Pittsburgh: 0-3; New Jersey: 0-2.
Referees — Pierre Lambert, Trevor Hanson. Linesmen — Jesse Marquis, Justin Johnson.
Attendance — 11,242 at New Jersey.
The Canadian Press