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Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Thursday, March 31, 2016 at home.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Nashville Predators 2 41-27-14
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 48-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 1 1 0 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 3 1 5

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 11 6 7 24
Pittsburgh Penguins 14 15 12 41

Three stars

  1. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. N. Bonino, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. T. Daley, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (24) Justin Schultz (10), Nick Bonino (16) Even strength NSH 0, PIT 1
1st 19:00 Nashville Predators Ryan Johansen (14) James Neal (23), Filip Forsberg (28) Even strength NSH 1, PIT 1
2nd 02:29 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (25) Trevor Daley (21), Oskar Sundqvist (2) Even strength NSH 1, PIT 2
2nd 10:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (16) Chris Kunitz (22), Sidney Crosby (48) Power play NSH 1, PIT 3
2nd 14:24 Nashville Predators James Neal (31) Mattias Ekholm (26), Ryan Johansen (41) Even strength NSH 2, PIT 3
2nd 18:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (19) Trevor Daley (22), Kris Letang (45) Power play NSH 2, PIT 4
3rd 15:49 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (8) Carl Hagelin (24), Ian Cole (12) Even strength NSH 2, PIT 5

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 24 41
Power play 0 of 4 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 10 10
Hits 39 25
Blocked shots 10 20
Giveaways 2 3
Takeaways 4 9
Faceoffs won 23/53 (43.4%) 30/53 (56.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 18:59
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -2 2 1 4 0 0 50% 09:41
12 M. Fisher C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 53.8% 13:40
15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 17:26
18 J. Neal L 1 1 2 +2 0 5 4 0 0 18:19
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 2 0 33.3% 16:16
20 M. Salomaki R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 3 0 0 14:34
28 P. Gaustad C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 0 08:35
38 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 -2 2 3 1 0 0 14:19
51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 08:29
63 M. Ribeiro C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 22.2% 17:51
92 R. Johansen C 1 1 2 +2 0 2 0 0 0 53.3% 18:12
5 B. Jackman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 14:04
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 0 4 6 4 0 25:29
7 S. Elliott D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 12:20
8 P. Granberg D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 1 0 14:47
14 M. Ekholm D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 3 1 0 23:16
59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 27:21
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
30 C. Hutton 12 11 1 .917 20:00
35 P. Rinne 29 25 4 .862 40:00 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 50% 16:05
13 N. Bonino C 1 1 2 +2 0 4 1 1 0 50% 17:04
14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 0 4 3 3 1 0 16:23
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 0 15:36
19 B. Bennett R 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 08:54
34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 3 0 12:36
40 O. Sundqvist C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 06:38
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 09:25
62 C. Hagelin L 0 1 1 +2 2 2 3 1 0 15:21
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 2 1 16:05
81 P. Kessel R 2 0 2 +3 0 5 0 0 0 17:57
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 0 2 4 0 0 0 62.5% 20:37
4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 12:44
6 T. Daley D 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 1 0 23:27
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 7 5 0 19:05
28 I. Cole D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 20:16
51 D. Pouliot D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:38
58 K. Letang D 1 1 2 +1 0 6 2 3 1 28:50
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 24 22 2 .917 59:19 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin Tripping 2
1st 16:10 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Hooking 2
2nd 09:24 Nashville Predators Petter Granberg Holding 2
2nd 12:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary Tripping 2
2nd 17:35 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson Holding 2
3rd 00:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Roughing 2
3rd 00:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Roughing 2
3rd 00:26 Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok Roughing 2
3rd 09:35 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Slashing 2
3rd 09:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Chris Rooney, Ghislain Hebert
Linesmen
Steve Barton, John Grandt
Nashville Predators scratches
Eric Nystrom, Colin Wilson, Ryan Ellis, Gabriel Bourque, Anthony Bitetto
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Jeff Zatkoff, Brian Dumoulin, Bryan Rust, Olli Maatta

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Nashville Predators 1 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Mar 31

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Buffalo Sabres 4 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 0 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Minnesota Wild 2 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Dallas Stars 4 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 0 at Los Angeles Kings 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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