Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks

24-20-7, 11-11-4 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Penguins PIT	2	0	2	4
Blackhawks CHI	0	1	0	1

Chicago BlackhawksBlackhawksCHI

14-37-3, 10-14-2 Home

Sidney Crosby scores twice, Penguins beat Blackhawks 4-1 to snap a 3-game skid

— Sidney Crosby scored twice, Reilly Smith and Bryan Rust added goals, and the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.

Feb 16, 2024, 04:56 am - AP

		1	2	3	T
	Penguins	2	0	2	4
	Blackhawks	0	1	0	1

1st Period			PIT	CHI
0:15		Sidney Crosby (29) Assists: Marcus Pettersson (18), Rickard Rakell (14)	1	0
12:40		Reilly Smith (10) Assists: Drew O'Connor (11)	2	0

2nd Period			PIT	CHI
8:22		Philipp Kurashev (9) Assists: Connor Bedard (19), Nick Foligno (11)	2	1

3rd Period			PIT	CHI
5:51		Sidney Crosby (30) Assists: Rickard Rakell (15), Marcus Pettersson (19)	3	1
19:10		Bryan Rust (15) (Empty Net) Assists: Kris Letang (27)	4	1

Taylor Raddysh Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Boris Katchouk hit Erik Karlsson
Louis Crevier Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Zachary Sanford faceoff won against Lars Eller
Colin Blackwell hit Valtteri Puustinen
MacKenzie Entwistle faceoff won against Jesse Puljujarvi
Seth Jones Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Louis Crevier
Ryan Donato Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Philipp Kurashev
Connor Bedard hit Bryan Rust
Takeaway by Zachary Sanford
Colin Blackwell Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Boris Katchouk
Boris Katchouk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
MacKenzie Entwistle hit John Ludvig
Jason Dickinson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Jason Dickinson
Ryan Donato hit John Ludvig
Takeaway by Alex Vlasic
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Colin Blackwell
MacKenzie Entwistle faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Kevin Korchinski Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jason Dickinson Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Joey Anderson hit Marcus Pettersson
Zachary Sanford Wrap-around saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Colin Blackwell faceoff won against Lars Eller
Jaycob Megna Slap Shot Wide Right
Giveaway by Jaycob Megna
Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski
Giveaway by Kevin Korchinski
Giveaway by Ryan Donato
Lars Eller shot blocked by Zachary Sanford
Jaycob Megna Tripping against Drew O'Connor
Lars Eller shot blocked by Jarred Tinordi
Giveaway by Connor Bedard
Zachary Sanford faceoff won against Colin White
Alex Vlasic hit Rickard Rakell
Jason Dickinson hit Ryan Graves
Takeaway by Philipp Kurashev
Nick Foligno hit Lars Eller
Jeff Carter shot blocked by Kevin Korchinski
Alex Vlasic Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Giveaway by Seth Jones
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Connor Bedard
Philipp Kurashev Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Connor Bedard (19), Nick Foligno (11)
Louis Crevier hit Jesse Puljujarvi
Boris Katchouk Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jonathan Gruden shot blocked by Kevin Korchinski
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Seth Jones
Connor Bedard Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Nick Foligno
Giveaway by Nick Foligno
Philipp Kurashev Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Jarred Tinordi
Jarred Tinordi hit Jonathan Gruden
Alex Vlasic Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Lars Eller
Connor Bedard Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Connor Bedard Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Tyler Johnson Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Philipp Kurashev
Philipp Kurashev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Takeaway by Connor Bedard
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Takeaway by Boris Katchouk
Nick Foligno Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Joey Anderson hit Lars Eller
Taylor Raddysh Tip-In saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Giveaway by Jaycob Megna
Louis Crevier Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Connor Bedard hit Chad Ruhwedel
Boris Katchouk Backhand High and Wide Right
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Louis Crevier hit Lars Eller
Zachary Sanford hit Bryan Rust
Nick Foligno faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Takeaway by Philipp Kurashev
Connor Bedard Snap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Seth Jones hit Sidney Crosby
Kevin Korchinski Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by MacKenzie Entwistle
Alex Vlasic Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Philipp Kurashev Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Nick Foligno hit Bryan Rust
Takeaway by Jason Dickinson
Giveaway by Nick Foligno
Seth Jones Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kevin Korchinski Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Alex Vlasic
Ryan Graves shot blocked by Nick Foligno
Takeaway by Connor Bedard
Seth Jones Slap Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Connor Bedard
Tyler Johnson faceoff won against Lars Eller
Seth Jones Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Jason Dickinson faceoff won against Jeff Carter
Seth Jones Wrist Shot saved by Alex Nedeljkovic
Sidney Crosby hit Alex Vlasic
Sidney Crosby Goal (29) Tip-In, assists: Marcus Pettersson (18), Rickard Rakell (14)
