With just over four minutes left in the third period, and the Pittsburgh Penguins going on the powerplay down by one goal, the decision was made to pull the goaltender on the delayed penalty. Defenceman Kris Letang was trying to get the team set up to go down to the other end of the ice.
Evgeni Malkin had just jumped off the bench and was heading back behind his own net. That's when Letang decided on a no-look back pass to Malkin that he clearly wasn't ready for. Malkin tried to stop the puck from going in the net, but it was too late.