• Who: Penguins (31-35-12) vs. Blackhawks (22-45-10) • What: NHL regular season, Game 77 • When: 7:08 p.m. • Where: PPG Paints Arena • Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (14-11-6, .888 SV%) vs. Spencer Knight (16-15-2, .904 SV%) • TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh • Radio: Penguins Radio Network • Streaming: SNP 360,ESPN+(out-of-market) • Boxscore: NHL.com • Medianotes: Penguins | Blackhawks
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Penguins win, 5-0. A 26-save shutout for Tristan Jarry.
• Penguins to the PK. Matt Nieto is called for a trip.
• GOAL: Kevin Hayes with his second of the game, a backhand redirect in front. Penguins 5, Blackhawks 0
• Down to five minute left.
• Pat McAfee is here.
• GOAL: Kevin Hayes. Spencer Knight got a piece of the shot with his arm but it just popped it up and into the net. Hayes taps his heart and points to the sky as always. Penguins 4, Blackhawks 0
• DK: Geno deserved a point in this one. Busted it all night. Dancing. Setting up others. Golden saucer there for Letang to the right dot.
• GOAL: Kris Letang. Funniest goal of the season. He hit the near post, but it bounced up to the top of the net and out. I don't think any of them thought it actually went in. Goal horn went off and Letang stopped and goes, "What?" Penguins 3, Blackhawks 0
• Penguins get a power play 2:04 into the third. Connor Murphy for delay of game, puck over glass.
• Third period is underway. No Rutger McGroarty.
• End of the second, and Penguins lead 2-0. Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson with the goals. Penguins lead 22-14 in shots.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Oh, no. Rutger McGroarty blocks a heavy shot with his left instep and is hurt on this penalty-kill. He limps down the tunnel.
• Ryan Shea gets two for cross-checking with 2:02 left in the second.
• DK: It's going to get lost in how dominant the skaters have been, but Tristan Jarry's been totally on point from the very beginning and -- what else? -- a right pad save on Philipp Kurashev.
• Feels like a good day for a Ville Koivunen first NHL goal. He's got four shots. Certainly trying.
• Sidney Crosby has six shots on goal.
• Penguins have a mere 20-10 edge on shots with 7:07 left in the period.
• Penguins have been in the Chicago end for what feels like 10 minutes now. Some Blackhawks have been stuck without a change for close to three minutes. Penguins just toying with them.
• Conor Timmins with a great move, won a foot race with Ilya Mikheyev to prevent a breakaway, dove and knocked the puck off his stick.
• Danton Heinen's peeved after whiffing on a shot. Just slammed the bench door.
• GOAL: Erik Karlsson's 200th career goal. Snap shot from down near the goal line. Huge smile on his face. Ville Koivunen set it up. Penguins 2, Blackhawks 0
• Yeah, next shift for the top line and Ville Koivunen is still on the top line. Rutger McGroarty is on the second line.
• Ville Koivunen springs Sidney Crosby on a partial breakaway. Crosby's shot got wedged under Spencer Knight's pad, then took another whack at it but it stayed out.
• Second period is underway.
• Joona Koppanen had three of the Penguins' nine first-period hits. He's ben so much more physical this season.
• End of the first. Sidney Crosby has the Penguins up 1-0. Shots are 11-7 Penguins.
• DK: That's tic-tac-toe ... plus bonus tic and a bonus tac, all after Sid cleaned up on the draw. Gorgeous power-play execution, front to finish. At least a little love for David Quinn, right?
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby capitalizes seven seconds into the power play. Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust with the tic-tac-toe passing. Penguins 1, Blackhawks 0
• Matt Nieto just crashed full speed into the Blackhawks' net. Penguins get a power play out of it. Kevin Korchinski sits for two for hooking Nieto with 22 seconds left in the first. Probably more ideal than giving Nieto a penalty shot.
• Matt Grzelcyk just singlehandedly broke up a 3-on-1.
• Ryan Graves hits a post.
• Penguins to the power play with 12:05 left. Kevin Korchinski sits for two for tripping.
• Tyler Bertuzzi is hurt and heads to the Blackhawks' locker room. A puck bounced and hit him in the right ear.
• Blackhawks hit a crossbar. Sam Rinzel.
• Tristan Jarry makes the first save.
• Blackhawks' lines and pairings:
Ryan Donato - Connor Bedard - Ilya Mikheyev Teuvo Teravainen - Frank Nazar - Tyler Bertuzzi Landon Slaggert - Oliver Moore - Philipp Kurashev Lukas Reichel - Joe Veleno - Nick Foligno
Alex Vlasic - Sam Rinzel Kevin Korchinski - Connor Murphy Wyatt Kaiser - Artyom Levshunov
• Early contender for jersey of the night: Brian Boyle.
• Lines and pairings are same as this morning:
Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Rickard Rakell - Evgeni Malkin - Ville Koivunen Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Danton Heinen Matt Nieto - Joona Koppanen - Noel Acciari
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
THE ASYLUM
Final: Penguins 5, Blackhawks 0
• Who: Penguins (31-35-12) vs. Blackhawks (22-45-10)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 77
• When: 7:08 p.m.
