Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–2 on Thursday, November 10, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Minnesota Wild 4 49-25-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 2 50-21-11

Goals by period

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

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 15 16 13 44
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 15 16 41

Three stars

  1. E. Staal, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. N. Niederreiter, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (9) Phil Kessel (9), Kris Letang (6) Power play MIN 0, PIT 1
1st 18:09 Minnesota Wild Charlie Coyle (4) Ryan Suter (8), Eric Staal (5) Power play MIN 1, PIT 1
2nd 07:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (5) Phil Kessel (10), Evgeni Malkin (7) Power play MIN 1, PIT 2
2nd 09:07 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter (3) Eric Staal (6) Even strength MIN 2, PIT 2
3rd 02:56 Minnesota Wild Eric Staal (5) Charlie Coyle (5), Nino Niederreiter (4) Even strength MIN 3, PIT 2
3rd 19:30 Minnesota Wild Jason Pominville (3) Jared Spurgeon (2) Even strength, Empty net MIN 4, PIT 2

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 44 41
Power play 1 of 3 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 6
Hits 32 25
Blocked shots 16 23
Giveaways 3 4
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 39/71 (54.9%) 32/71 (45.1%)

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 1 1 2 +2 0 5 2 2 1 100% 19:56
Number 7 C. Stewart R 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 08:31
Number 9 M. Koivu C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 40.9% 20:01
Number 12 E. Staal C 1 2 3 +3 0 6 0 0 0 60% 21:09
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 0 0 10:27
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 12:29
Number 22 N. Niederreiter R 1 1 2 +2 2 1 4 0 0 15:35
Number 29 J. Pominville R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 1 0 100% 15:46
Number 44 T. Graovac C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 80% 08:10
Number 56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 50% 14:00
Number 59 Z. Mitchell R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 09:17
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 1 0 18:08
Number 4 M. Reilly D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 07:04
Number 5 C. Folin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 0 15:04
Number 20 R. Suter D 0 1 1 +3 0 6 1 0 0 31:17
Number 24 M. Dumba D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 0 0 20:34
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 21:45
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 2 2 0 24:16
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 40 D. Dubnyk 41 39 2 .951 60:00 Win

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 -1 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 09:01
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 47.1% 16:02
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 -2 2 0 3 1 0 17:50
Number 16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 2 0 08:14
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 2 0 13:00
Number 23 S. Wilson C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 2 0 06:15
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 14:47
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 15:53
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -2 0 5 0 0 0 55.6% 20:23
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 0 0 6 3 1 1 17:11
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 2 2 -2 0 2 0 0 0 21:27
Number 87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 -1 0 6 3 0 1 40% 20:57
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 3 1 0 16:13
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 16:31
Number 6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 0 2 0 19:31
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 16:56
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 0 17:35
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 -2 0 3 1 2 0 27:18
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 43 40 3 .930 59:31 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:55 Minnesota Wild Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
1st 16:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Trevor Daley Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 06:00 Minnesota Wild Devan Dubnyk Delaying game 2
2nd 10:40 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek High sticking 2
2nd 18:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Slashing 2
2nd 19:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta Tripping 2
3rd 11:59 Minnesota Wild Nino Niederreiter High sticking 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Bruce Boudreau
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Jonny Murray
Minnesota Wild scratches
Zach Parise, Nate Prosser, Christoph Bertschy
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Tom Sestito, Tom Kuhnhackl, Steve Oleksy

2016-2017 season series

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