• Who: Penguins (10-6-4) vs. Kraken (10-5-5) • What: NHL regular season, Game 21 • When: 7:08 p.m. • Where: PPG Paints Arena • Goaltenders: Sergei Murashov (1-1, .932 SV%) vs. Philipp Grubauer (3-0-1, .903 SV%) • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh • Stream: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market) • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Kraken
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Montour calls game with less than a minute left in OT. Kraken 3, Penguins 2
• Penguins just dominating possession here in OT. Plenty of chances. Nothing to show for it, though.
• Letang hits post. Prime opportunity to end it there.
• End regulation: Penguins seeking their first win in an extra frame. They're winless in four games played past regulation this season. They've suffered three shootout losses and one in OT.
• GOAL: Kraken controlled the puck in the offensive zone and a cross-ice feed by Marchment from the left boards gave Beniers all the time to fire a shot behind Murashov. Time: 12:36. Tied, 2-2
• With an assist on Malkin's goal, Crosby becomes the sixth player in NHL history with 500 or more multi-point games.
• Kindel and Crosby awarded assists on the Malkin power play goal.
• GOAL: Second unit continues to keep it simple, Heinen backhand off the post. Next faceoff, more chaos around the net, Malkin stuffs it into the goal. Penguins, 2-1.
• Letang creates on his backhand along the blue line again, Shea shot and chaos around the net. Koppanen somehow can't get the stick on the puck. Dunn is off for hooking.
• The puck drops to begin third period with the Crosby line.
• End second period: Penguins with a slim 13-12 edge in shots there. Kraken definitely played a much improved 20 minutes.
• Successful PK. Kraken now 0 for 2 with the extra man tonight.
• Mantha heading to the box for holding. Still 3:11 left in the second.
• GOAL: Crosby takes a centering-pass from Dewar and buries a shot into an empty net after an awful turnover by Grubauer. All tied with 3:44 left in the second.
• Key chance there by Eberle from just inside the left circle, but Murashov shuts it down. Probably their second best opportunity of the night.
• Penguins lead in the high-danger chances category by a significant 7-1 margin. Only real high-danger chance the Kraken have had is the one they capitalized on by Marchment.
• Almost midway through the second and the Penguins have a 18-11 shot advantage in the game. It's 9-8 in favor of the home team here in the period. They've almost already matched their shots from last night.
• Almost midway through the second and the Penguins have a 17-9 shot advantage in the game. It's 8-6 in favor of the home team here in the period.
• The Penguins had more of the opportunities, both on the power play and even strength in the first period. Opposite story here in the second. Testing Murashov. Kraken building momentum after that opening goal.
• Matching penalties with 16:15 left in the period. Dewar for interference, Marchment for embellishing. They'll play 4 on 4.
• GOAL: Marchment buries a shot past Murashov after a costly defensive zone turnover by Kindel. Only Seattle's fifth shot of the night. Second of the period. Just under a minute and a half in. Kraken, 1-0
• Puck drops for the second period.
• End first period: Another power play by the wayside. One Mantha shot on goal. Penguins with a 9-3 shot advantage after one period.
• Penguins going on their third power play of the period, Olesiak tripping with 2:38 to play in the period.
• Letang late on the power play drove to the left on his backhand and toward the net, beautiful pass to Mantha all alone in front of the net, misses the net.
• Kraken's Montour with the dreaded offensive zone penalty for interference drawn by Dumba.
• The second power play unit had the best zone time and chances, registering three shots on goal.
• Penguins kill the penalty with 11 seconds left with Catton penalized for holding Rust near the boards.
• Novak's dish out front to Kindel for one-timer is stopped by Grubauer. On the counter out of the zone, Novak is called for an interference penalty.
• Faceoff: Penguins vs. Kraken, 7:08 p.m., Crosby vs. Stephenson
• Penguins lines and pairings with Harrison Brunicke, Connor Clifton and PhilTomasino as the scratches:
Connor Dewar - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Kevin Hayes - Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Mantha Sam Poulin - Ben Kindel - Tommy Novak Joona Koppanen - Blake Lizotte - Danton Heinen
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Ryan Shea - Kris Letang Ryan Graves - Matt Dumba
• Lines and pairings for Seattle:
Mason Marchment - Matty Beniers - Jordan Eberle Jaden Schwartz - Chandler Stephenson - Eeli Tolvanen Berkly Catton - Frederick Gaudreau - Shane Wright Tye Kartye - Oscar Fisker Molgaard - Ryan Winterton
Vince Dunn - Adam Larsson Ryan Lindgren - Brandon Montour Ryker Evans - Jamie Oleksiak
• Looks like Philipp Grubauer is expected to start in net for the Kraken.