• Where: PPG Paints Arena
• Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (14-11-6, .888 SV%) vs. Spencer Knight (16-15-2, .904 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP 360, ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Blackhawks
► FOLLOW ALONG
• Penguins win, 5-0. A 26-save shutout for Tristan Jarry.
• Penguins to the PK. Matt Nieto is called for a trip.
• GOAL: Kevin Hayes with his second of the game, a backhand redirect in front. Penguins 5, Blackhawks 0
• Down to five minute left.
• Pat McAfee is here.
• GOAL: Kevin Hayes. Spencer Knight got a piece of the shot with his arm but it just popped it up and into the net. Hayes taps his heart and points to the sky as always. Penguins 4, Blackhawks 0
• DK: Geno deserved a point in this one. Busted it all night. Dancing. Setting up others. Golden saucer there for Letang to the right dot.
• GOAL: Kris Letang. Funniest goal of the season. He hit the near post, but it bounced up to the top of the net and out. I don't think any of them thought it actually went in. Goal horn went off and Letang stopped and goes, "What?" Penguins 3, Blackhawks 0
• Penguins get a power play 2:04 into the third. Connor Murphy for delay of game, puck over glass.
• Third period is underway. No Rutger McGroarty.
• End of the second, and Penguins lead 2-0. Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson with the goals. Penguins lead 22-14 in shots.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Oh, no. Rutger McGroarty blocks a heavy shot with his left instep and is hurt on this penalty-kill. He limps down the tunnel.
• Ryan Shea gets two for cross-checking with 2:02 left in the second.
• DK: It's going to get lost in how dominant the skaters have been, but Tristan Jarry's been totally on point from the very beginning and -- what else? -- a right pad save on Philipp Kurashev.
• Feels like a good day for a Ville Koivunen first NHL goal. He's got four shots. Certainly trying.
• Sidney Crosby has six shots on goal.
• Penguins have a mere 20-10 edge on shots with 7:07 left in the period.
• Penguins have been in the Chicago end for what feels like 10 minutes now. Some Blackhawks have been stuck without a change for close to three minutes. Penguins just toying with them.
• Conor Timmins with a great move, won a foot race with Ilya Mikheyev to prevent a breakaway, dove and knocked the puck off his stick.
• Danton Heinen's peeved after whiffing on a shot. Just slammed the bench door.
• GOAL: Erik Karlsson's 200th career goal. Snap shot from down near the goal line. Huge smile on his face. Ville Koivunen set it up. Penguins 2, Blackhawks 0
• Yeah, next shift for the top line and Ville Koivunen is still on the top line. Rutger McGroarty is on the second line.
• Ville Koivunen springs Sidney Crosby on a partial breakaway. Crosby's shot got wedged under Spencer Knight's pad, then took another whack at it but it stayed out.
• Second period is underway.
• Joona Koppanen had three of the Penguins' nine first-period hits. He's ben so much more physical this season.
• End of the first. Sidney Crosby has the Penguins up 1-0. Shots are 11-7 Penguins.
• DK: That's tic-tac-toe ... plus bonus tic and a bonus tac, all after Sid cleaned up on the draw. Gorgeous power-play execution, front to finish. At least a little love for David Quinn, right?
• GOAL: Sidney Crosby capitalizes seven seconds into the power play. Rickard Rakell and Bryan Rust with the tic-tac-toe passing. Penguins 1, Blackhawks 0
• Matt Nieto just crashed full speed into the Blackhawks' net. Penguins get a power play out of it. Kevin Korchinski sits for two for hooking Nieto with 22 seconds left in the first. Probably more ideal than giving Nieto a penalty shot.
• Matt Grzelcyk just singlehandedly broke up a 3-on-1.
• Ryan Graves hits a post.
• Penguins to the power play with 12:05 left. Kevin Korchinski sits for two for tripping.
• Tyler Bertuzzi is hurt and heads to the Blackhawks' locker room. A puck bounced and hit him in the right ear.
• Blackhawks hit a crossbar. Sam Rinzel.
• Tristan Jarry makes the first save.
• Blackhawks' lines and pairings:
Ryan Donato - Connor Bedard - Ilya Mikheyev
Teuvo Teravainen - Frank Nazar - Tyler Bertuzzi
Landon Slaggert - Oliver Moore - Philipp Kurashev
Lukas Reichel - Joe Veleno - Nick Foligno
Alex Vlasic - Sam Rinzel
Kevin Korchinski - Connor Murphy
Wyatt Kaiser - Artyom Levshunov
• Early contender for jersey of the night: Brian Boyle.
• Lines and pairings are same as this morning:
Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Rickard Rakell - Evgeni Malkin - Ville Koivunen
Connor Dewar - Kevin Hayes - Danton Heinen
Matt Nieto - Joona Koppanen - Noel Acciari
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Conor Timmins - Erik Karlsson
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
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