Penguins 5-4 Predators (20 Dec, 2024) Box Score

Pittsburgh Penguins

15-14-5, 6-7-3 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
PIT	1	2	1	1	5
NSH	2	1	1	0	4

Nashville Predators

9-17-7, 6-7-3 home

Pittsburgh Penguins


forwards
Noel AcciariN. Acciari#55
Anthony BeauvillierA. Beauvillier#72
Michael BuntingM. Bunting#8
Sidney CrosbyS. Crosby#87
Cody GlassC. Glass#19
Blake LizotteB. Lizotte#46
Evgeni MalkinE. Malkin#71
Matt NietoM. Nieto#83
Drew O'ConnorD. O'Connor#10
Rickard RakellR. Rakell#67
Bryan RustB. Rust#17
Philip TomasinoP. Tomasino#53
defensemen
Ryan GravesR. Graves#27
Matt GrzelcykM. Grzelcyk#24
Erik KarlssonE. Karlsson#65
Kris LetangK. Letang#58
Owen PickeringO. Pickering#38
Ryan SheaR. Shea#5

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	-1	0	1	3	0	0	1	1	0	22	16:51	0:00	5:19	11:32	7	4	63.6
0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	8	5:16	0:00	0:00	5:16	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	18	16:08	3:08	0:00	13:00	0	0	0.0
1	3	3	2	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	27	17:24	3:31	0:00	13:53	11	11	50.0
0	0	-1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	21	15:02	2:26	2:37	9:59	6	0	100.0
0	0	-1	0	0	0	2	4	1	0	0	21	12:30	0:00	1:33	10:57	1	4	20.0
0	1	-1	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	24	18:47	2:59	0:00	15:48	2	4	33.3
0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	0	0	20	15:38	0:00	4:04	11:34	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	10	8:07	0:00	1:19	6:48	0	0	0.0
1	1	3	2	2	0	1	2	1	0	1	26	17:50	2:59	0:00	14:51	0	0	0.0
2	2	3	5	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	27	20:57	3:08	4:06	13:43	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	14	11:15	2:49	0:00	8:26	0	0	0.0
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	21	17:02	0:00	3:49	13:13	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	27	19:42	3:01	0:07	16:34	0	0	0.0
1	1	2	4	1	1	1	2	0	1	1	29	20:49	2:54	0:00	17:55	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	1	2	0	0	2	0	2	30	23:00	2:45	5:42	14:33	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	28	20:28	0:00	5:41	14:47	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	22	17:06	0:00	3:39	13:27	0	0	0.0

goalies
Tristan JarryT. Jarry#35

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
26	4	22	.846	12	10	0	0	0	61:07	0

Nashville Predators


forwards
Luke EvangelistaL. Evangelista#77
Filip ForsbergF. Forsberg#9
Mark JankowskiM. Jankowski#17
Zachary L'HeureuxZ. L'Heureux#68
Jonathan MarchessaultJ. Marchessault#81
Michael McCarronM. McCarron#47
Tommy NovakT. Novak#82
Gustav NyquistG. Nyquist#14
Ryan O'ReillyR. O'Reilly#90
Colton SissonsC. Sissons#10
Cole SmithC. Smith#36
Steven StamkosS. Stamkos#91
defensemen
Nick BlankenburgN. Blankenburg#37
Marc Del GaizoM. Del Gaizo#7
Jeremy LauzonJ. Lauzon#3
Luke SchennL. Schenn#2
Brady SkjeiB. Skjei#76
Adam WilsbyA. Wilsby#83

