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2018-19 regular season

Predators at Penguins

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

Predators beat Penguins 3–1 at PPG Paints Arena on March 29, 2019.

NSH – PIT
26–43
Shots on goal
1/2–0/4
Power play
36–40
Hits
10–10
Blocked shots
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The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap
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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐯 NSH
P.K. Subban
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 22:15 TOI
2nd star 🐯 NSH
Craig Smith
1 G, 1 A
1 shots · 12:28 TOI
3rd star 🐯 NSH
Pekka Rinne
42 saves
0.977 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

4 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Craig Smith Go-ahead 1st · 01:35
Assists: Matt Irwin · beat Matt Murray
1–0
2nd period
🐯 Viktor Arvidsson PP 2nd · 17:36
Assists: P.K. Subban, Ryan Johansen · beat Matt Murray
2–0
3rd period
🐯 P.K. Subban 3rd · 17:28
Assists: Craig Smith, Mattias Ekholm · beat Matt Murray
3–0
🐧 Nick Bjugstad 3rd · 18:57
Assists: Phil Kessel, Jake Guentzel · beat Pekka Rinne
3–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Forsberg · Johansen · Turris 17:37
L2 Arvidsson · Granlund · Sissons 16:19
L3 Bonino · Jarnkrok · Smith 14:12
L4 Boyle · Gaudreau · Simmonds 11:10
D1 Josi · Ellis 24:18
D2 Ekholm · Subban 22:47
D3 Irwin · Weber 11:09
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Kessel 23:35
L2 Bjugstad · Rust · Hornqvist 16:45
L3 McCann · Simon · Cullen 15:30
L4 Wilson · Blueger · Johnson 8:14
D1 Schultz · Dumoulin 22:39
D2 Pettersson · Gudbranson 18:50
D3 Johnson · Maatta 15:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH PIT🐧
26 Shots on goal 43
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
36 Hits 40
10 Blocked shots 10
4 Takeaways 7
4 Giveaways 13
8 Penalty minutes 4
NSH shooting 11.5% (3/26) PIT shooting 2.3% (1/43)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
42/43
.977 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 58:17 TOI

Where the goals came from

4 of 4 goals located
Craig Smith · 1st 01:35 · 1–0 Viktor Arvidsson · 2nd 17:36 · 2–0 P.K. Subban · 3rd 17:28 · 3–0 Nick Bjugstad · 3rd 18:57 · 3–1
NSH PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 15-2-1 (83% win rate, 18 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 7-8-4 (37% win rate, 19 games)
After 2nd — 2–0
Predators
Predators — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 12-1 (92% win rate, 13 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Mar 212019 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 2–1 SO Nov 112017 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 4–5 SO Oct 72017 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 0–4 Jun 112017 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 2–0 Jun 82017 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 0–6
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Who won Predators vs Penguins on March 29, 2019?

Predators won 3–1. The final score was Predators 3, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Predators?

Craig Smith, P.K. Subban, Viktor Arvidsson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Nick Bjugstad.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 42 saves on 43 shots (.977 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.

What is the Predators 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
🐯 Predators
BeforeMar 25 🐯NSH @ 🌲MIN 1–0 AfterMar 30 🧥CBJ @ 🐯NSH 5–2
🐧 Penguins
BeforeMar 25 🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR 5–2 AfterMar 31 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 1–3
Also on March 29
🎵STL 2–4 🗽NYR 😈NJD 0–4 🐙DET 🌵ARI 2–3 🏔️COL 🦆ANA 1–6 🔥CGY 🌲MIN 3–2 🎰VGK
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