• GOAL: Blackhawks add a goal from Bedard, assist to Nazar at 14:31.
• GOAL: Another Dewar goal, his second of the game, 13th of the season. It was pure chaos around the goal. After the goal, Mikheyev and Acciari exchanged pleasantries. Penguins, 6-1.
• The Penguins have reached 40 shots, basically toying with Chicago and quickly under 8 minutes to play.
• Referee Furman South takes a hard fall after he collided with Acciari in the corner. He's skating it off during the TV timeout at 13:25.
• Third period is underway.
• Penguins lead 36-11 shot attempts, 19-6 scoring chances, and 7-4 high-danger chances.
• End second period: Penguins lead 33-15 in shots on goal.
• GOAL: The ice completely tilted in the Penguins favor as Mantha works a loose puck on his backhand to Solovyov at the blue line, he quickly moves it over to Shea, who fired a one-timer through Soderblom. Penguins, 5-1
• GOAL: Then 31 seconds later, Kindel springs Mantha for a breakaway, he blows it by the goalie for his 17th of the season. Shea receives the second assist. Penguins, 4-1.
• GOAL: Chinakhov... takes a feed from Malkin, dips his shoulder around the defensemen and flicks the puck by Soderblom at 15:30. Penguins, 3-1.
• Mikheyev gets a lane short-thanded with speed to fire off a wrist shot, it's put aside by Silov. The Penguins had a few good looks and a few bad ones.
• The Penguins will get their first power play opportunity as Moore is caught holding Malkin's stick. The Penguins will start after the TV timeout, which should help after that shift for Malkin.
• The Penguins have turned it up a notch this period, leading 9-5 in shots.
• GOAL: Look out, Kindel is feeling it now. He takes a pass on his backhand from Mantha, then unleashes a wrist shot by Soderblom at 5:54 of the second period. A good shift all around by McGroarty to get the puck deep to start the shift. Wotherspoon picks up an assist too. Penguins, 2-1.
• A nice give-n-go between Novak and Wotherspoon to free up Novak down the slot, his shot was easily gloved to freeze the puck. Solovyov did take a shift right before that, so he appears to be okay.
• Dach with a thunderous check on Solovyov behind the Penguins net to create a turnover that doesn't harm the Penguins. Solovyov went to the bench touching his helmet and shaking his head.
• Second period is underway. The official shot count has taken one away from Chicago and added one to the Penguins.
• Solovyov's first period with the Penguins ended with 5:03 time on the ice, 55 seconds of it on the PK. He also had one hit, one giveaway, and one blocked shot.
• End first period: Chicago leads 10-7 shots. The Penguins got themselves into a little bit of penalty trouble but were able to settle it down.
• A gift deflection in the slot for McGroarty to fire a slap shot is stopped as he didn't get all of it.
• Malkin called for tripping and Kaiser for embellishment with 3:50 to play.
• After the penalty expires, Kindel comes to the aid of Lizotte near the benches, he'll join Nazar in the box, two each for roughing with 5:43 to play in the first period. Kindel was flying around on that shift and didn't hesitate to jump in. He's 18-years-old.
• Novak sits for tripping at 12:03, Chicago with their second power play chance.
• GOAL: Penguins bounce back under two minutes later with a goal by Dewar, off a feed from Lizotte after Acciari's one-timer just missed. Dewar's 12th goal of the season. Tied, 1-1.
• GOAL: Murphy sneaks into the high zone and fires a wrist high glove side as Letang bumped into Silovs, his third goal of the season at 9:32. Assists to Greene and Nazar. Blackhawks, 1-0.
• Crosby takes a shift after the PK with Mantha and Brazeau.
• Silovs gloves a Bedard shot and that will end the penalty.
• Letang blocked a Bedard shot with his skate, hobbles to the bench.
• Dewar just missed a beautiful backhand pass by Mantha in the corner below the goal line. On the return back up the ice, Kindel is called for hooking. Chicago will be on the power play after the TV timeout.
• Dach with a sneaky deflection in tight, Silovs somehow keeps the puck out.
• The Penguins are off to a bit of a slow start with their breakouts with a couple icing and not connecting with passes at the blue line.
• There are a lot of empty seats, likely due to the cold weather and road conditions.
• Faceoff: Penguins vs. Blackhawks, 7:08 p.m., Lizotte vs. Dickinson
• Dan Muse's lines and pairings:
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Justin Brazeau Egor Chinakhov - Tommy Novak - Evgeni Malkin Rutger McGroarty - Ben Kindel - Anthony Mantha Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson Brett Kulak - Kris Letang Ilya Solovyov - Ryan Shea
• Jeff Blashill’s projected lines and pairings for the Blackhawks:
Frank Nazar – Connor Bedard – Teuvo Teravainen Tyler Bertuzzi – Jason Dickinson – Ilya Mikheyev Ryan Greene – Oliver Moore – Andre Burakovsky Ryan Donato – Nick Foligno – Colton Dach
Alex Vlasic – Louis Crevier Wyatt Kaiser – Artyom Levshunov Matt Grzelcyk – Connor Murphy
THE ASYLUM
Final: Penguins 6, Blackhawks 2
• Who: Penguins (26-14-11) vs. Blackhawks (21-23-9)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 52
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Arturs Silovs (9-6-8 .894 SV%) vs. Arvid Soderblom (5-8-2, .874 SV%)
• TV: SportNet Pittsburgh
• Stream: SNP360 (local) ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Blackhawks
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Final: Penguins win, keep chugging along.
