Game 34: Los Angeles at Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Los Angeles Kings 3,
Final – Overtime

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SOG: LAK – 41; PIT – 36
PP: LAK – 1/3; PIT – 1/3

First Period
PIT SHG – Matt Cullen (3) (Bryan Rust, Jack Johnson); 6:58
PIT – Bryan Rust (5) (Sidney Crosby, Jake Guentzel); 13:04

Second Period
LAK – Jake Muzzin (3) (Anze Kopitar, Alex Iafallo); 6:58
PIT – Tanner Pearson (4) (unassisted); 8:29
LAK – Matt Luff (7) (unassisted); 10:06

Third Period
LAK PPG – Alex Iafallo (6) (Adrian Kempe, Jake Muzzin); 12:30

Overtime
PIT PPG – Phil Kessel (14) (Evgeni Malkin, Olli Maatta); 3:59

Los Angeles Kings (11-20-2) at Pittsburgh Penguins (14-11-6)
Saturday, December 15, 2018, 4:00 p.m. PT
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
Referees: #2 Jon McIsaac, #36 Dean Morton
Linesmen: #71 Brad Kovachik, #75 Derek Amell
Fox Sports West, FOX Sports GO, LA Kings Audio Network

LAK starters: G Jonathan Quick, D Derek Forbort, D Drew Doughty, LW Alex Iafallo, C Anze Kopitar, RW Dustin Brown
LAK scratches: D Paul LaDue, D Dion Phaneuf, FWD Kyle Clifford

PIT starters: G Matt Murray, D Jamie Oleksiak, D Brian Dumoulin, LW Jake Guentzel, C Sidney Crosby, RW Bryan Rust
PIT scratches: D Chad Ruhwedel, D Kris Letang, FWD Jean-Sebastien Dea

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