Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Playoffs Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5–3 on Monday, May 29, 2017 at home.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Nashville Predators 3 41-29-12
at Pittsburgh Penguins 5 50-21-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 0 1 2 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 0 2 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 11 9 6 26
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 0 4 12

Three stars

  1. N. Bonino, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  2. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. C. Sissons, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 15:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (8) Trevor Daley (3), Sidney Crosby (14) Power play NSH 0, PIT 1
1st 16:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary (1) Chris Kunitz (4), Sidney Crosby (15) Even strength NSH 0, PIT 2
1st 19:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (3) Brian Dumoulin (3) Even strength NSH 0, PIT 3
2nd 08:21 Nashville Predators Ryan Ellis (5) P.K. Subban (9), Mike Fisher (1) Power play NSH 1, PIT 3
3rd 10:06 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons (6) Roman Josi (6), Calle Jarnkrok (3) Power play NSH 2, PIT 3
3rd 13:29 Nashville Predators Frederick Gaudreau (1) Austin Watson (3), Mike Fisher (2) Even strength NSH 3, PIT 3
3rd 16:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (10) Matt Cullen (6), Justin Schultz (8) Even strength NSH 3, PIT 4
3rd 18:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (4) Chris Kunitz (5) Even strength, Empty net NSH 3, 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 26 12
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 37 31
Blocked shots 14 9
Giveaways 4 7
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 24/57 (42.1%) 33/57 (57.9%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 4 1 0 18:46
Number 10 C. Sissons C 1 0 1 -1 0 7 1 1 1 40% 18:21
Number 12 M. Fisher C 0 2 2 -2 0 1 4 0 0 36.8% 20:47
Number 15 C. Smith C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 11:21
Number 18 J. Neal L 0 0 0 -1 2 2 3 0 0 19:43
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 1 1 -1 2 3 2 1 0 60% 15:40
Number 32 F. Gaudreau C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 11:45
Number 38 V. Arvidsson L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 17:30
Number 46 P. Aberg L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 15:28
Number 51 A. Watson L 0 1 1 0 0 0 6 1 0 10:38
Number 55 C. McLeod L 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 07:48
Number 83 V. Fiddler C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:38
Number 4 R. Ellis D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 1 1 1 26:59
Number 7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 07:40
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 25:03
Number 52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 09:04
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 1 2 0 28:22
Number 76 P. Subban D 0 1 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 22:57
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 P. Rinne 11 7 4 .636 58:48 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 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 36.4% 12:56
Number 13 N. Bonino C 2 0 2 +2 0 2 1 1 0 66.7% 15:59
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 2 2 +1 0 1 4 0 0 15:47
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 14:35
Number 23 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 100% 12:17
Number 37 C. Rowney C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 6 1 0 13:11
Number 43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 16:01
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 2 0 0 11:52
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 0 2 1 2 0 1 75% 17:05
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 13:14
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 15:35
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +1 0 3 1 0 0 59.3% 20:09
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 22:14
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 16:03
Number 6 T. Daley D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 23:12
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 0 0 19:55
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 0 0 16:04
Number 65 R. Hainsey D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 19:53
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 26 23 3 .885 59:46 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 13:50 Nashville Predators Calle Jarnkrok Interference 2
1st 13:50 Nashville Predators James Neal Cross checking 2
2nd 03:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta Interference 2
2nd 06:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Roughing 2
3rd 09:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
3rd 11:24 Nashville Predators P.K. Subban Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Wes McCauley, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Brian Murphy
Nashville Predators scratches
PA Parenteau, Cody Bass, Colin Wilson, Petter Granberg, Ryan Johansen, Anthony Bitetto, Harry Zolnierczyk, Miikka Salomaki, Brad Hunt, Marek Mazanec, Kevin Fiala, Vladislav Kamenev, Alexandre Carrier
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mark Streit, Kevin Porter, Tom Sestito, Carl Hagelin, Cameron Gaunce, David Warsofsky, Garrett Wilson, Tom Kuhnhackl, Frank Corrado, Josh Archibald, Derrick Pouliot, Oskar Sundqvist, Sean Maguire, Chad Ruhwedel, Tristan Jarry, Jean-Sebastien Dea, Daniel Sprong, Dominik Simon

2016-2017 season series

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