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🌲 MIN 0112
🐧 PIT 1315

Wild at Penguins

Penguins beat Wild 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 19, 2013.

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2013-14 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Chris Kunitz
2 G
4 shots · 21:38 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Matt Niskanen
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 23:23 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Olli Maatta
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 21:46 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Chris Kunitz Go-ahead 1st · 00:49
0–1
2nd period
🐧 Brandon Sutter 2nd · 01:54
0–2
🐧 Matt Niskanen PP 2nd · 03:33
0–3
🐧 Chris Kunitz 2nd · 10:43
0–4
🌲 Jason Pominville 2nd · 11:20
1–4
3rd period
🌲 Dany Heatley 3rd · 03:13
2–4
🐧 Olli Maatta SH 3rd · 07:54
Unassisted · beat Niklas Backstrom
2–5

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Parise · Koivu · Brodziak 18:55
L2 Cooke · Coyle · Pominville 16:11
L3 Heatley · Mitchell · Niederreiter 13:22
L4 Haula · Konopka · Bulmer 8:47
D1 Suter · Brodin 26:40
D2 Spurgeon · Scandella 19:28
D3 Stoner · Ballard 13:52
🐧Penguins
L1 Kunitz · Crosby · Dupuis 21:15
L2 Jokinen · Neal · Sutter 15:07
L3 Vitale · Sill · Adams 12:17
L4 Zolnierczyk · Conner · Kobasew 10:13
D1 Niskanen · Maatta 22:34
D2 Dumoulin · Despres 18:04
D3 Bortuzzo · Samuelsson 17:29

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN PIT🐧
26 Shots on goal 36
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
19 Hits 14
13 Blocked shots 10
1 Takeaways 1
4 Giveaways 5
25 Penalty minutes 27
MIN shooting 7.7% (2/26) PIT shooting 13.9% (5/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
31/36
.861 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
24/26
.923 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Chris Kunitz · 1st 00:49 · 0–1 Brandon Sutter · 2nd 01:54 · 0–2 Matt Niskanen · 2nd 03:33 · 0–3 Chris Kunitz · 2nd 10:43 · 0–4 Jason Pominville · 2nd 11:20 · 1–4 Dany Heatley · 3rd 03:13 · 2–4 Olli Maatta · 3rd 07:54 · 2–5
MIN PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Wild
Wild — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-5-2 (12% win rate, 8 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)
After 2nd — 1–4
Wild
Wild — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 5-0 (100% win rate, 5 games)
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❓ MIN vs PIT, answered

Who won Wild vs Penguins on December 19, 2013?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Wild 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Wild?

Dany Heatley, Jason Pominville.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chris Kunitz (2), Brandon Sutter, Matt Niskanen, Olli Maatta.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Niklas Backstrom made 31 saves on 36 shots (.861 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jeff Zatkoff made 24 saves on 26 shots (.923 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Wild vs Penguins season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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