• GOAL: Blackhawks add a goal from Bedard, assist to Nazar at 14:31.
• GOAL: Another Dewar goal, his second of the game, 13th of the season. It was pure chaos around the goal. After the goal, Mikheyev and Acciari exchanged pleasantries. Penguins, 6-1.
• The Penguins have reached 40 shots, basically toying with Chicago and quickly under 8 minutes to play.
• Referee Furman South takes a hard fall after he collided with Acciari in the corner. He's skating it off during the TV timeout at 13:25.
• Third period is underway.
• Penguins lead 36-11 shot attempts, 19-6 scoring chances, and 7-4 high-danger chances.
• End second period: Penguins lead 33-15 in shots on goal.
• GOAL: The ice completely tilted in the Penguins favor as Mantha works a loose puck on his backhand to Solovyov at the blue line, he quickly moves it over to Shea, who fired a one-timer through Soderblom. Penguins, 5-1
• GOAL: Then 31 seconds later, Kindel springs Mantha for a breakaway, he blows it by the goalie for his 17th of the season. Shea receives the second assist. Penguins, 4-1.
• GOAL: Chinakhov... takes a feed from Malkin, dips his shoulder around the defensemen and flicks the puck by Soderblom at 15:30. Penguins, 3-1.
• Mikheyev gets a lane short-thanded with speed to fire off a wrist shot, it's put aside by Silov. The Penguins had a few good looks and a few bad ones.
• The Penguins will get their first power play opportunity as Moore is caught holding Malkin's stick. The Penguins will start after the TV timeout, which should help after that shift for Malkin.
• The Penguins have turned it up a notch this period, leading 9-5 in shots.
• GOAL: Look out, Kindel is feeling it now. He takes a pass on his backhand from Mantha, then unleashes a wrist shot by Soderblom at 5:54 of the second period. A good shift all around by McGroarty to get the puck deep to start the shift. Wotherspoon picks up an assist too. Penguins, 2-1.
• A nice give-n-go between Novak and Wotherspoon to free up Novak down the slot, his shot was easily gloved to freeze the puck. Solovyov did take a shift right before that, so he appears to be okay.
• Dach with a thunderous check on Solovyov behind the Penguins net to create a turnover that doesn't harm the Penguins. Solovyov went to the bench touching his helmet and shaking his head.
• Second period is underway. The official shot count has taken one away from Chicago and added one to the Penguins.
• Solovyov's first period with the Penguins ended with 5:03 time on the ice, 55 seconds of it on the PK. He also had one hit, one giveaway, and one blocked shot.
• End first period: Chicago leads 10-7 shots. The Penguins got themselves into a little bit of penalty trouble but were able to settle it down.
• A gift deflection in the slot for McGroarty to fire a slap shot is stopped as he didn't get all of it.
• Malkin called for tripping and Kaiser for embellishment with 3:50 to play.
• After the penalty expires, Kindel comes to the aid of Lizotte near the benches, he'll join Nazar in the box, two each for roughing with 5:43 to play in the first period. Kindel was flying around on that shift and didn't hesitate to jump in. He's 18-years-old.
• Novak sits for tripping at 12:03, Chicago with their second power play chance.
• GOAL: Penguins bounce back under two minutes later with a goal by Dewar, off a feed from Lizotte after Acciari's one-timer just missed. Dewar's 12th goal of the season. Tied, 1-1.
• GOAL: Murphy sneaks into the high zone and fires a wrist high glove side as Letang bumped into Silovs, his third goal of the season at 9:32. Assists to Greene and Nazar. Blackhawks, 1-0.
• Crosby takes a shift after the PK with Mantha and Brazeau.
• Silovs gloves a Bedard shot and that will end the penalty.
• Letang blocked a Bedard shot with his skate, hobbles to the bench.
• Dewar just missed a beautiful backhand pass by Mantha in the corner below the goal line. On the return back up the ice, Kindel is called for hooking. Chicago will be on the power play after the TV timeout.
• Dach with a sneaky deflection in tight, Silovs somehow keeps the puck out.
• The Penguins are off to a bit of a slow start with their breakouts with a couple icing and not connecting with passes at the blue line.
• There are a lot of empty seats, likely due to the cold weather and road conditions.
• Faceoff: Penguins vs. Blackhawks, 7:08 p.m., Lizotte vs. Dickinson
• Dan Muse's lines and pairings:
Rickard Rakell - Sidney Crosby - Justin Brazeau
Egor Chinakhov - Tommy Novak - Evgeni Malkin
Rutger McGroarty - Ben Kindel - Anthony Mantha
Connor Dewar - Blake Lizotte - Noel Acciari
Parker Wotherspoon - Erik Karlsson
Brett Kulak - Kris Letang
Ilya Solovyov - Ryan Shea
• Jeff Blashill’s projected lines and pairings for the Blackhawks:
Frank Nazar – Connor Bedard – Teuvo Teravainen
Tyler Bertuzzi – Jason Dickinson – Ilya Mikheyev
Ryan Greene – Oliver Moore – Andre Burakovsky
Ryan Donato – Nick Foligno – Colton Dach
Alex Vlasic – Louis Crevier
Wyatt Kaiser – Artyom Levshunov
Matt Grzelcyk – Connor Murphy
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