Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, October 21, 2010 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Team Goals 2010-2011 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 49-25-8
at Nashville Predators 3 44-27-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 1 1 4
Nashville Predators 1 1 1 0 3

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 11 17 3 38
Nashville Predators 6 10 5 3 24

Three stars

  1. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  3. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:53 Nashville Predators David Legwand (1) Jordin Tootoo (1), Joel Ward (1) Even strength PIT 0, NSH 1
2nd 00:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (1) Mike Comrie (1), Kris Letang (1) Even strength PIT 1, NSH 1
2nd 08:03 Nashville Predators Cody Franson (1) Francis Bouillon (1), Martin Erat (1) Power play PIT 1, NSH 2
2nd 13:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (1) Chris Kunitz (1), Andrew Hutchinson (1) Even strength PIT 2, NSH 2
3rd 05:08 Nashville Predators Patric Hornqvist (1) Colin Wilson (1), Martin Erat (2) Even strength PIT 2, NSH 3
3rd 12:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (2) Evgeni Malkin (1), Kris Letang (2) Even strength PIT 3, NSH 3
OT 03:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (1) Sidney Crosby (1), Tyler Kennedy (1) Even strength PIT 4, NSH 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 38 24
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 15 17
Hits 26 24
Blocked shots 10 13
Giveaways 8 9
Takeaways 10 13
Faceoffs won 30/58 (51.7%) 28/58 (48.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 0 12:41
Number 10 M. Letestu C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 0 0 0 66.7% 14:34
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:23
Number 17 M. Rupp L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 100% 11:07
Number 19 M. Comrie C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 33.3% 10:26
Number 24 M. Cooke L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 7 0 0 14:23
Number 25 M. Talbot C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 46.2% 13:19
Number 26 E. Tangradi L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 08:56
Number 27 C. Adams R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 60% 12:07
Number 48 T. Kennedy C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 2 1 0 14:35
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +2 0 8 1 0 0 21:55
Number 87 S. Crosby C 2 1 3 +2 2 9 0 0 0 45.8% 23:43
Number 3 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +2 2 2 4 1 0 26:47
Number 5 D. Engelland D 0 0 0 -1 5 0 4 0 0 14:10
Number 6 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16:41
Number 7 P. Martin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 25:57
Number 8 A. Hutchinson D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 17:41
Number 58 K. Letang D 1 2 3 +2 0 4 0 1 0 26:35
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 24 21 3 .875 63:49 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 10 M. Erat R 0 2 2 0 2 3 1 0 0 14:22
Number 11 D. Legwand C 1 0 1 -1 2 3 1 0 0 50% 21:25
Number 13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 60% 12:14
Number 16 C. O'Reilly C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 42.9% 16:27
Number 22 J. Tootoo R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 4 0 0 12:37
Number 25 J. Smithson C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 63.6% 13:12
Number 26 S. Sullivan L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 19:27
Number 27 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 -1 0 1 1 0 0 50% 14:49
Number 29 J. Ward R 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 19:43
Number 33 C. Wilson C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 10:00
Number 71 J. Dumont R 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 13:09
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 08:06
Number 4 C. Franson D 1 0 1 +1 2 4 3 0 1 18:57
Number 6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 3 0 24:18
Number 8 K. Klein D 0 0 0 -1 7 0 0 4 0 19:55
Number 51 F. Bouillon D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 4 3 0 24:35
Number 52 A. Sulzer D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 18:23
Number 55 S. O'Brien D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 21:41
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 P. Rinne 38 34 4 .895 63:45 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Pascal Dupuis Tripping 2
1st 10:17 Nashville Predators David Legwand Hooking 2
2nd 03:42 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 06:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Cross checking 2
2nd 08:28 Nashville Predators Kevin Klein Fighting (major) 5
2nd 08:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Deryk Engelland Fighting (major) 5
2nd 08:28 Nashville Predators Kevin Klein Roughing 2
2nd 14:22 Nashville Predators Cody Franson Interference 2
2nd 18:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Mike Rupp Cross checking 2
3rd 02:13 Nashville Predators Nick Spaling Interference 2
3rd 10:54 Nashville Predators Martin Erat Interference 2
3rd 10:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Goligoski Hooking 2
3rd 16:04 Nashville Predators Pekka Rinne Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Bylsma
Nashville Predators head coach
Barry Trotz
Referees
Mike Leggo, Ian Walsh
Linesmen
Jay Sharrers, Pierre Racicot
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Eric Godard, Brooks Orpik, Zbynek Michalek
Nashville Predators scratches
Wade Belak

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