Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
· Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul · Regular Season · Final/OT
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 in overtime on Thursday, March 31, 2022 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
| Minnesota Wild |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
OTOvertime |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
9 |
16 |
7 |
7 |
39 |
| Minnesota Wild |
14 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
31 |
Three stars
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- R. Rakell, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:06 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (18) |
John Marino (22), Jason Zucker (8) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, MIN 0 |
| 1st |
10:51 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mathew Dumba (7) |
Matt Boldy (14) |
Power play |
PIT 1, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
01:54 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jake Guentzel (32) |
Kris Letang (52), Evgeni Malkin (18) |
Power play |
PIT 2, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
09:49 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (19) |
Sidney Crosby (46) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, MIN 1 |
| 2nd |
17:48 |
Minnesota Wild |
Frederick Gaudreau (10) |
Kevin Fiala (38), Matt Boldy (15) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, MIN 2 |
| 3rd |
01:02 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov (38) |
Ryan Hartman (24), Jared Spurgeon (24) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, MIN 3 |
| OT |
03:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (17) |
Bryan Rust (34), John Marino (23) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, MIN 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Minnesota Wild |
| Shots on goal |
39 |
31 |
| Power play |
1 of 5 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
19 |
12 |
| Blocked shots |
11 |
17 |
| Giveaways |
8 |
3 |
| Takeaways |
10 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/67 (55.2%) |
30/67 (44.8%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 9 E. Rodrigues |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:05 |
| Number 11 B. Boyle |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
12:49 |
| Number 16 J. Zucker |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:33 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:08 |
| Number 42 K. Kapanen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:24 |
| Number 43 D. Heinen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:58 |
| Number 53 T. Blueger |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
15:02 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
|
22:11 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:46 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
21:32 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
47.1% |
18:48 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60.7% |
21:52 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 5 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:06 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:30 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 52 M. Friedman |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
13:28 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:30 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 1 C. DeSmith |
31 |
28 |
3 |
.903 |
63:52 |
Win |
Minnesota Wild
Minnesota Wild skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 10 T. Jost |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:35 |
| Number 12 M. Boldy |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:17 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
41.7% |
20:11 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:35 |
| Number 18 J. Greenway |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:57 |
| Number 21 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:26 |
| Number 22 K. Fiala |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 36 M. Zuccarello |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:44 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
63.6% |
17:50 |
| Number 44 N. Deslauriers |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
06:53 |
| Number 89 F. Gaudreau |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
43.5% |
18:41 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:01 |
| Number 4 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
05:57 |
| Number 5 J. Middleton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
17:39 |
| Number 7 D. Kulikov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:39 |
| Number 24 M. Dumba |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
|
28:15 |
| Number 25 J. Brodin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
26:50 |
| Number 46 J. Spurgeon |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:08 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 33 C. Talbot |
39 |
35 |
4 |
.897 |
63:55 |
OT loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
06:48 |
Minnesota Wild |
Mats Zuccarello |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
07:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
09:22 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Brian Dumoulin |
Hooking |
2 |
| 1st |
15:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evan Rodrigues |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 1st |
19:32 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brandon Duhaime |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:46 |
Minnesota Wild |
Brandon Duhaime |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:54 |
Minnesota Wild |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 2nd |
13:27 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jeff Carter |
Hooking |
2 |
| 3rd |
03:54 |
Minnesota Wild |
Dmitry Kulikov |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- Dean Evason
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Reid Anderson
- Linesmen
- Devin Berg, Kory Nagy
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Marcus Pettersson, Anthony Angello, Radim Zohorna
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Alex Goligoski, Jordie Benn, Nick Bjugstad
Other NHL games on Mar 31
Other NHL games on Thursday, March 31, 2022
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New Jersey Devils
1
 at Boston Bruins
8
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Boston Bruins, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 Winnipeg Jets
3
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
7
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Toronto Maple Leafs, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
0
 at Florida Panthers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Florida Panthers, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 Columbus Blue Jackets
2
 at New York Islanders
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at New York Islanders, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 Montreal Canadiens
0
 at Carolina Hurricanes
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Carolina Hurricanes, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 San Jose Sharks
2
 at Colorado Avalanche
4
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 Los Angeles Kings
3
 at Calgary Flames
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Calgary Flames, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
 Dallas Stars
3
 at Anaheim Ducks
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Anaheim Ducks, Thu, Mar 31, 2022
|
Sources and further reading
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