• Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen are out there for the six-on-five.
• Penguins going for the extra attacker.
• Three minutes left.
• GOAL: Rickard Rakell, with 8:45 left, makes it a one-goal game on the power play. Sidney Crosby extends his point streak to 11 games with the assist. Blues 4, Penguins 3
• Penguins power play coming up.
• GOAL: Jimmy Snuggerud sets up Jake Neighbours on a two-on-one against Ryan Shea, Ryan Graves trailing. Crowd went insane because that's Snuggerud's first NHL point. He was their first-round pick in 2022, this is his second game. Blues 4, Penguins 2
• Big kill. A note: Rutger McGroarty was on the very first PK in the first but hasn't been on the PK since.
• Third period is underway.
• Rickard Rakell is 0-6 in faceoffs. Not his strength.
• End of the second, Blues lead 3-2. Penguins have a 15-14 edge in shots. Penguins have 22 seconds to kill off on the Ryan Shea minor to open the third.
• Ryan Graves just got away with cross-checking Brayden Schenn in the crease. He's been noticeably physical tonight.
• Now Ryan Shea joins Erik Karlsson in the box with 3:38 left in the second, 38 seconds left on Karlsson's penalty. Double-minor for high-sticking Oskar Sundqvist. So, the Blues have a 38-second five-on-three, followed by an extended power play.
• Equipment issue for Tristan Jarry after that, brief delay. He had to shimmy nearly the length of the ice. Rutger McGroarty gave him a push at the end.
• Erik Karlsson gets a hooking penalty. Chaos. Blues have a chance off the rush. Robert Thomas is upended and goes flying into the net, Tristan Jarry swings and bats the puck out of danger as he gets taken out by Thomas.
• Joel Quenneville is here, he used to coach the Blues. They show him on the videoboard and he gets a big ovation.
• Tristan Jarry makes a big save, let's go of the rebound and it almost bounces in off Sidney Crosby's foot.
• GOAL: Another quick one, and the Blues have the lead. A Murphy Dump gives Jordan Kyrou partial breakaway and he snipes it five-hole. Blues 3, Penguins 2
• GOAL: Blues tie it. They had a two-on-one, Pavel Buchnevich just takes it to the net and finishes on a backhand. Penguins 2, Blues 2
• GOAL: Penguins basically had a brief power play because Robert Thomas was hurt but couldn't get off the ice. Rickard Rakell takes a whack at the puck in the crease, Connor Dewar knocks in the rebound. Penguins 2, Blues 1
— Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News (@HockeyDaily365) April 4, 2025
• GOAL: Jake Neighbours ties it with the Blues' first shot of the second period, 39 seconds into the frame. Robert Thomas had the puck along the goal line, found Neighbours in the slot. Penguins 1, Blues 1
• Second period is underway.
• End of the first. Penguins lead 1-0 off of Bryan Rust's goal. They have a 9-4 edge in shots, too.
• Blues get their first shot in like, 10 minutes and Tristan Jarry gets a big shoulder save.
• Blues haven't had a shot on goal in quite awhile here.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Penguins to the PK with 11:41 left in the first. Ville Koivunen gets two for holding. First NHL penalty!
• The Blues welcome back Kevin Hayes with a videoboard graphic at the TV timeout. Nice applause from the crowd. No reaction from Hayes, lol. Don't think he was expecting to be recognized.
• GOAL: Bryan Rust strikes first. Rutger McGroarty had the puck along the boards, got it to Rust and Rust took it to the net. That'll be McGroarty's first NHL point. Penguins 1, Blues 0
• Tristan Jarry makes the first save on Alexey Toropchenko
• This one is underway.
• Blues' lines and pairings:
Jake Neighbours - Robert Thomas - Pavel Buchnevich Dylan Holloway - Brayden Schenn - Jordan Kyrou Zack Bolduc - Oskar Sundqvist - Jimmy Snuggerud Alexey Toropchenko - Radek Faksa - Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler - Nick Leddy Philip Broberg - Justin Faulk Ryan Suter - Tyler Tucker
• It's Peanuts Night here. The cartoon, not the legume.
• Penguins' lines and pairings are as expected. Joona Koppanen in for Emil Bemstrom is the lone change.
Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust Connor Dewar - Rickard Rakell - Ville Koivunen Phil Tomasino - Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari Joona Koppanen - Blake Lizotte - Danton Heinen
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang Erik Karlsson - Conor Timmins Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
• I'll tell you what's good about this press box: Only one in the league with flavored syrups for the coffee. Sugar free vanilla can go in the fountain diet Pepsi. Great setup.
Want to participate in our comments?
Want an ad-free experience?
Become a member, and enjoy premium benefits! Make your voice heard on the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates, and hear right back from tens of thousands of fellow Pittsburgh sports fans worldwide! Plus, access all our premium content, including Dejan Kovacevic columns, Friday Insider, daily Live Qs with the staff, more! And yeah, that's right, no ads at all!
THE ASYLUM
Taylor Haase
3:35 am - 04.03.2025St. LouisFinal: Blues 5, Penguins 4, OT
• Who: Penguins (30-34-11) vs. Blues (41-28-7)
• What: NHL regular season, Game 76
• When: 8:08 p.m. Eastern
• Where: Enterprise Center
• Goaltenders: Tristan Jarry (13-11-5, .892 SV%) vs. Joel Hofer (15-7-3, .905 SV%)
• TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh,
• Radio: Penguins Radio Network
• Streaming: SNP 360, ESPN+ (out-of-market)
• Boxscore: NHL.com
• Media notes: Penguins | Blues
► FOLLOW ALONG
• GOAL: That's that. Robert Thomas wins it on the power play
• Killing the penalty: Noel Acciari, Ryan Graves, Connor Dewar
• Kris Letang takes a penalty with 3:32 left in OT. It'll be 4-on-3 for the Blues.
