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Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5–2 on Friday, December 27, 2019 on the road.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 40-23-6
at Nashville Predators 2 35-26-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 2 0 5
Nashville Predators 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 9 9 25
Nashville Predators 10 13 9 32

Three stars

  1. J. Riikola, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. T. Blueger, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  3. T. Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 02:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Simon (3) Juuso Riikola (2), Chad Ruhwedel (3) Even strength PIT 1, NSH 0
1st 04:30 Nashville Predators Craig Smith (6) Mattias Ekholm (16) Even strength PIT 1, NSH 1
1st 14:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Galchenyuk (3) Marcus Pettersson (13), John Marino (12) Even strength PIT 2, NSH 1
1st 14:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Teddy Blueger (5) Zachary Aston-Reese (6), Brandon Tanev (11) Even strength PIT 3, NSH 1
2nd 04:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (14) Jake Guentzel (20), Evgeni Malkin (23) Even strength PIT 4, NSH 1
2nd 18:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Juuso Riikola (1) Dominik Kahun (12), Jared McCann (12) Even strength PIT 5, NSH 1
3rd 09:18 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (8) Roman Josi (22), Rocco Grimaldi (12) Even strength PIT 5, NSH 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 25 32
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 10 18
Hits 9 20
Blocked shots 15 11
Giveaways 12 9
Takeaways 11 10
Faceoffs won 23/57 (40.4%) 34/57 (59.6%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
12 D. Simon C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 0 0 10:50
13 B. Tanev L 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 5 16:38
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 +1 2 1 1 0 20:51
18 A. Galchenyuk C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 11:39
19 J. McCann L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 0 53.8% 15:42
24 D. Kahun C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12:56
36 J. Blandisi C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 40% 07:56
37 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 33.3% 10:23
46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 16:35
53 T. Blueger C 1 0 1 +2 0 2 0 0 36.4% 18:45
59 J. Guentzel C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 18:11
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 +1 8 2 1 0 47.1% 17:59
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 1 1 +3 0 0 0 0 14:39
3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 3 23:20
6 J. Marino D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 1 18:27
28 M. Pettersson D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 21:12
50 J. Riikola D 1 1 2 +4 0 2 1 2 14:29
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 2 25:41
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 32 30 2 .938 60:00 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
8 K. Turris C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 58.3% 15:57
9 F. Forsberg L 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 20:15
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 03:21
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -1 2 0 0 1 90% 12:29
15 C. Smith C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 12:03
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 100% 17:50
23 R. Grimaldi R 0 1 1 -1 0 0 1 0 16:40
33 V. Arvidsson L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 17:00
51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 12:33
64 M. Granlund C 0 0 0 -2 0 1 2 2 20:12
92 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 58.3% 15:57
95 M. Duchene C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 45% 21:24
4 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 2 26:23
5 D. Hamhuis D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 03:42
14 M. Ekholm D 0 1 1 -2 14 2 1 2 19:01
52 M. Irwin D 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 2 14:05
57 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 -1 0 6 0 0 24:29
59 R. Josi D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 27:27
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 6 3 3 .500 14:50 Loss
74 J. Saros 19 17 2 .895 42:22

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 12:15 Nashville Predators Nick Bonino Tripping 2
1st 16:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2
3rd 08:59 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Slashing 2
3rd 08:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
3rd 08:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Roughing 2
3rd 08:59 Nashville Predators Matt Irwin Roughing 2
3rd 08:59 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 08:59 Nashville Predators Mattias Ekholm Roughing 2
3rd 08:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Roughing 2
3rd 15:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Referees
Brian Pochmara, Gord Dwyer
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Matt MacPherson
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Justin Schultz, Thomas Di Pauli, Kevin Czuczman
Nashville Predators scratches
Yannick Weber, Jarred Tinordi, Colin Blackwell

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 27

Matchup Status Details
Boston Bruins 3 at Buffalo Sabres 0 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/OT Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at New York Rangers 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Washington Capitals 2 Final/OT Game page
St. Louis Blues 5 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final/OT Game page
Minnesota Wild 6 at Colorado Avalanche 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 5 at Edmonton Oilers 1 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Anaheim Ducks 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 3 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final/OT Game page

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