Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins

CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at home.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Minnesota Wild 3 38-33-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 48-26-8

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 1 1 1 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 2 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Minnesota Wild 8 8 13 29
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 11 6 29

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. K. Letang, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  3. M. Granlund, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:12 Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron (2) Evgeni Malkin (9), Kris Letang (8) Even strength MIN 0, PIT 1
1st 12:57 Minnesota Wild Mikael Granlund (2) Jason Pominville (8), Thomas Vanek (7) Even strength MIN 1, PIT 1
1st 17:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Beau Bennett (3) Evgeni Malkin (10), Patric Hornqvist (3) Power play MIN 1, PIT 2
2nd 08:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (5) Kris Letang (9) Power play MIN 1, PIT 3
2nd 11:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (6) Phil Kessel (6), Adam Clendening (1) Even strength MIN 1, PIT 4
2nd 16:23 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (3) Mathew Dumba (3), Charlie Coyle (5) Power play MIN 2, PIT 4
3rd 02:24 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu (4) Mikael Granlund (7), Ryan Suter (13) Power play MIN 3, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 29 29
Power play 2 of 6 2 of 6
Penalty minutes 14 14
Hits 32 32
Blocked shots 16 15
Giveaways 9 8
Takeaways 2 5
Faceoffs won 37/66 (56.1%) 29/66 (43.9%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 3 C. Coyle C 0 1 1 0 0 1 3 2 0 52.4% 19:53
Number 7 C. Porter L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 09:47
Number 9 M. Koivu C 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 0 1 68.2% 20:07
Number 10 J. Schroeder C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 07:54
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100% 19:06
Number 18 R. Carter L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 66.7% 13:41
Number 22 N. Niederreiter R 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 1 0 16:10
Number 26 T. Vanek L 0 1 1 0 0 6 3 0 0 19:04
Number 29 J. Pominville R 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 50% 15:31
Number 36 M. Keranen L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 06:09
Number 54 B. Bulmer R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 05:07
Number 64 M. Granlund C 1 1 2 -1 0 2 2 0 0 43.8% 21:02
Number 6 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 3 0 20:58
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 -1 2 6 1 3 0 28:59
Number 24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 +1 2 2 1 0 0 14:54
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 19:00
Number 39 N. Prosser D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 08:27
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 2 1 23:27
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk 29 25 4 .862 58:37 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 46.2% 15:45
Number 9 P. Dupuis R 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 50% 16:31
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 1 0 13:59
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 35.7% 13:21
Number 19 B. Bennett R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 12:18
Number 41 D. Sprong R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:11
Number 57 D. Perron L 1 0 1 +1 4 3 1 0 0 15:02
Number 61 S. Plotnikov L 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 09:03
Number 71 E. Malkin C 2 2 4 +1 0 4 1 0 1 44.4% 18:54
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 1 1 0 0 2 4 1 0 16:14
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 +1 2 5 0 0 0 18:35
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 1 0 48.1% 19:54
Number 2 A. Clendening D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 2 0 11:50
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10:45
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20:50
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:19
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 3 0 21:27
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 1 0 29:37
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 29 26 3 .897 59:53 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:16 Minnesota Wild Marco Scandella Hooking 2
1st 13:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Adam Clendening Holding 2
1st 15:41 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville Tripping 2
1st 18:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Sergei Plotnikov Slashing 2
1st 18:41 Minnesota Wild Mikko Koivu Tripping 2
2nd 07:02 Minnesota Wild Chris Porter High sticking 2
2nd 13:40 Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron Interference 2
2nd 15:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Slashing 2
3rd 01:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel High sticking 2
3rd 02:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen Hooking 2
3rd 07:02 Minnesota Wild Mathew Dumba High sticking 2
3rd 16:28 Minnesota Wild Ryan Suter Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 18:36 Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron Slashing 2
3rd 18:36 Minnesota Wild Ryan Carter Roughing 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Mike Yeo
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Johnston
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Francois St-Laurent
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Bryan Pancich
Minnesota Wild scratches
Niklas Backstrom, Erik Haula, Christian Folin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Rob Scuderi, Nick Bonino

2015-2016 season series

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