Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4–3 on Monday, December 18, 2023 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Minnesota Wild |
8 |
8 |
11 |
27 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
13 |
7 |
10 |
30 |
Three stars
- S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- V. Puustinen, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
- V. Lettieri, 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 |
07:39 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Reilly Smith (8) |
Valtteri Puustinen (3), Marcus Pettersson (7) |
Even strength |
MIN 0, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
00:36 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jake Guentzel (14) |
Erik Karlsson (16), Sidney Crosby (15) |
Power play |
MIN 0, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
03:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (11) |
Valtteri Puustinen (4), Marcus Pettersson (8) |
Even strength |
MIN 0, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
15:06 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman (8) |
Brock Faber (12), Marcus Johansson (12) |
Even strength |
MIN 1, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
17:30 |
Minnesota Wild |
Jake Middleton (5) |
Matt Boldy (10), Kirill Kaprizov (17) |
Even strength |
MIN 2, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
05:33 |
Minnesota Wild |
Vinni Lettieri (3) |
Jon Merrill (3), Daemon Hunt (1) |
Even strength |
MIN 3, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
06:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (18) |
Jake Guentzel (20), Evgeni Malkin (15) |
Power play |
MIN 3, PIT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
Minnesota Wild |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
27 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 3 |
2 of 5 |
| Penalty minutes |
14 |
10 |
| Hits |
17 |
9 |
| Blocked shots |
12 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
10 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
9 |
| Faceoffs won |
24/57 (42.1%) |
33/57 (57.9%) |
Box score
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 V. Lettieri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
09:30 |
| Number 12 M. Boldy |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:35 |
| Number 14 J. Eriksson Ek |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
48.3% |
22:34 |
| Number 17 M. Foligno |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:50 |
| Number 20 P. Maroon |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:10 |
| Number 21 B. Duhaime |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:26 |
| Number 23 M. Rossi |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
19:52 |
| Number 26 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
09:45 |
| Number 38 R. Hartman |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 89 F. Gaudreau |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
37.5% |
12:51 |
| Number 90 M. Johansson |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:56 |
| Number 97 K. Kaprizov |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:58 |
| Number 4 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
12:19 |
| Number 5 J. Middleton |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
23:49 |
| Number 7 B. Faber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
28:18 |
| Number 24 Z. Bogosian |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:18 |
| Number 33 A. Goligoski |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:14 |
| Number 48 D. Hunt |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
15:52 |
Minnesota Wild goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 F. Gustavsson |
30 |
26 |
4 |
.867 |
58:18 |
Loss |
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 10 D. O'Connor |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:10 |
| Number 19 R. Smith |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:15 |
| Number 20 L. Eller |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
27.3% |
14:40 |
| Number 43 J. Harkins |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:30 |
| Number 48 V. Puustinen |
R |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
15:12 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
58.3% |
16:22 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
23:01 |
| Number 63 R. Zohorna |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:29 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:45 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
4 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:42 |
| Number 77 J. Carter |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
12:25 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
73.9% |
22:04 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:57 |
| Number 7 J. Ludvig |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
08:51 |
| Number 27 R. Graves |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:48 |
| Number 28 M. Pettersson |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
25:59 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
26:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 39 A. Nedeljkovic |
27 |
24 |
3 |
.889 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Minnesota Wild at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
18:47 |
Minnesota Wild |
Zach Bogosian |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
05:42 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Holding the stick |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:52 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
18:52 |
Minnesota Wild |
Alex Goligoski |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:25 |
Minnesota Wild |
Joel Eriksson Ek |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
05:45 |
Minnesota Wild |
Kirill Kaprizov |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
07:27 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Radim Zohorna |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 3rd |
07:27 |
Minnesota Wild |
Ryan Hartman |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:21 |
Minnesota Wild |
Connor Dewar |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Minnesota Wild head coach
- John Hynes
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Chris Rooney, Kendrick Nicholson
- Linesmen
- Ben O'Quinn, David Brisebois
- Minnesota Wild scratches
- Jared Spurgeon, Mats Zuccarello, Dakota Mermis
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Vinnie Hinostroza, Ryan Shea, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Other NHL games on Dec 18
Other NHL games on Monday, December 18, 2023
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Anaheim Ducks
4
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Dec 18, 2023
|
 Montreal Canadiens
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Dec 18, 2023
|
 Seattle Kraken
3
 at Dallas Stars
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Seattle Kraken at Dallas Stars, Mon, Dec 18, 2023
|
 Florida Panthers
1
 at Calgary Flames
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Calgary Flames, Mon, Dec 18, 2023
|
Sources and further reading
Minnesota Wild 
at Pittsburgh Penguins