											Time On Ice					Faceoffs
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
1	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	13:39	3:57	0:00	9:42	0	0	0.0
0	2	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	2	22	17:57	5:33	0:00	12:24	0	0	0.0
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	12:17	0:00	2:58	9:19	2	2	50.0
0	1	0	0	3	1	0	0	3	0	2	22	16:21	3:32	0:00	12:49	0	0	0.0
1	0	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	2	21	18:38	6:01	0:00	12:37	0	1	0.0
0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	4	0	0	19	13:44	0:07	3:07	10:30	2	3	40.0
0	1	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	18	11:38	4:00	0:00	7:38	2	6	25.0
0	1	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	24	20:58	5:59	0:16	14:43	0	0	0.0
0	1	0	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	22	18:38	5:02	0:00	13:36	7	6	53.8
0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	21	13:25	0:09	2:28	10:48	3	3	50.0
0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	17	11:49	0:00	3:01	8:48	0	0	0.0
1	0	0	3	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	23	19:12	5:51	0:00	13:21	7	6	53.8
G	A	+/-	S	SM	BS	PN	PIM	HT	TK	GV	SHFT	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	FW	FL	FO%
0	0	0	4	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	25	20:02	2:48	3:24	13:50	0	0	0.0
0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	1	1	18	14:38	0:39	0:00	13:59	0	0	0.0
0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0	5	0	0	24	18:10	0:11	2:13	15:46	0	0	0.0
0	1	1	1	0	3	0	0	2	1	1	19	14:22	0:00	1:14	13:08	0	0	0.0
1	1	-1	3	2	2	1	2	0	1	1	27	22:51	3:39	2:27	16:45	0	0	0.0
0	0	-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	24	19:16	0:00	2:36	16:40	0	0	0.0

goalies
Juuse SarosJ. Saros#74

SA	GA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	SOSA	SOS	TOI	PIM
20	5	15	.750	15	0	0	0	0	60:57	0

* - A player receives a "plus" if they are on the ice when their Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. They receive a "minus" if on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Penguins	1	2	1	1	5
	Predators	2	1	1	0	4

1st Period		PIT	NSH
3:51	Jonathan Marchessault (9) Assists: Filip Forsberg (14), Luke Schenn (1)	0	1
16:21	Bryan Rust (13) Assists: Rickard Rakell (11), Sidney Crosby (24)	1	1
17:57	Luke Evangelista (4) (Power Play) Assists: Tommy Novak (3), Brady Skjei (8)	1	2

2nd Period		PIT	NSH
3:38	Steven Stamkos (9) Assists: Filip Forsberg (15), Gustav Nyquist (6)	1	3
7:54	Sidney Crosby (9) (Power Play) Assists: Erik Karlsson (19), Bryan Rust (10)	2	3
9:08	Rickard Rakell (15) Assists: Sidney Crosby (25), Bryan Rust (11)	3	3

3rd Period			PIT	NSH
7:44		Brady Skjei (3) Assists: Ryan O'Reilly (11), Zachary L'Heureux (5)	3	4
11:36		Erik Karlsson (3) Assists: Matt Grzelcyk (16), Sidney Crosby (26)	4	4

OT Summary			PIT	NSH
1:07		Bryan Rust (14) Assists: Evgeni Malkin (20), Kris Letang (9)	5	4

0:41

Bryan Rust's 2nd goal wins it for Pittsburgh in OT

0:41

Erik Karlsson scores goal vs. Predators

0:42

Brady Skjei tallies goal vs. Penguins

0:57

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

Penguins
5
Predators
4

Game 1

20/12

Predators
Penguins

Game 2

2/2

Bridgestone Arena

1:00 AM, 20 December 2024

Nashville, TN

Attendance: 17,159

Referees:
Eric Furlatt
Brandon Schrader

Linesmen:
Shandor Alphonso
Kilian McNamara

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	21	11	3	45
Washington	21	8	2	44
Carolina	20	10	1	41
Pittsburgh	15	14	5	35
Philadelphia	14	15	4	32
NY Rangers	15	15	1	31
Columbus	13	15	5	31
NY Islanders	12	14	7	31

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Winnipeg	23	10	1	47
Minnesota	20	8	4	44
Dallas	19	12	0	38
Colorado	19	15	0	38
Utah	15	11	5	35
St. Louis	15	16	3	33
Chicago	12	19	2	26
Nashville	9	17	7	25

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Bryan Rust's 2nd goal wins it for Pittsburgh in OT

Regular Season Series

PIT leads 1-0

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