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Pittsburgh Penguins at Nashville Predators

Bridgestone Arena, Nashville Regular Season Final/OT

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5–4 in overtime on Thursday, December 19, 2024 on the road.

Team Goals 2024-2025 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 34-36-12
at Nashville Predators 4 30-44-8

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 1 1 5
Nashville Predators 2 1 1 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 4 10 1 20
Nashville Predators 9 7 10 0 26

Three stars

  1. B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 2 assists)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 3 assists)
  3. S. Stamkos, Nashville Predators (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 03:51 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault (9) Filip Forsberg (14), Luke Schenn (1) Even strength PIT 0, NSH 1
1st 16:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (13) Rickard Rakell (11), Sidney Crosby (24) Even strength PIT 1, NSH 1
1st 17:57 Nashville Predators Luke Evangelista (4) Tommy Novak (3), Brady Skjei (8) Power play PIT 1, NSH 2
2nd 03:38 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos (9) Filip Forsberg (15), Gustav Nyquist (6) Even strength PIT 1, NSH 3
2nd 07:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (9) Erik Karlsson (19), Bryan Rust (10) Power play PIT 2, NSH 3
2nd 09:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell (15) Sidney Crosby (25), Bryan Rust (11) Even strength PIT 3, NSH 3
3rd 07:44 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei (3) Ryan O'Reilly (11), Zachary L'Heureux (5) Even strength PIT 3, NSH 4
3rd 11:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (3) Matt Grzelcyk (16), Sidney Crosby (26) Even strength PIT 4, NSH 4
OT 01:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (14) Evgeni Malkin (20), Kris Letang (9) Even strength PIT 5, NSH 4

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Nashville Predators
Shots on goal 20 26
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 5
Penalty minutes 10 6
Hits 15 24
Blocked shots 16 11
Giveaways 14 12
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 27/50 (54%) 23/50 (46%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
8 M. Bunting L 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 16:08
10 D. O'Connor L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 08:07
17 B. Rust R 2 2 4 +3 0 5 0 1 0 20:57
19 C. Glass C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 100% 15:02
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 -1 4 0 1 0 0 20% 12:30
53 P. Tomasino R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 2 0 11:15
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 3 0 63.6% 16:51
67 R. Rakell R 1 1 2 +3 2 2 1 0 0 17:50
71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 -1 0 0 0 1 0 33.3% 18:47
72 A. Beauvillier R 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 05:16
83 M. Nieto L 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 15:38
87 S. Crosby C 1 3 4 +3 0 2 1 1 1 50% 17:24
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:06
24 M. Grzelcyk D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 19:42
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 17:02
38 O. Pickering D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 2 0 0 20:28
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 0 0 4 2 2 0 23:00
65 E. Karlsson D 1 1 2 +2 2 4 0 1 0 20:49
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 26 22 4 .846 61:07 Win

Nashville Predators

Nashville Predators skaters
Player
9 F. Forsberg L 0 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 17:57
10 C. Sissons C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 50% 13:25
14 G. Nyquist R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 20:58
17 M. Jankowski L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50% 12:17
36 C. Smith R 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 11:49
47 M. McCarron C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 4 1 0 40% 13:44
68 Z. L'Heureux L 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 16:21
77 L. Evangelista R 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 13:39
81 J. Marchessault R 1 0 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 18:38
82 T. Novak C 0 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 25% 11:38
90 R. O'Reilly C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 53.8% 18:38
91 S. Stamkos C 1 0 1 0 2 3 1 1 0 53.8% 19:12
2 L. Schenn D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 3 0 14:22
3 J. Lauzon D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 1 0 18:10
7 M. Del Gaizo D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 0 0 14:38
37 N. Blankenburg D 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 20:02
76 B. Skjei D 1 1 2 -1 2 3 0 2 0 22:51
83 A. Wilsby D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 19:16
Nashville Predators goalies
Goalie
74 J. Saros 20 15 5 .750 60:57 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 07:27 Nashville Predators Jonathan Marchessault Tripping 2
1st 10:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Rickard Rakell Hooking 2
1st 16:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Beauvillier Interference 2
2nd 01:31 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte Kneeing 2
2nd 05:58 Nashville Predators Brady Skjei Tripping 2
3rd 00:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson Holding the stick 2
3rd 08:17 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte Interference 2
3rd 17:53 Nashville Predators Steven Stamkos Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Nashville Predators head coach
Andrew Brunette
Referees
Eric Furlatt, Brandon Schrader
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Kilian McNamara
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Jesse Puljujarvi, Pierre-Olivier Joseph
Nashville Predators scratches
Kevin Gravel, Juuso Parssinen, Justin Barron

2024-2025 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Nashville Predators 4 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 19

Matchup Status Details
St. Louis Blues 1 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 2 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 7 at Philadelphia Flyers 3 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at Chicago Blackhawks 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 3 at Calgary Flames 2 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 2 at Edmonton Oilers 3 Final/OT Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page

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