• Round 1, Penguins shoot first. Kevin Hayes scores. Alexandre Texier gets stopped by Arturs Silovs
• Going to a shootout. Arturs Silovs had a huge save in the final seconds of OT.
• Canadiens hit the post.
• Starting OT: Ben Kindel, Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson.
• Overtime.
• Now 1:04 left.
• Down to 3:22 left.
• Nothing on the power play.
• Penguins get a power play with 8:37 left.
• In other news: Sidney Crosby's record-setting assist also tied Adam Oates for the eighth-most assists in NHL history. It's something new every other game with this guy.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Penguins to the PK with 13:17 left. Tommy Novak called for a slash.
• GOAL: Canadiens tie it. Noah Dobson.Owen Beck fell on Arturs Silovs just before it went in and he was arguing for goaltender interference but it wasn't called goaltender interference and the Penguins didn't challenge, presumably because Parker Wotherspoon pushed Beck. But with the way goaltender interference calls are so hit or miss now, you never know what is and what isn't anymore. Penguins 3, Canadiens 3
• Still down to one linesman, of course.
• Third period is underway. Will they hold onto this lead?
• End of the second. Noel Acciari has the Penguins up 3-2. Shots are 28-16 Penguins.
• Ryan Shea and Sammy Blais go to the box after that. It'll be four-on-four.
• Linesman Ryan Jackson is helped off at this TV timeout, putting no weight at all on his leg. Looked like he had his leg swept out from under him trying to break up the brawl.
• They've got medics and the team doctor on the ice for this linesman. It's Ryan Jackson.
• Rutger McGroarty nearly got one while Jakub Dobes was down but Dobes got the arm out just in time. A little brawl breaks out and two linesmen go down in the process, one is seriously hurt. Didn't see exactly what happened to him but he's down holding his knee still.
• Arturs Silovs got an assist on the Noel Acciari goal.
• With that goal, Noel Acciari can surpass Sidney Crosby as the franchise's No. 1 leading scorer in this one if he gets 1,699 more tonight.
• GOAL: Noel Acciari gets the Penguins back the lead. Came in one-on-one against Arber Xhekaj and sniped it. Penguins 3, Canadiens 2
• The videoboard just congratulated Bryan Rust for surpassing Jake Guentzel for 11th in scoring in franchise history and then showed him on the bench, and he looked up and made a face like he didn't understand why they did that, haha. Actually very funny.
• GOAL: It's tied. Ivan Demidov. Both goals have come across the third pair. Connor Dewar also missed breaking up the pass for the one-timer. Penguins 2, Canadiens 2
• Second period is underway.
• End of the first. Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell have the Penguins up 2-1.
• Mario Lemieux has a video message on the videoboard now. Sidney Crosby salutes the crowd at the end of it.
• They're playing a video at this TV timeout for Sidney Crosby surpassing Mario Lemieux in points, a lot of clips from when Crosby was young and Mario Lemieux talking about how good he was going to be. Really cool.
• Penguins are outshooting the Canadiens 13-5. Complete turnaround from last night.
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby is the sole leader in points in franchise history. It's a secondary assist -- he took a shot, it hit Bryan Rust in the feet, Rickard Rakell scored. "CROS-BY" chants break out. Penguins 2, Canadiens 1
• Huge sliding save from Arturs Silovs on a breakaway attempt.
• Penguins get a power play with 7:58 left. Adam Engstrom gets two for tripping Rutger McGroarty.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Tying Mario Lemieux in points also has Sidney Crosby tied for eighth all-time in NHL history in points. Next up: His other idol, Steve Yzerman, at 1,755. Not far off.
• Penguins to the PK with 10:41 left in the first. Kris Letang for tripping.
• The bench didn't empty, by the way, for anyone wondering. Don't expect that until his next point when he passes Mario Lemieux. That's the big one.
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby redirects an Erik Karlsson shot pass right after, it hits Jakub Dobes and goes in. That's point No. 1,723 tying Mario Lemieux for the most in franchise history. Penguins 1, Canadiens 1
• GOAL: Oliver Kapanen. He was just parked to the right of the net alone and ready for a one-timer. Jack St. Ivany was on him right before but abandoned him. Canadiens 1, Penguins 0
• The power play comes to an end. Not a lot going on there.
• Penguins get a power play with 15:28 left in the first. Noah Dobson put the puck out of play.
• Definitely a faster-paced start than last night, for both teams.
• I am indeed here, by the way. Came here straight from the airport and got in during warmups. Delays made it closer than it should have been. Average Pearson experience.
• This is underway.
• Canadiens' lines and pairings:
Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Zachary Bolduc Juraj Slafkovsky - Oliver Kapanen - Ivan Demidov Alexandre Texier - Owen Beck - Josh Anderson Sammy Blais - Joe Veleno - Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson - Noah Dobson Lane Hutson - Alexandre Carrier Arber Xhekaj - Adam Engstrom
• Penguins' lines and pairings, with the only change being to that third D pairing:
Tommy Novak - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Anthony Mantha - Rickard Rakell - Justin Brazeau Ville Koivunen - Ben Kindel - Rutger McGroarty Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Brett Kulak - Kris Letang Ryan Shea - Jack St. Ivany
• Connor Clifton coming out for Jack St. Ivany seems bad.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Penguins 4, Canadiens 3, shootout
• Who: Penguins (14-11-9) vs. Canadiens (19-12-4)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 35
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Arturs Silovs (4-5-6, .890 SV%) vs. Jakub Dobes (12-5-2, .893 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Stream: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Canadiens
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Round 3:
Rickard Rakell scores. Sick goal.
