Pittsburgh Penguins @ Nashville Predators
- Giveaway by Zachary L'Heureux
- Filip Forsberg Deflected Wide Right
- Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
- Luke Evangelista Tip-In Wide Right
- Cole Smith hit Drew O'Connor
- Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Brady Skjei
- Adam Wilsby Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Michael Bunting shot blocked by Luke Schenn
- Jonathan Marchessault Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (14), Luke Schenn (1)
- Giveaway by Marc Del Gaizo
- Michael McCarron shot blocked by Colton Sissons
- Michael McCarron hit Ryan Graves
- Brady Skjei Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
- Jeremy Lauzon hit Bryan Rust
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Zachary L'Heureux
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Jonathan Marchessault Tripping against Philip Tomasino
- Colton Sissons faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Michael Bunting shot blocked by Brady Skjei
- Luke Schenn hit Matt Nieto
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
- Ryan O'Reilly Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Tommy Novak Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Marc Del Gaizo Slap Shot Wide Right
- Marc Del Gaizo hit Bryan Rust
- Michael McCarron hit Matt Grzelcyk
- Jeremy Lauzon hit Philip Tomasino
- Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly
- Zachary L'Heureux Tip-In Above Crossbar
- Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault
- Tommy Novak Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Tommy Novak Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Luke Evangelista Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tommy Novak (3), Brady Skjei (8)
- Jeremy Lauzon hit Evgeni Malkin
- Jeremy Lauzon hit Philip Tomasino
- Luke Schenn Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Giveaway by Brady Skjei
- Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Tommy Novak faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Tommy Novak shot blocked by Zachary L'Heureux
- Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Filip Forsberg Snap Shot Wide Left
- Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Steven Stamkos Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (15), Gustav Nyquist (6)
- Giveaway by Tommy Novak
- Luke Schenn hit Drew O'Connor
- Brady Skjei Tripping against Michael Bunting
- Colton Sissons faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Michael McCarron hit Sidney Crosby
- Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Giveaway by Nick Blankenburg
- Owen Pickering shot blocked by Steven Stamkos
- Adam Wilsby Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Zachary L'Heureux hit Erik Karlsson
- Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
- Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
- Zachary L'Heureux Backhand Wide Left
- Marc Del Gaizo Snap Shot Wide Left
- Colton Sissons hit Ryan Shea
- Michael McCarron Backhand High and Wide Left
- Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Blankenburg hit Noel Acciari
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Brady Skjei Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Giveaway by Filip Forsberg
- Takeaway by Luke Schenn
- Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Adam Wilsby hit Blake Lizotte
- Michael McCarron Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Cole Smith hit Ryan Shea
- Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot Missing key [ED_1014]
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Giveaway by Zachary L'Heureux
- Marc Del Gaizo hit Noel Acciari
- Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot Wide Left
- Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Giveaway by Filip Forsberg
- Filip Forsberg Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Tommy Novak faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
- Zachary L'Heureux hit Owen Pickering
- Giveaway by Gustav Nyquist
- Cody Glass shot blocked by Luke Schenn
- Ryan Graves shot blocked by Luke Schenn
- Takeaway by Filip Forsberg
- Jeremy Lauzon hit Noel Acciari
- Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Brady Skjei Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Ryan O'Reilly (11), Zachary L'Heureux (5)
- Giveaway by Luke Schenn
- Takeaway by Marc Del Gaizo
- Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Ryan O'Reilly Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Noel Acciari
- Steven Stamkos Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Brady Skjei Slap Shot Wide Right
- Michael McCarron hit Ryan Shea
- Zachary L'Heureux hit Erik Karlsson
- Filip Forsberg hit Kris Letang
- Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault
- Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Zachary L'Heureux Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
- Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Tommy Novak
- Luke Evangelista Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Marc Del Gaizo hit Bryan Rust
- Steven Stamkos hit Rickard Rakell
- Matt Nieto shot blocked by Cole Smith
- Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
- Steven Stamkos Tripping against Cody Glass
- Colton Sissons faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
- Takeaway by Brady Skjei
- Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Michael McCarron
- Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
- Sidney Crosby hit Nick Blankenburg
- Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
- Puck in Netting
- Matt Nieto hit Marc Del Gaizo
- Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Takeaway by Cody Glass
- Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
- Puck in Crowd
- Takeaway by Owen Pickering
- Kris Letang hit Jeremy Lauzon
- Rickard Rakell hit Cole Smith
- Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
- Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Left
- Noel Acciari hit Marc Del Gaizo
- Ryan Shea Slap Shot Wide Right
- Rickard Rakell Hooking against Jonathan Marchessault
- TV Timeout
- Goalie Stopped
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
- Goalie Stopped
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Tommy Novak
- Owen Pickering hit Zachary L'Heureux
- Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Juuse Saros
- Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Ryan Shea
- Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Colton Sissons
- Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Left
- Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Juuse Saros
- Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Puck in Netting
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
- Matt Nieto hit Marc Del Gaizo
- Owen Pickering hit Gustav Nyquist
- Icing
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
- Giveaway by Bryan Rust
- Bryan Rust Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (11), Sidney Crosby (24)
- Anthony Beauvillier Interference against Tommy Novak
- Goalie Stopped
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Tommy Novak
- Rickard Rakell Tip-In High and Wide Left
- Giveaway by Philip Tomasino
- Goalie Stopped
- Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Colton Sissons
- Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
- Blake Lizotte Kneeing against Steven Stamkos
- Brady Skjei shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Kris Letang
- Goalie Stopped
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
- On-Ice Official Video Review
- Icing
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McCarron
- Takeaway by Drew O'Connor
- Ryan Graves hit Tommy Novak
- Takeaway by Michael Bunting
- Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
- Sidney Crosby Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (19), Bryan Rust (10)
- Noel Acciari Deflected Above Crossbar
- Puck in Netting
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
- Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
- Rickard Rakell Goal (15) Deflected, assists: Sidney Crosby (25), Bryan Rust (11)
- Icing
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Giveaway by Drew O'Connor
- Ryan Graves hit Michael McCarron
- Nick Blankenburg shot blocked by Philip Tomasino
- Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Jeremy Lauzon shot blocked by Matt Nieto
- Tommy Novak shot blocked by Matt Nieto
- Puck in Netting
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Cody Glass
- Luke Schenn shot blocked by Cody Glass
- Icing
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
- Matt Nieto hit Tommy Novak
- Puck Frozen - Goalie
- Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Luke Schenn shot blocked by Matt Nieto
- Giveaway by Tristan Jarry
- Colton Sissons shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
- Icing
- Steven Stamkos shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
- Puck in Crowd
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jonathan Marchessault
- Brady Skjei shot blocked by Noel Acciari
- Puck in Crowd
- Erik Karlsson Holding the stick against Ryan O'Reilly
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
- Icing
- Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Goalie Stopped
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McCarron
- Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Goalie Stopped
- Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
- Giveaway by Matt Grzelcyk
- Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin
- Takeaway by Noel Acciari
- Blake Lizotte hit Nick Blankenburg
- Giveaway by Owen Pickering
- Drew O'Connor hit Marc Del Gaizo
- Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Kris Letang hit Zachary L'Heureux
- Blake Lizotte Interference against Luke Evangelista
- TV Timeout
- Goalie Stopped
- Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Bryan Rust
- Puck in Netting
- Cody Glass faceoff won against Tommy Novak
- Giveaway by Ryan Shea
- Giveaway by Ryan Shea
- Icing
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Colton Sissons
- Puck in Benches
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Erik Karlsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (16), Sidney Crosby (26)
- Kris Letang Deflected saved by Juuse Saros
- Cody Glass Tip-In Wide Left
- Hand Pass
- Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McCarron
- Puck in Benches
- Michael Bunting hit Nick Blankenburg
- Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Kris Letang
- Icing
- Noel Acciari faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
- Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
- Goalie Stopped
- Giveaway by Kris Letang
- Brady Skjei shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
- Bryan Rust Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (20), Kris Letang (9)
PENGUINS
PREDATORS
| TIME | PLAY | PIT | NSH | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st Period | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:00 | Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:04 | Giveaway by Zachary L'Heureux | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:06 | Giveaway by Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:17 | Sidney Crosby hit Nick Blankenburg | 0 | 0 | |
| 0:57 | Filip Forsberg Deflected Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:11 | Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Philip Tomasino | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:13 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:13 | Mark Jankowski faceoff won against Blake Lizotte | 0 | 0 | |
| 1:15 | Luke Evangelista Tip-In Wide Right | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:07 | Cole Smith hit Drew O'Connor | 0 | 0 | |
| 2:25 | Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Brady Skjei | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:07 | Adam Wilsby Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:41 | Michael Bunting shot blocked by Luke Schenn | 0 | 0 | |
| 3:51 | Jonathan Marchessault Goal (9) Wrist Shot, assists: Filip Forsberg (14), Luke Schenn (1) | 0 | 1 | |
| 3:51 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tommy Novak | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:19 | Matt Nieto hit Marc Del Gaizo | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:20 | Giveaway by Marc Del Gaizo | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:22 | Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 4:56 | Michael McCarron shot blocked by Colton Sissons | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:01 | Michael McCarron hit Ryan Graves | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:17 | Brady Skjei Wrist Shot Off Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:23 | Takeaway by Cody Glass | 0 | 1 | |
