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Nashville Predators at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 6–4 on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at home.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Nashville Predators 4 35-26-8
at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 40-23-6

Goals by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 0 3 1 4
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 1 2 6

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Nashville Predators 10 17 21 48
Pittsburgh Penguins 17 9 10 36

Three stars

  1. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  2. M. Granlund, Nashville Predators (2 goals)
  3. A. Galchenyuk, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 00:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (15) Jake Guentzel (21), Evgeni Malkin (24) Even strength NSH 0, PIT 1
1st 01:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Dominik Kahun (9) Alex Galchenyuk (9), Juuso Riikola (3) Even strength NSH 0, PIT 2
1st 09:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (10) Evgeni Malkin (25), Bryan Rust (13) Power play NSH 0, PIT 3
2nd 04:07 Nashville Predators Viktor Arvidsson (9) Calle Jarnkrok (15), Roman Josi (23) Power play NSH 1, PIT 3
2nd 08:02 Pittsburgh Penguins Alex Galchenyuk (4) John Marino (13), Juuso Riikola (4) Power play NSH 1, PIT 4
2nd 16:03 Nashville Predators Craig Smith (7) Colin Blackwell (2), Roman Josi (24) Even strength NSH 2, PIT 4
2nd 19:01 Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund (5) Matt Duchene (17), Filip Forsberg (13) Even strength NSH 3, PIT 4
3rd 08:56 Nashville Predators Mikael Granlund (6) Matt Duchene (18), Roman Josi (25) Even strength NSH 4, PIT 4
3rd 18:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (19) Evgeni Malkin (26), Bryan Rust (14) Power play NSH 4, PIT 5
3rd 19:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (16) Unassisted Even strength, Empty net NSH 4, PIT 6

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

Team stats

Stat Nashville Predators Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 48 36
Power play 1 of 2 3 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 4
Hits 29 31
Blocked shots 7 16
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 34/70 (48.6%) 36/70 (51.4%)

Box score

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
8 K. Turris C 0 0 0 +1 4 2 0 0 0 45.5% 14:18
9 F. Forsberg L 0 1 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 18:40
13 N. Bonino C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 60% 13:10
15 C. Smith C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 0 0 0 11:41
19 C. Jarnkrok C 0 1 1 -1 0 4 0 1 0 16:06
23 R. Grimaldi R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:26
33 V. Arvidsson L 1 0 1 -2 0 4 2 0 1 16:04
42 C. Blackwell C 0 1 1 +1 0 4 5 0 0 12:39
51 A. Watson L 0 0 0 -1 2 0 5 2 0 12:51
64 M. Granlund C 2 0 2 +2 0 2 1 0 0 16:01
92 R. Johansen C 0 0 0 -2 0 2 1 1 0 50% 16:47
95 M. Duchene C 0 2 2 +1 0 9 4 0 0 44.4% 16:25
4 R. Ellis D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 3 0 0 26:43
7 Y. Weber D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:31
14 M. Ekholm D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 1 0 23:48
24 J. Tinordi D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 11:35
57 D. Fabbro D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 20:45
59 R. Josi D 0 3 3 +1 0 3 0 1 0 26:43
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
35 P. Rinne 27 25 2 .926 50:08 Loss
74 J. Saros 8 5 3 .625 09:04

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 11:44
13 B. Tanev L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 1 0 50% 11:16
17 B. Rust R 2 2 4 +1 0 3 0 3 0 22:36
18 A. Galchenyuk C 1 1 2 0 0 1 2 1 1 13:13
19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 66.7% 15:27
24 D. Kahun C 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 25% 12:37
37 S. Lafferty C 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 0 0 55.6% 09:59
46 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 12:15
53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 3 1 0 40% 12:31
59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 +1 0 4 0 0 1 22:23
71 E. Malkin C 0 3 3 +1 2 4 0 0 0 58.6% 22:06
72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 15:23
2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 14:23
3 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 2 0 20:59
6 J. Marino D 0 1 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 19:53
28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 1 0 0 18:09
50 J. Riikola D 0 2 2 0 0 2 3 2 0 15:01
58 K. Letang D 1 0 1 0 0 4 3 2 1 28:01
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
30 M. Murray 48 44 4 .917 59:38 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:01 Nashville Predators Kyle Turris High sticking 2
2nd 03:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Sam Lafferty High sticking 2
2nd 04:31 Nashville Predators Kyle Turris Hooking 2
2nd 06:53 Nashville Predators Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
3rd 04:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Hooking 2
3rd 18:34 Nashville Predators Austin Watson Interference goalkeeper 2

Game information

Nashville Predators head coach
Peter Laviolette
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Garrett Rank, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Derek Nansen, Derek Amell
Nashville Predators scratches
Dan Hamhuis, Matt Irwin, Yakov Trenin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Justin Schultz, Joseph Blandisi, Kevin Czuczman

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 28

Matchup Status Details
New York Rangers 5 at Toronto Maple Leafs 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 4 at Tampa Bay Lightning 5 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 4 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final/SO Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Vancouver Canucks 3 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 4 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final Game page

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