Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 3–1 on Saturday, December 26, 2015 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
11 |
16 |
5 |
32 |
| Minnesota Wild |
4 |
8 |
14 |
26 |
Three stars
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- J. Zucker, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
04:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (7) |
David Perron (10), Kris Letang (14) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
18:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Eric Fehr (4) |
Kevin Porter (2), Matt Cullen (7) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, MIN 0 |
| 2nd |
18:55 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jason Zucker (9) |
Thomas Vanek (14), Marco Scandella (6) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
19:26 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist (6) |
Sidney Crosby (17), Kris Letang (15) |
Power play |
PIT 3, MIN 1 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
32 |
26 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
6 |
| Hits |
13 |
23 |
| Blocked shots |
10 |
14 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
11 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
11 |
| Faceoffs won |
35/63 (55.6%) |
28/63 (44.4%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62.5% |
15:55 |
| Number 11 K. Porter |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:28 |
| Number 13 N. Bonino |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
30% |
14:32 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:36 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:30 |
| Number 23 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:23 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:39 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
17:32 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:23 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
17:18 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:59 |
| Number 6 T. Daley |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:45 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:44 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:42 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:42 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
26 |
25 |
1 |
.962 |
60:00 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 3 C. Coyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
28.6% |
14:20 |
| Number 7 C. Porter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:10 |
| Number 9 M. Koivu |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
44% |
18:41 |
| Number 11 Z. Parise |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:49 |
| Number 14 J. Fontaine |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:05 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 19 J. Stoll |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
10:21 |
| Number 22 N. Niederreiter |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:02 |
| Number 26 T. Vanek |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:15 |
| Number 29 J. Pominville |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
11:39 |
| Number 64 M. Granlund |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
53.3% |
20:28 |
| Number 6 M. Scandella |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:00 |
| Number 20 R. Suter |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
26:37 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 39 N. Prosser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:45 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:13 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 40 D. Dubnyk |
32 |
29 |
3 |
.906 |
58:04 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:06 |
Minnesota Wild |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 1st |
15:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist |
Delaying game puck over glass |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Scott Wilson |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:10 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jared Spurgeon |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:19 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jarret Stoll |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:43 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
David Perron |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Mike Yeo
- Referees
- Gord Dwyer, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Brian Mach, Ryan Galloway
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- David Warsofsky, Adam Clendening, Sergei Plotnikov
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Niklas Backstrom, Ryan Carter
Other NHL games on Dec 26
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 26, 2015
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
6
 at Boston Bruins
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Boston Bruins, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Washington Capitals
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at St. Louis Blues
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 Detroit Red Wings
3
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 Los Angeles Kings
4
 at Arizona Coyotes
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
 Edmonton Oilers
1
 at Vancouver Canucks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Dec 26, 2015
|
Sources and further reading
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