| 5:40 | Jeremy Lauzon hit Bryan Rust | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:11 | Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Zachary L'Heureux | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:22 | Takeaway by Erik Karlsson | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:37 | Puck in Crowd | 0 | 1 | |
| 6:37 | Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:09 | Takeaway by Owen Pickering | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:19 | Kris Letang hit Jeremy Lauzon | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:27 | Jonathan Marchessault Tripping against Philip Tomasino | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:27 | Colton Sissons faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | |
| 7:38 | Michael Bunting shot blocked by Brady Skjei | 0 | 1 | |
| 8:16 | Rickard Rakell hit Cole Smith | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:26 | Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:30 | Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 9:58 | Luke Schenn hit Matt Nieto | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:00 | Noel Acciari hit Marc Del Gaizo | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:25 | Ryan Shea Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:53 | Rickard Rakell Hooking against Jonathan Marchessault | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:53 | TV Timeout | 0 | 1 | |
| 10:53 | Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Blake Lizotte | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:09 | Ryan O'Reilly Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:23 | Jonathan Marchessault Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:25 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 11:25 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Steven Stamkos | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:12 | Tommy Novak Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:14 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:14 | Cody Glass faceoff won against Tommy Novak | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:42 | Marc Del Gaizo Slap Shot Wide Right | 0 | 1 | |
| 12:46 | Owen Pickering hit Zachary L'Heureux | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:13 | Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Juuse Saros | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:17 | Marc Del Gaizo hit Bryan Rust | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:29 | Michael McCarron hit Matt Grzelcyk | 0 | 1 | |
| 13:52 | Jeremy Lauzon hit Philip Tomasino | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:00 | Adam Wilsby shot blocked by Ryan Shea | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:19 | Philip Tomasino Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:21 | Goalie Stopped | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:21 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Colton Sissons | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:23 | Rickard Rakell Backhand Wide Left | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:24 | Bryan Rust Backhand saved by Juuse Saros | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:25 | Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:38 | Takeaway by Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:43 | Zachary L'Heureux Tip-In Above Crossbar | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:45 | Puck in Netting | 0 | 1 | |
| 14:45 | Noel Acciari faceoff won against Steven Stamkos | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:00 | Matt Nieto hit Marc Del Gaizo | 0 | 1 | |
| 15:33 | Owen Pickering hit Gustav Nyquist | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:03 | Icing | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:03 | Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:06 | Matt Grzelcyk shot blocked by Jeremy Lauzon | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:08 | Giveaway by Bryan Rust | 0 | 1 | |
| 16:21 | Bryan Rust Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Rickard Rakell (11), Sidney Crosby (24) | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:21 | Cody Glass faceoff won against Tommy Novak | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:28 | Anthony Beauvillier Interference against Tommy Novak | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:28 | Steven Stamkos faceoff won against Noel Acciari | 1 | 1 | |
| 16:32 | Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:37 | Tommy Novak Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:38 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:38 | Cody Glass faceoff won against Tommy Novak | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:55 | Tommy Novak Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 1 | |
| 17:57 | Luke Evangelista Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Tommy Novak (3), Brady Skjei (8) | 1 | 2 | |
| 17:57 | Michael McCarron faceoff won against Sidney Crosby | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:31 | Rickard Rakell Tip-In High and Wide Left | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:52 | Jeremy Lauzon hit Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 2 | |
| 18:58 | Giveaway by Philip Tomasino | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:26 | Jeremy Lauzon hit Philip Tomasino | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:41 | Luke Schenn Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:42 | Goalie Stopped | 1 | 2 | |
| 19:42 | Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Colton Sissons | 1 | 2 | |
| 20:00 | End of 1st Period | 1 | 2 | |
Regular Season Series
PIT leads 1-0
Game Information
Bridgestone Arena
1:00 AM, 20 December 2024
Nashville, TN
Attendance: 17,159
- Referees:
- Eric Furlatt
- Brandon Schrader
- Linesmen:
- Shandor Alphonso
- Kilian McNamara
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carolina | 22 | 11 | 3 | 47 |
| Philadelphia | 19 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
| NY Islanders | 20 | 13 | 4 | 44 |
| Washington | 19 | 13 | 5 | 43 |
| NY Rangers | 19 | 16 | 4 | 42 |
| New Jersey | 20 | 16 | 1 | 41 |
| Pittsburgh | 15 | 12 | 9 | 39 |
| Columbus | 15 | 15 | 6 | 36 |

