Pittsburgh Penguins at Arizona Coyotes

Gila River Arena, Glendale Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Arizona Coyotes 4–2 on Saturday, December 16, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Arizona Coyotes
Team Goals 2017-2018 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 47-29-6
at Arizona Coyotes 2 29-41-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Arizona Coyotes
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 17 7 33
Arizona Coyotes 5 6 6 17

Three stars

  1. O. Maatta, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  2. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. A. Raanta, Arizona Coyotes (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Arizona Coyotes. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
2nd 14:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Carter Rowney (2) Bryan Rust (13) Shorthanded PIT 1, ARI 0
2nd 18:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (10) Conor Sheary (5), Phil Kessel (23) Even strength PIT 2, ARI 0
2nd 19:51 Arizona Coyotes Nick Cousins (4) Brad Richardson (5), Jordan Martinook (4) Even strength PIT 2, ARI 1
3rd 09:43 Arizona Coyotes Max Domi (3) Clayton Keller (13) Even strength PIT 2, ARI 2
3rd 19:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Olli Maatta (3) Evgeni Malkin (20), Patric Hornqvist (10) Even strength PIT 3, ARI 2
3rd 19:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (14) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net PIT 4, ARI 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Arizona Coyotes
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Arizona Coyotes
Shots on goal 33 17
Power play 0 of 4 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 18 31
Blocked shots 13 15
Giveaways 8 9
Takeaways 5 4
Faceoffs won 28/54 (51.9%) 26/54 (48.1%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 50% 15:32
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 2 13:32
Number 37 C. Rowney C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 0 40% 07:44
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 14:19
Number 49 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 09:36
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 19:07
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 50% 16:46
Number 71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +1 2 5 0 0 50% 19:37
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 16:38
Number 75 R. Reaves R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 03:51
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 100% 20:28
Number 87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 60% 22:14
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 1 17:07
Number 3 O. Maatta D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 20:24
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 2 3 21:05
Number 22 M. Hunwick D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 14:55
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 2 13:55
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +2 0 4 0 1 27:12
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 17 15 2 .882 60:00 Win

Arizona Coyotes

Arizona Coyotes skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 T. Rieder L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 1 17:20
Number 9 C. Keller R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 16:52
Number 10 A. Duclair L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 09:47
Number 11 B. Perlini L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 11:54
Number 15 B. Richardson R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 0 66.7% 15:27
Number 16 M. Domi C 1 0 1 0 6 3 2 0 44.4% 14:49
Number 18 C. Dvorak C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 63.6% 14:38
Number 20 D. Strome C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 50% 08:31
Number 21 D. Stepan C 0 0 0 -3 0 4 2 2 38.9% 19:23
Number 25 N. Cousins C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 4 0 50% 10:16
Number 36 C. Fischer R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 16:15
Number 48 J. Martinook L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 4 2 16:50
Number 2 L. Schenn D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 14:20
Number 6 J. Chychrun D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 21:02
Number 23 O. Ekman-Larsson D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 2 2 22:34
Number 33 A. Goligoski D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 2 24:09
Number 44 K. Connauton D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 13:48
Number 55 J. Demers D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 4 22:20
Arizona Coyotes goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 32 A. Raanta 32 29 3 .906 59:46 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Arizona Coyotes
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 04:29 Arizona Coyotes Max Domi Roughing 2
1st 09:09 Arizona Coyotes Oliver Ekman-Larsson Tripping 2
1st 19:08 Arizona Coyotes Alex Goligoski Slashing 2
1st 19:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
2nd 06:20 Arizona Coyotes Max Domi Tripping 2
2nd 09:01 Arizona Coyotes Max Domi Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 14:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Interference 2
3rd 04:47 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Cross checking 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Arizona Coyotes head coach
Rick Tocchet
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Tom Chmielewski
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Steve Miller
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Tom Kuhnhackl, Josh Archibald, Kevin Czuczman
Arizona Coyotes scratches
Zac Rinaldo, Joel Hanley, Nick Merkley

2017-2018 season series

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