THE ASYLUM
Final: Kraken 3, Penguins 2, OT
• Who: Penguins (10-6-4) vs. Kraken (10-5-5)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 21
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Sergei Murashov (1-1, .932 SV%) vs. Philipp Grubauer (3-0-1, .903 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Stream: SNP360 (local), ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Kraken
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Montour calls game with less than a minute left in OT. Kraken 3, Penguins 2
• Penguins just dominating possession here in OT. Plenty of chances. Nothing to show for it, though.
• Letang hits post. Prime opportunity to end it there.
• End regulation: Penguins seeking their first win in an extra frame. They're winless in four games played past regulation this season. They've suffered three shootout losses and one in OT.
• GOAL: Kraken controlled the puck in the offensive zone and a cross-ice feed by Marchment from the left boards gave Beniers all the time to fire a shot behind Murashov. Time: 12:36. Tied, 2-2
• With an assist on Malkin's goal, Crosby becomes the sixth player in NHL history with 500 or more multi-point games.
• Kindel and Crosby awarded assists on the Malkin power play goal.
• GOAL: Second unit continues to keep it simple, Heinen backhand off the post. Next faceoff, more chaos around the net, Malkin stuffs it into the goal. Penguins, 2-1.
• Letang creates on his backhand along the blue line again, Shea shot and chaos around the net. Koppanen somehow can't get the stick on the puck. Dunn is off for hooking.
• The puck drops to begin third period with the Crosby line.
• End second period: Penguins with a slim 13-12 edge in shots there. Kraken definitely played a much improved 20 minutes.
• Successful PK. Kraken now 0 for 2 with the extra man tonight.
• Mantha heading to the box for holding. Still 3:11 left in the second.
• GOAL: Crosby takes a centering-pass from Dewar and buries a shot into an empty net after an awful turnover by Grubauer. All tied with 3:44 left in the second.
• Key chance there by Eberle from just inside the left circle, but Murashov shuts it down. Probably their second best opportunity of the night.
• Penguins lead in the high-danger chances category by a significant 7-1 margin. Only real high-danger chance the Kraken have had is the one they capitalized on by Marchment.
• Almost midway through the second and the Penguins have a 18-11 shot advantage in the game. It's 9-8 in favor of the home team here in the period. They've almost already matched their shots from last night.
• Almost midway through the second and the Penguins have a 17-9 shot advantage in the game. It's 8-6 in favor of the home team here in the period.
• The Penguins had more of the opportunities, both on the power play and even strength in the first period. Opposite story here in the second. Testing Murashov. Kraken building momentum after that opening goal.
• Matching penalties with 16:15 left in the period. Dewar for interference, Marchment for embellishing. They'll play 4 on 4.
• GOAL: Marchment buries a shot past Murashov after a costly defensive zone turnover by Kindel. Only Seattle's fifth shot of the night. Second of the period. Just under a minute and a half in. Kraken, 1-0
• Puck drops for the second period.
• End first period: Another power play by the wayside. One Mantha shot on goal. Penguins with a 9-3 shot advantage after one period.
• Penguins going on their third power play of the period, Olesiak tripping with 2:38 to play in the period.
• Letang late on the power play drove to the left on his backhand and toward the net, beautiful pass to Mantha all alone in front of the net, misses the net.
• Kraken's Montour with the dreaded offensive zone penalty for interference drawn by Dumba.
• The second power play unit had the best zone time and chances, registering three shots on goal.
• Penguins kill the penalty with 11 seconds left with Catton penalized for holding Rust near the boards.
• Novak's dish out front to Kindel for one-timer is stopped by Grubauer. On the counter out of the zone, Novak is called for an interference penalty.
• Faceoff: Penguins vs. Kraken, 7:08 p.m., Crosby vs. Stephenson
• Penguins lines and pairings with Harrison Brunicke, Connor Clifton and Phil Tomasino as the scratches:
Connor Dewar - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Kevin Hayes - Evgeni Malkin - Anthony Mantha
Sam Poulin - Ben Kindel - Tommy Novak
Joona Koppanen - Blake Lizotte - Danton Heinen
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Shea - Kris Letang
Ryan Graves - Matt Dumba
• Lines and pairings for Seattle:
Mason Marchment - Matty Beniers - Jordan Eberle
Jaden Schwartz - Chandler Stephenson - Eeli Tolvanen
Berkly Catton - Frederick Gaudreau - Shane Wright
Tye Kartye - Oscar Fisker Molgaard - Ryan Winterton
Vince Dunn - Adam Larsson
Ryan Lindgren - Brandon Montour
Ryker Evans - Jamie Oleksiak
• Looks like Philipp Grubauer is expected to start in net for the Kraken.
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