Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Nashville Predators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Friday, March 29, 2019 on the road.

Final score, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Nashville Predators 3 47-29-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 44-26-12

Goals by period

Goals by period, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Nashville Predators 1 1 1 3
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 0 1 1

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 10 5 26
Pittsburgh Penguins 22 9 12 43

Three stars

  1. P. Rinne, Nashville Predators (goaltender)
  2. V. Arvidsson, Nashville Predators (1 goal)
  3. C. Smith, Nashville Predators (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 01:35 Nashville Predators Craig Smith (20) Matt Irwin (6) Even strength NSH 1, PIT 0
2nd 17:36 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (32) P.K. Subban (19), Ryan Johansen (50) Power play NSH 2, PIT 0
3rd 17:28 Nashville Predators P.K. Subban (8) Craig Smith (16), Mattias Ekholm (36) Even strength NSH 3, PIT 0
3rd 18:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bjugstad (13) Phil Kessel (54), Jake Guentzel (34) Even strength NSH 3, PIT 1

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 43
Power play 1 of 2 0 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 36 40
Blocked shots 10 10
Giveaways 4 13
Takeaways 4 7
Faceoffs won 26/56 (46.4%) 30/56 (53.6%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 K. Turris C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:37
Number 9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 0 0 16:49
Number 10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 4 2 5 1 0 62.5% 16:06
Number 11 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 20% 12:15
Number 13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 56.3% 15:30
Number 15 C. Smith C 1 1 2 +2 0 1 3 0 0 12:28
Number 17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 11:10
Number 19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 14:12
Number 33 V. Arvidsson L 1 0 1 -1 2 5 0 1 1 16:19
Number 64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 33.3% 16:23
Number 89 F. Gaudreau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:27
Number 92 R. Johansen C 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 50% 18:15
Number 4 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 23:29
Number 7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 4 1 0 10:25
Number 14 M. Ekholm D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 23:19
Number 52 M. Irwin D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 3 0 0 11:53
Number 59 R. Josi D 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 25:08
Number 76 P. Subban D 1 1 2 0 0 3 3 3 0 22:15
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 P. Rinne 43 42 1 .977 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 71.4% 09:39
Number 10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 08:14
Number 12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 0 0 15:30
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:45
Number 19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 66.7% 15:48
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 1 0 1 0 0 4 4 0 0 33.3% 17:56
Number 47 A. Johnson C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 06:28
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 37.5% 08:49
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 23:35
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 -1 0 6 1 0 0 100% 16:25
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 20:02
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 0 0 0 0 5 4 0 0 54.8% 24:31
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 3 0 0 15:47
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 25:06
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 20:12
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 0 0 19:24
Number 44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 18:16
Number 73 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 3 0 15:49
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 26 23 3 .885 58:17 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:28 Nashville Predators Filip Forsberg Interference 2
2nd 00:21 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson Tripping 2
2nd 07:34 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Hooking 2
2nd 16:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Teddy Blueger Interference 2
3rd 05:42 Nashville Predators Colton Sissons Hooking 2
3rd 10:10 Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Simon Interference 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Chris Schlenker, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Libor Suchanek, Mark Shewchyk
Nashville Predators scratches
Cody McLeod, Austin Watson, Rocco Grimaldi, Miikka Salomaki, Juuse Saros, Dante Fabbro, Rem Pitlick
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang, Zach Trotman, Chad Ruhwedel, Zachary Aston-Reese

2018-2019 season series

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Sources and further reading

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