Jason Dickinson shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Ryan Donato shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel
Goalie Stopped
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Zachary Sanford
Hand Pass
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Puck in Netting
Giveaway by Jesse Puljujarvi
Ryan Graves hit Taylor Raddysh
Reilly Smith hit Louis Crevier
Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Arvid Soderblom
Drew O'Connor Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Kris Letang
Drew O'Connor Backhand saved by Arvid Soderblom
John Ludvig Snap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against MacKenzie Entwistle
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
Goalie Stopped
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Jeff Carter
Off-side
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
Reilly Smith Goal (10) Backhand, assists: Drew O'Connor (11)
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Bryan Rust Tip-In Wide Left
Rickard Rakell Wrap-around saved by Arvid Soderblom
Goalie Stopped
Off-side
Drew O'Connor faceoff won against MacKenzie Entwistle
Evgeni Malkin Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Hand Pass
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot Wide Right
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Giveaway by Alex Nedeljkovic
Bryan Rust Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Takeaway by Jeff Carter
Jeff Carter Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Off-side
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against MacKenzie Entwistle
Evgeni Malkin Backhand saved by Arvid Soderblom
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Takeaway by Lars Eller
Off-side
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Zachary Sanford
Jeff Carter Backhand saved by Arvid Soderblom
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Takeaway by Colin White
Puck in Crowd
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Sidney Crosby Backhand Hit Left Post
Puck in Netting
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Connor Bedard shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Goalie Stopped
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Reilly Smith Tip-In Wide Right
Drew O'Connor Deflected Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Jesse Puljujarvi hit Connor Bedard
Takeaway by Jesse Puljujarvi
On-Ice Official
Jonathan Gruden hit Louis Crevier
Icing
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Goalie Stopped
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Philipp Kurashev
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Connor Bedard shot blocked by Colin White
Seth Jones shot blocked by Lars Eller
TV Timeout
Colin White Cross-checking against Nick Foligno
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Tyler Johnson
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Jesse Puljujarvi hit Jaycob Megna
Alex Vlasic shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Rickard Rakell hit Connor Bedard
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Left
Off-side
Lars Eller faceoff won against Boris Katchouk
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Jeff Carter Backhand saved by Arvid Soderblom
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Boris Katchouk
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot Wide Left
Sidney Crosby Goal (30) Wrist Shot, assists: Rickard Rakell (15), Marcus Pettersson (19)
Icing
Jaycob Megna shot blocked by Ryan Graves
Jeff Carter hit Colin Blackwell
Lars Eller Slap Shot Hit Left Post
Lars Eller hit Jarred Tinordi
Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Goalie Stopped
Chad Ruhwedel hit Ryan Donato
Evgeni Malkin hit Jason Dickinson
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Icing
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Connor Bedard
Goalie Stopped
Jeff Carter faceoff won against Nick Foligno
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Sidney Crosby Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Lars Eller Batted saved by Arvid Soderblom
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot saved by Arvid Soderblom
Goalie Stopped
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Jason Dickinson
Rickard Rakell Holding against Connor Bedard
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Lars Eller faceoff won against Tyler Johnson
Bryan Rust Goal (15) Wrist Shot, assists: Kris Letang (27)
Louis Crevier shot blocked by Chad Ruhwedel

PENGUINS

BLACKHAWKS

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Blackhawks
4
Penguins
2

Game 1

11/10

Penguins
4
Blackhawks
1

Game 2

16/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	38	16	6	82
Pittsburgh	31	16	13	75
NY Islanders	35	21	5	75
Columbus	31	21	8	70
Washington	31	25	7	69
Philadelphia	28	21	11	67
New Jersey	30	29	2	62
NY Rangers	23	29	8	54

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Colorado	41	10	9	91
Dallas	38	14	9	85
Minnesota	36	16	10	82
Utah	32	25	4	68
Nashville	27	26	8	62
Winnipeg	24	26	10	58
Chicago	23	28	10	56
St. Louis	22	29	9	53

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Pittsburgh Penguins @ Chicago Blackhawks

Stars of the Game

Sidney CrosbyC - PIT

Rickard RakellRW - PIT

Philipp KurashevC - CHI

Game Information

Sidney Crosby scores twice, Penguins beat Blackhawks 4-1 to snap a 3-game skid

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Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

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