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2017-18 regular season

Flames at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Penguins beat Flames 4–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on March 5, 2018.

CGY – PIT
38–32
Shots on goal
27–20
Hits
15–16
Blocked shots
10–8
Takeaways
⚔️ Head-to-head

The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
1 G, 2 A
1 shots · 17:17 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Phil Kessel
2 A
3 shots · 17:36 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Tristan Jarry
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Chad Ruhwedel Go-ahead 1st · 02:10
Assists: Phil Kessel · beat Jon Gillies
0–1
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 1st · 03:05
Unassisted · beat Jon Gillies
0–2
🔥 Mark Giordano 1st · 06:14
Assists: Troy Brouwer, Matt Stajan · beat Tristan Jarry
1–2
🔥 Mikael Backlund Tying 1st · 10:18
Assists: Michael Frolik, Travis Hamonic · beat Tristan Jarry
2–2
2nd period
🐧 Kris Letang Go-ahead 2nd · 17:01
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Carl Hagelin · beat Jon Gillies
2–3
🔥 Troy Brouwer Tying 2nd · 19:57
Assists: TJ Brodie, Johnny Gaudreau · beat Tristan Jarry
3–3
Overtime
🐧 Justin Schultz Go-ahead OT · 02:36
Assists: Phil Kessel, Evgeni Malkin · beat Jon Gillies
3–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🔥Flames
L1 Gaudreau · Monahan · Frolik 19:16
L2 Tkachuk · Backlund · Brouwer 17:31
L3 Bennett · Jankowski · Hathaway 12:21
L4 Ferland · Stajan · Lazar 11:13
D1 Giordano · Hamilton 25:46
D2 Brodie · Hamonic 21:31
D3 Stone · Kulak 14:01
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Hornqvist 18:28
L2 Malkin · Kessel · Rust 17:32
L3 Hagelin · Brassard · Sheahan 15:11
L4 Sheary · Simon · Kuhnhackl 9:40
D1 Letang · Schultz 24:36
D2 Dumoulin · Maatta 18:26
D3 Oleksiak · Ruhwedel 16:25

Team stats

Away left · home right
🔥CGY PIT🐧
38 Shots on goal 32
27 Hits 20
15 Blocked shots 16
10 Takeaways 8
6 Giveaways 8
6 Penalty minutes 6
CGY shooting 7.9% (3/38) PIT shooting 12.5% (4/32)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🔥Flames
Jon Gillies
28/32
.875 SV% · 4 GA · 62:36 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 62:36 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Chad Ruhwedel · 1st 02:10 · 0–1 Evgeni Malkin · 1st 03:05 · 0–2 Mark Giordano · 1st 06:14 · 1–2 Mikael Backlund · 1st 10:18 · 2–2 Kris Letang · 2nd 17:01 · 2–3 Troy Brouwer · 2nd 19:57 · 3–3 Justin Schultz · OT 02:36 · 3–4
CGY PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Flames
Flames — tied after 1st: 13-12-2 (48% win rate, 27 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 12-10-1 (52% win rate, 23 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Flames
Flames — tied after 2nd: 7-6-7 (35% win rate, 20 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 12-6-1 (63% win rate, 19 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Nov 22017 🐧PIT @ 🔥CGY 1–2 OT Mar 132017 🐧PIT @ 🔥CGY 3–4 SO Feb 72017 🔥CGY @ 🐧PIT 3–2 SO Mar 52016 🔥CGY @ 🐧PIT 4–2 Nov 72015 🐧PIT @ 🔥CGY 2–5
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CGY vs PIT, answered

Who won Flames vs Penguins on March 5, 2018?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime. The final score was Flames 3, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Flames?

Mark Giordano, Mikael Backlund, Troy Brouwer.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chad Ruhwedel, Evgeni Malkin, Justin Schultz, Kris Letang.

How did the Flames goalie play?

Jon Gillies made 28 saves on 32 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 save percentage).

Where is Flames vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Flames vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🔥 Flames
BeforeMar 2 🗽NYR @ 🔥CGY 3–1 AfterMar 7 🔥CGY @ ⚔️BUF 5–1
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 3 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterMar 7 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 5–2
Also on March 5
🍁TOR 3–5 ⚔️BUF 🏛️OTT 3–2 ⭐DAL 🌵ARI 3–4 🛢️EDM 🏝️NYI 3–4 🐋VAN
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