Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins

Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5–1 on Thursday, March 22, 2012 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Nashville Predators	1	48-26-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins	5	51-25-6

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	0	1	0	1
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2	1	5

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Nashville Predators	9	10	11	30
Pittsburgh Penguins	8	8	7	23

Three stars

J. Neal, Pittsburgh Penguins (4 assists)
E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
C. Kunitz, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	01:23	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (1)	James Neal (1), Kris Letang (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, PIT 1
1st	04:06	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pascal Dupuis (1)	Kris Letang (2), Steve Sullivan (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, PIT 2
2nd	01:58	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Cooke (1)	James Neal (2)	Even strength	NSH 0, PIT 3
2nd	07:35	Pittsburgh Penguins	Chris Kunitz (1)	James Neal (3), Brooks Orpik (1)	Even strength	NSH 0, PIT 4
2nd	12:01	Nashville Predators	Alexander Radulov (1)	Hal Gill (1), Patric Hornqvist (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, PIT 4
3rd	02:03	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (2)	James Neal (4), Chris Kunitz (1)	Even strength	NSH 1, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Team stats, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat	Nashville Predators	Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal	30	23
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 1
Penalty minutes	2	4
Hits	24	23
Blocked shots	14	18
Giveaways	7	6
Takeaways	5	5
Faceoffs won	25/50 (50%)	25/50 (50%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 10 M. Erat	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	100%	17:56
Number 11 D. Legwand	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	64.3%	15:12
Number 12 M. Fisher	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	1	46.7%	18:02
Number 13 N. Spaling	C	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0	41.7%	14:51
Number 15 C. Smith	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	37.5%	12:55
Number 18 B. Yip	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:52
Number 22 J. Tootoo	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0		12:54
Number 27 P. Hornqvist	R	0	1	1	-1	0	5	0	0		12:10
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0		14:13
Number 47 A. Radulov	R	1	0	1	-2	0	2	2	0		15:54
Number 57 G. Bourque	L	0	0	0	-1	0	4	2	1		14:25
Number 74 S. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-2	0	3	2	0		16:27
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	2		23:20
Number 8 K. Klein	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		18:45
Number 20 R. Suter	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	2		25:49
Number 38 J. Hillen	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	2		15:44
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	3		20:36
Number 75 H. Gill	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	2		15:55

Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 P. Rinne	23	18	5	.783	60:00	Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	1		13:21
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	37.5%	16:22
Number 12 R. Park	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42.9%	10:16
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	1	1	2	+3	0	1	0	1		17:14
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	4	4	+4	0	2	1	0		17:04
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	0	100%	13:36
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0		13:56
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	100%	13:05
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		10:18
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		12:41
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	2	0	2	+2	2	10	0	2	54.5%	19:33
Number 87 S. Crosby	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	1	45%	19:02
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		08:36
Number 4 Z. Michalek	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3		22:45
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	2		20:36
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	1	3		19:53
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	+1	0	0	5	2		23:55
Number 58 K. Letang	D	0	2	2	+2	0	0	4	2		23:50

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	30	29	1	.967	59:57	Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	19:01	Nashville Predators	Shea Weber	Interference	2
1st	19:26	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin	Tripping	2
2nd	19:04	Pittsburgh Penguins	Sidney Crosby	High sticking	2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach: Barry Trotz
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Mike Hasenfratz, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Scott Driscoll
Nashville Predators scratches: Brian McGrattan, Paul Gaustad, Matt Halischuk, Colin Wilson, Roman Josi, Ryan Ellis, Jack Maclellan
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Brent Johnson, Joe Vitale, Ben Lovejoy, Eric Tangradi, Dustin Jeffrey

Other NHL games on Mar 22

Other NHL games on Thursday, March 22, 2012
Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 1 at Philadelphia Flyers 2	Final/SO	Game page: Washington Capitals at Philadelphia Flyers, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Edmonton Oilers 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3	Final/SO	Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Calgary Flames 2 at Minnesota Wild 3	Final/SO	Game page: Calgary Flames at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Vancouver Canucks 2 at Dallas Stars 1	Final	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Dallas Stars, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 3	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Phoenix Coyotes, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
St. Louis Blues 0 at Los Angeles Kings 1	Final/SO	Game page: St. Louis Blues at Los Angeles Kings, Thu, Mar 22, 2012
Boston Bruins 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final	Game page: Boston Bruins at San Jose Sharks, Thu, Mar 22, 2012

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