Penguins 5–2 Predators — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2019)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐧 PIT	3	2	0	5
🐯 NSH	1	0	1	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Juuso Riikola

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:29 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Alex Galchenyuk

1 G

2 shots · 11:39 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Tristan Jarry

30 saves

0.938 SV% · 2 GA

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Dominik Simon Go-ahead 1st · 02:17

Assists: Juuso Riikola, Chad Ruhwedel · beat Pekka Rinne

1–0

🐯 Craig Smith Tying 1st · 04:30

Assists: Mattias Ekholm · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

🐧 Alex Galchenyuk Go-ahead 1st · 14:16

Assists: Marcus Pettersson, John Marino · beat Pekka Rinne

2–1

🐧 Teddy Blueger 1st · 14:50

Assists: Zach Aston-Reese, Brandon Tanev · beat Pekka Rinne

3–1

2nd period

🐧 Bryan Rust 2nd · 04:38

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin · beat Juuse Saros

4–1

🐧 Juuso Riikola 2nd · 18:04

Assists: Dominik Kahun, Jared McCann · beat Juuse Saros

5–1

3rd period

🐯 Viktor Arvidsson 3rd · 09:18

Assists: Roman Josi, Rocco Grimaldi · beat Tristan Jarry

5–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Blueger · Guentzel · Rust 18:45

L2 Tanev · Malkin · Aston-Reese 16:38

L3 McCann · Kahun · Galchenyuk 12:56

L4 Simon · Lafferty · Blandisi 10:23

D1 Letang · Johnson 24:30

D2 Pettersson · Marino 19:50

D3 Ruhwedel · Riikola 14:34

🐯Predators

L1 Forsberg · Duchene · Granlund 20:15

L2 Arvidsson · Jarnkrok · Grimaldi 17:00

L3 Watson · Turris · Johansen 15:57

L4 Bonino · Smith · Sissons 12:03

D1 Josi · Ellis 26:55

D2 Fabbro · Ekholm 21:45

D3 Irwin · Hamhuis 8:54

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NSH🐯

25 Shots on goal 32

9 Hits 20

15 Blocked shots 11

11 Takeaways 10

12 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 18

PIT shooting 20.0% (5/25) NSH shooting 6.2% (2/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐯Predators

Juuse Saros

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 42:22 TOI

Pekka Rinne

3/6

.500 SV% · 3 GA · 14:50 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT NSH

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 3–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

Predators

Predators — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

After 2nd — 5–1

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 4 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Predators

Predators — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Mar 292019 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 3–1 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

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❓ PIT vs NSH, answered

Who won Penguins vs Predators on December 27, 2019?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Alex Galchenyuk, Bryan Rust, Dominik Simon, Juuso Riikola, Teddy Blueger.

Who scored for Predators?

Craig Smith, Viktor Arvidsson.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Predators played?

At Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, the Predators home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Predators season series?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 21 🐧PIT @ 🐋VAN 1–4 AfterDec 28 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 4–6

🐯 Predators

BeforeDec 23 🌵ARI @ 🐯NSH 2–3 AfterDec 28 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 4–6

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