Nick Suzuki is stopped. Penguins win the shootout
• Round 2:
Sidney Crosby is stopped.
Cole Caufield scores. It's tied.
• Round 1, Penguins shoot first.
Kevin Hayes scores.
Alexandre Texier gets stopped by Arturs Silovs
• Going to a shootout. Arturs Silovs had a huge save in the final seconds of OT.
• Canadiens hit the post.
• Starting OT: Ben Kindel, Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson.
• Overtime.
• Now 1:04 left.
• Down to 3:22 left.
• Nothing on the power play.
• Penguins get a power play with 8:37 left.
• In other news: Sidney Crosby's record-setting assist also tied Adam Oates for the eighth-most assists in NHL history. It's something new every other game with this guy.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Penguins to the PK with 13:17 left. Tommy Novak called for a slash.
• GOAL: Canadiens tie it. Noah Dobson. Owen Beck fell on Arturs Silovs just before it went in and he was arguing for goaltender interference but it wasn't called goaltender interference and the Penguins didn't challenge, presumably because Parker Wotherspoon pushed Beck. But with the way goaltender interference calls are so hit or miss now, you never know what is and what isn't anymore. Penguins 3, Canadiens 3
• Still down to one linesman, of course.
• Third period is underway. Will they hold onto this lead?
• End of the second. Noel Acciari has the Penguins up 3-2. Shots are 28-16 Penguins.
• Ryan Shea and Sammy Blais go to the box after that. It'll be four-on-four.
• Linesman Ryan Jackson is helped off at this TV timeout, putting no weight at all on his leg. Looked like he had his leg swept out from under him trying to break up the brawl.
• They've got medics and the team doctor on the ice for this linesman. It's Ryan Jackson.
• Rutger McGroarty nearly got one while Jakub Dobes was down but Dobes got the arm out just in time. A little brawl breaks out and two linesmen go down in the process, one is seriously hurt. Didn't see exactly what happened to him but he's down holding his knee still.
• Arturs Silovs got an assist on the Noel Acciari goal.
• With that goal, Noel Acciari can surpass Sidney Crosby as the franchise's No. 1 leading scorer in this one if he gets 1,699 more tonight.
• GOAL: Noel Acciari gets the Penguins back the lead. Came in one-on-one against Arber Xhekaj and sniped it. Penguins 3, Canadiens 2
• The videoboard just congratulated Bryan Rust for surpassing Jake Guentzel for 11th in scoring in franchise history and then showed him on the bench, and he looked up and made a face like he didn't understand why they did that, haha. Actually very funny.
• GOAL: It's tied. Ivan Demidov. Both goals have come across the third pair. Connor Dewar also missed breaking up the pass for the one-timer. Penguins 2, Canadiens 2
• Second period is underway.
• End of the first. Sidney Crosby and Rickard Rakell have the Penguins up 2-1.
• Mario Lemieux has a video message on the videoboard now. Sidney Crosby salutes the crowd at the end of it.
• They're playing a video at this TV timeout for Sidney Crosby surpassing Mario Lemieux in points, a lot of clips from when Crosby was young and Mario Lemieux talking about how good he was going to be. Really cool.
• Penguins are outshooting the Canadiens 13-5. Complete turnaround from last night.
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby is the sole leader in points in franchise history. It's a secondary assist -- he took a shot, it hit Bryan Rust in the feet, Rickard Rakell scored. "CROS-BY" chants break out. Penguins 2, Canadiens 1
• Huge sliding save from Arturs Silovs on a breakaway attempt.
• Penguins get a power play with 7:58 left. Adam Engstrom gets two for tripping Rutger McGroarty.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Tying Mario Lemieux in points also has Sidney Crosby tied for eighth all-time in NHL history in points. Next up: His other idol, Steve Yzerman, at 1,755. Not far off.
• Penguins to the PK with 10:41 left in the first. Kris Letang for tripping.
• The bench didn't empty, by the way, for anyone wondering. Don't expect that until his next point when he passes Mario Lemieux. That's the big one.
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby redirects an Erik Karlsson shot pass right after, it hits Jakub Dobes and goes in. That's point No. 1,723 tying Mario Lemieux for the most in franchise history. Penguins 1, Canadiens 1
• GOAL: Oliver Kapanen. He was just parked to the right of the net alone and ready for a one-timer. Jack St. Ivany was on him right before but abandoned him. Canadiens 1, Penguins 0
• The power play comes to an end. Not a lot going on there.
• Penguins get a power play with 15:28 left in the first. Noah Dobson put the puck out of play.
• Definitely a faster-paced start than last night, for both teams.
• I am indeed here, by the way. Came here straight from the airport and got in during warmups. Delays made it closer than it should have been. Average Pearson experience.
• This is underway.
• Canadiens' lines and pairings:
Cole Caufield - Nick Suzuki - Zachary Bolduc
Juraj Slafkovsky - Oliver Kapanen - Ivan Demidov
Alexandre Texier - Owen Beck - Josh Anderson
Sammy Blais - Joe Veleno - Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson - Noah Dobson
Lane Hutson - Alexandre Carrier
Arber Xhekaj - Adam Engstrom
• Penguins' lines and pairings, with the only change being to that third D pairing:
Tommy Novak - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Anthony Mantha - Rickard Rakell - Justin Brazeau
Ville Koivunen - Ben Kindel - Rutger McGroarty
Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Brett Kulak - Kris Letang
Ryan Shea - Jack St. Ivany
• Connor Clifton coming out for Jack St. Ivany seems bad.
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