• Ville Koivunen is out there in OT.
• Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson start OT.
• This one is going to OT.
• That's Rutger McGroarty's first NHL goal, Ville Koivunen first point. Do they cut the puck?
• GOAL: Rutger McGroarty from Ville Koivunen. And it's tied with 25 seconds left. Penguins 4, Blues 4.
• Rutger McGroarty and Ville Koivunen are out there for the six-on-five.
• Penguins going for the extra attacker.
• Three minutes left.
• GOAL: Rickard Rakell, with 8:45 left, makes it a one-goal game on the power play. Sidney Crosby extends his point streak to 11 games with the assist. Blues 4, Penguins 3
• Penguins power play coming up.
• GOAL: Jimmy Snuggerud sets up Jake Neighbours on a two-on-one against Ryan Shea, Ryan Graves trailing. Crowd went insane because that's Snuggerud's first NHL point. He was their first-round pick in 2022, this is his second game. Blues 4, Penguins 2
• Big kill. A note: Rutger McGroarty was on the very first PK in the first but hasn't been on the PK since.
• Third period is underway.
• Rickard Rakell is 0-6 in faceoffs. Not his strength.
• End of the second, Blues lead 3-2. Penguins have a 15-14 edge in shots. Penguins have 22 seconds to kill off on the Ryan Shea minor to open the third.
• Ryan Graves just got away with cross-checking Brayden Schenn in the crease. He's been noticeably physical tonight.
• Now Ryan Shea joins Erik Karlsson in the box with 3:38 left in the second, 38 seconds left on Karlsson's penalty. Double-minor for high-sticking Oskar Sundqvist. So, the Blues have a 38-second five-on-three, followed by an extended power play.
• Equipment issue for Tristan Jarry after that, brief delay. He had to shimmy nearly the length of the ice. Rutger McGroarty gave him a push at the end.
• Erik Karlsson gets a hooking penalty. Chaos. Blues have a chance off the rush. Robert Thomas is upended and goes flying into the net, Tristan Jarry swings and bats the puck out of danger as he gets taken out by Thomas.
• Joel Quenneville is here, he used to coach the Blues. They show him on the videoboard and he gets a big ovation.
• Tristan Jarry makes a big save, let's go of the rebound and it almost bounces in off Sidney Crosby's foot.
• GOAL: Another quick one, and the Blues have the lead. A Murphy Dump gives Jordan Kyrou partial breakaway and he snipes it five-hole. Blues 3, Penguins 2
• GOAL: Blues tie it. They had a two-on-one, Pavel Buchnevich just takes it to the net and finishes on a backhand. Penguins 2, Blues 2
• GOAL: Penguins basically had a brief power play because Robert Thomas was hurt but couldn't get off the ice. Rickard Rakell takes a whack at the puck in the crease, Connor Dewar knocks in the rebound. Penguins 2, Blues 1
• GOAL: Jake Neighbours ties it with the Blues' first shot of the second period, 39 seconds into the frame. Robert Thomas had the puck along the goal line, found Neighbours in the slot. Penguins 1, Blues 1
• Second period is underway.
• End of the first. Penguins lead 1-0 off of Bryan Rust's goal. They have a 9-4 edge in shots, too.
• Blues get their first shot in like, 10 minutes and Tristan Jarry gets a big shoulder save.
• Blues haven't had a shot on goal in quite awhile here.
• Penguins kill the penalty.
• Penguins to the PK with 11:41 left in the first. Ville Koivunen gets two for holding. First NHL penalty!
• The Blues welcome back Kevin Hayes with a videoboard graphic at the TV timeout. Nice applause from the crowd. No reaction from Hayes, lol. Don't think he was expecting to be recognized.
• GOAL: Bryan Rust strikes first. Rutger McGroarty had the puck along the boards, got it to Rust and Rust took it to the net. That'll be McGroarty's first NHL point. Penguins 1, Blues 0
• Tristan Jarry makes the first save on Alexey Toropchenko
• This one is underway.
• Blues' lines and pairings:
Jake Neighbours - Robert Thomas - Pavel Buchnevich
Dylan Holloway - Brayden Schenn - Jordan Kyrou
Zack Bolduc - Oskar Sundqvist - Jimmy Snuggerud
Alexey Toropchenko - Radek Faksa - Nathan Walker
Cam Fowler - Nick Leddy
Philip Broberg - Justin Faulk
Ryan Suter - Tyler Tucker
• It's Peanuts Night here. The cartoon, not the legume.
• Penguins' lines and pairings are as expected. Joona Koppanen in for Emil Bemstrom is the lone change.
Rutger McGroarty - Sidney Crosby - Bryan Rust
Connor Dewar - Rickard Rakell - Ville Koivunen
Phil Tomasino - Kevin Hayes - Noel Acciari
Joona Koppanen - Blake Lizotte - Danton Heinen
Matt Grzelcyk - Kris Letang
Erik Karlsson - Conor Timmins
Ryan Graves - Ryan Shea
• I'll tell you what's good about this press box: Only one in the league with flavored syrups for the coffee. Sugar free vanilla can go in the fountain diet Pepsi. Great setup.
Want to participate in our comments?
Want an ad-free experience?
Become a member, and enjoy premium benefits! Make your voice heard on the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates, and hear right back from tens of thousands of fellow Pittsburgh sports fans worldwide! Plus, access all our premium content, including Dejan Kovacevic columns, Friday Insider, daily Live Qs with the staff, more! And yeah, that's right, no ads at all!
We’d love to have you!