🐯 Away Predators 0-0 in series
3–5
Final
PIT leads 4–2
🐧 Home Penguins 0-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
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Predators at Penguins — Stanley Cup Finals Game 1

Penguins, Stanley Cup Finals Game 1, beat Predators 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on May 29, 2017.

🗓 Mon, May 29, 2017 · 19:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2016-17 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

NSH vs PIT · PIT leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
3–5
Final · PIT
Game 2
1–4
Final · PIT
Game 3
1–5
Final · NSH
Game 4
1–4
Final · NSH
Game 5
0–6
Final · PIT
Game 6
2–0
Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Nick Bonino
2 G
2 shots · 15:59 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
2 A
3 shots · 20:09 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Chris Kunitz
2 A
1 shots · 15:47 TOI

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH PIT🐧
26 Shots on goal 12
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
37 Hits 31
14 Blocked shots 9
8 Takeaways 5
4 Giveaways 7
6 Penalty minutes 6
NSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 41.7% (5/12)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
7/11
.636 SV% · 4 GA · 58:48 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 59:46 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Predators
Predators — tied after 1st: 53-32-13 (54% win rate, 98 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 62-26-13 (61% win rate, 101 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 53-32-13 (54% win rate, 98 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 62-26-13 (61% win rate, 101 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Neal · Forsberg · Fisher 19:43
L2 Arvidsson · Sissons · Jarnkrok 17:30
L3 Aberg · Gaudreau · Smith 11:45
L4 Watson · McLeod · Fiddler 7:48
D1 Josi · Ellis 27:40
D2 Ekholm · Subban 24:00
D3 Irwin · Weber 8:22
🐧Penguins
L1 Sheary · Crosby · Malkin 17:05
L2 Kunitz · Bonino · Kessel 15:47
L3 Rowney · Rust · Hornqvist 13:14
L4 Cullen · Wilson · Guentzel 12:17
D1 Daley · Maatta 22:43
D2 Dumoulin · Hainsey 19:54
D3 Cole · Schultz 16:04

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Jan 31, 2017
🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT
2–4 · Penguins won
Oct 22, 2016
🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH
1–5 · Predators won
Mar 31, 2016
🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT
2–5 · Penguins won
Oct 24, 2015
🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH
2–1 (OT) · Penguins won
Feb 1, 2015
🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT
4–0 · Predators won

❓ NSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Predators vs Penguins on May 29, 2017?

Penguins won 5–3.

What was the final score of Predators vs Penguins?

The final score was Predators 3, Penguins 5.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 7 saves on 11 shots (.636 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

Where is Predators vs Penguins played?

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

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🐯Predators
Previous game · May 22
🦆ANA @ 🐯NSH
3–6 · NSH won
Next game · May 31
🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT
1–4 · PIT won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · May 25
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · PIT won
Next game · May 31
🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT
1–4 · PIT won
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