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2019-20 regular season

Predators at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Penguins beat Predators 6–4 at PPG Paints Arena on December 28, 2019.

NSH – PIT
48–36
Shots on goal
1/2–3/4
Power play
29–31
Hits
7–16
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Bryan Rust
2 G, 2 A
3 shots · 22:36 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
3 A
4 shots · 22:06 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Matt Murray
44 saves
0.917 SV% · 4 GA

Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Bryan Rust Go-ahead 1st · 00:32
Assists: Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin · beat Juuse Saros
0–1
🐧 Dominik Kahun 1st · 01:05
Assists: Alex Galchenyuk, Juuso Riikola · beat Juuse Saros
0–2
🐧 Kris Letang PP 1st · 09:04
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust · beat Juuse Saros
0–3
2nd period
🐯 Viktor Arvidsson PP 2nd · 04:07
Assists: Calle Jarnkrok, Roman Josi · beat Matt Murray
1–3
🐧 Alex Galchenyuk PP 2nd · 08:02
Assists: John Marino, Juuso Riikola · beat Pekka Rinne
1–4
🐯 Craig Smith 2nd · 16:03
Assists: Colin Blackwell, Roman Josi · beat Matt Murray
2–4
🐯 Mikael Granlund 2nd · 19:01
Assists: Matt Duchene, Filip Forsberg · beat Matt Murray
3–4
3rd period
🐯 Mikael Granlund Tying 3rd · 08:56
Assists: Matt Duchene, Roman Josi · beat Matt Murray
4–4
🐧 Jake Guentzel PP Go-ahead 3rd · 18:57
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Bryan Rust · beat Pekka Rinne
4–5
🐧 Bryan Rust Empty net 3rd · 19:22
Unassisted
4–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐯Predators
L1 Forsberg · Johansen · Duchene 16:47
L2 Arvidsson · Jarnkrok · Granlund 16:04
L3 Watson · Turris · Bonino 13:10
L4 Blackwell · Smith · Grimaldi 12:26
D1 Ellis · Josi 26:43
D2 Ekholm · Fabbro 22:16
D3 Tinordi · Weber 10:33
🐧Penguins
L1 Guentzel · Malkin · Rust 22:23
L2 McCann · Galchenyuk · Hornqvist 15:23
L3 Kahun · Blueger · Aston-Reese 12:31
L4 Tanev · Simon · Lafferty 11:16
D1 Letang · Johnson 24:30
D2 Marino · Pettersson 19:01
D3 Riikola · Ruhwedel 14:42

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐯NSH PIT🐧
48 Shots on goal 36
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 3/4
29 Hits 31
7 Blocked shots 16
6 Takeaways 7
6 Giveaways 8
8 Penalty minutes 4
NSH shooting 8.3% (4/48) PIT shooting 16.7% (6/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐯Predators
Pekka Rinne
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 50:08 TOI
Juuse Saros
5/8
.625 SV% · 3 GA · 09:04 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
44/48
.917 SV% · 4 GA · 59:38 TOI

Where the goals came from

10 of 10 goals located
Bryan Rust · 1st 00:32 · 0–1 Dominik Kahun · 1st 01:05 · 0–2 Kris Letang · 1st 09:04 · 0–3 Viktor Arvidsson · 2nd 04:07 · 1–3 Alex Galchenyuk · 2nd 08:02 · 1–4 Craig Smith · 2nd 16:03 · 2–4 Mikael Granlund · 2nd 19:01 · 3–4 Mikael Granlund · 3rd 08:56 · 4–4 Jake Guentzel · 3rd 18:57 · 4–5 Bryan Rust · 3rd 19:22 · 4–6
NSH PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 2nd — 3–4
Predators
Predators — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-3-1 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 2–0
Dec 272019 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 5–2 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
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NSH vs PIT, answered

Who won Predators vs Penguins on December 28, 2019?

Penguins won 6–4. The final score was Predators 4, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Predators?

Mikael Granlund (2), Craig Smith, Viktor Arvidsson.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust (2), Alex Galchenyuk, Dominik Kahun, Jake Guentzel, Kris Letang.

How did the Predators goalie play?

Pekka Rinne made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 44 saves on 48 shots (.917 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?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 27 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 5–2 AfterJan 1 🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL 2–4
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 27 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 5–2 AfterDec 30 🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT 2–5
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