Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Minnesota Wild beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–4 in a shootout on Saturday, November 6, 2021 on the road.

Final score, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2021-2022 record
Minnesota Wild 5 53-22-7
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 46-25-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Minnesota Wild 1 1 2 0 1 5
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Overtime Shootout Total
Minnesota Wild 11 13 12 4 0 40
Pittsburgh Penguins 10 16 10 3 0 39

Three stars

  1. K. Kapanen, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals)
  2. J. Spurgeon, Minnesota Wild (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. K. Kaprizov, Minnesota Wild (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:44 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov (2) Alex Goligoski (4), Frederick Gaudreau (2) Even strength MIN 1, PIT 0
1st 16:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen (1) Jason Zucker (2), Evan Rodrigues (3) Even strength MIN 1, PIT 1
1st 19:04 Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen (2) Evan Rodrigues (4), Jason Zucker (3) Even strength MIN 1, PIT 2
2nd 13:34 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (3) Bryan Rust (1), Mike Matheson (3) Even strength MIN 1, PIT 3
2nd 16:57 Minnesota Wild Joel Eriksson Ek (4) Jared Spurgeon (3), Jonas Brodin (4) Even strength MIN 2, PIT 3
3rd 08:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen (3) Bryan Rust (2), Kris Letang (5) Even strength MIN 2, PIT 4
3rd 16:41 Minnesota Wild Jared Spurgeon (2) Frederick Gaudreau (3) Even strength MIN 3, PIT 4
3rd 19:57 Minnesota Wild Ryan Hartman (5) Mathew Dumba (6), Adam Beckman (1) Even strength MIN 4, PIT 4

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

Shootout

Shootout attempts in order
Round Team Shooter Result
1 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Goal
1 Minnesota Wild Frederick Gaudreau Saved
2 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Saved
2 Minnesota Wild Kevin Fiala Goal
3 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Goal
3 Minnesota Wild Kirill Kaprizov Goal
4 Pittsburgh Penguins Kasperi Kapanen Saved
4 Minnesota Wild Nick Bjugstad Goal (winner)

Team stats

Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat Minnesota Wild Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 40 39
Power play 0 of 2 0 of 2
Penalty minutes 4 4
Hits 28 39
Blocked shots 13 21
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 6 13
Faceoffs won 34/67 (50.7%) 33/67 (49.3%)

Box score

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 N. Sturm C 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 46.7% 14:03
Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek C 1 0 1 -1 0 2 2 0 53.8% 20:57
Number 17 M. Foligno L 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 100% 16:58
Number 21 B. Duhaime L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 11:07
Number 22 K. Fiala L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 19:54
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 -1 0 4 5 0 40% 11:13
Number 37 K. Rau C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10:13
Number 38 R. Hartman R 1 0 1 +1 0 6 1 2 75% 20:56
Number 52 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 1 40% 10:04
Number 53 A. Beckman L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 12:39
Number 89 F. Gaudreau C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 0 1 45.5% 21:01
Number 97 K. Kaprizov L 1 0 1 0 0 5 1 1 22:51
Number 4 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 2 14:44
Number 24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 2 0 23:30
Number 25 J. Brodin D 0 1 1 +2 0 5 1 1 25:23
Number 29 D. Kulikov D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 14:39
Number 46 J. Spurgeon D 1 1 2 0 0 5 2 1 24:20
Number 47 A. Goligoski D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 1 3 20:03
Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 33 C. Talbot 39 35 4 .897 61:19 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 9 E. Rodrigues C 0 2 2 +2 0 0 1 0 28.6% 16:50
Number 10 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 10:29
Number 11 B. Boyle C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 50% 10:19
Number 12 Z. Aston-Reese L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 1 16:20
Number 16 J. Zucker L 0 2 2 +2 0 3 1 1 15:10
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 2 2 -1 0 6 0 1 18:08
Number 23 B. McGinn L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 2 1 17:13
Number 42 K. Kapanen R 3 0 3 +3 0 3 2 0 17:00
Number 43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 09:54
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 -2 2 3 5 1 55.6% 17:39
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 3 0 19:52
Number 77 J. Carter C 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 2 65.2% 21:03
Number 5 M. Matheson D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 24:27
Number 6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 5 3 23:15
Number 50 J. Riikola D 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 12:45
Number 52 M. Friedman D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 14:00
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 8 3 29:19
Number 73 P. Joseph D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 1 17:32
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 T. Jarry 40 36 4 .900 64:45 OT loss

Penalties

Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:19 Minnesota Wild Marcus Foligno High sticking 2
1st 12:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Drew O'Connor Tripping 2
2nd 04:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Teddy Blueger Hooking 2
3rd 06:43 Minnesota Wild Connor Dewar Tripping 2

Game information

Minnesota Wild head coach
Dean Evason
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Justin St. Pierre, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen
Ryan Gibbons, Mark Shewchyk
Minnesota Wild scratches
Jordie Benn, Victor Rask
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Taylor Fedun, Sam Lafferty, Dominik Simon

2021-2022 season series

Every Minnesota Wild and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2021-2022 season
Matchup Status Details
Minnesota Wild 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final/SO Game page: Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 6, 2021
Pittsburgh Penguins 4 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Minnesota Wild, Thu, Mar 31, 2022

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