Blues 2–4 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2023)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🎵 STL	0	1	1	2
🐧 PIT	1	1	2	4

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:06 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jake Guentzel

2 A

9 shots · 20:27 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G

2 shots · 20:22 TOI

🚨 Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Drew O'Connor Go-ahead 1st · 15:32

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Reilly Smith · beat Joel Hofer

0–1

2nd period

🎵 Robert Thomas PP Tying 2nd · 01:06

Assists: Jordan Kyrou, Torey Krug · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Go-ahead 2nd · 06:50

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Rickard Rakell · beat Joel Hofer

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Jeff Carter 3rd · 04:48

Assists: Jansen Harkins · beat Joel Hofer

1–3

🎵 Kasperi Kapanen 3rd · 10:31

Assists: Scott Perunovich · beat Tristan Jarry

2–3

🐧 Sidney Crosby Empty net 3rd · 18:29

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Erik Karlsson

2–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🎵Blues

L1 Buchnevich · Thomas · Kyrou 22:52

L2 Saad · Schenn · Kapanen 16:34

L3 Neighbours · Hayes · Toropchenko 14:29

L4 Blais · MacEachern · Sundqvist 6:27

D1 Krug · Parayko 24:48

D2 Leddy · Kessel 19:04

D3 Scandella · Perunovich 12:25

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 20:22

L2 O'Connor · Malkin · Smith 16:07

L3 Eller · Acciari · Carter 14:48

L4 Zohorna · Harkins · Puustinen 7:56

D1 Letang · Pettersson 24:36

D2 Karlsson · Graves 21:02

D3 Ruhwedel · Ludvig 12:14

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🎵STL PIT🐧

27 Shots on goal 30

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3

16 Hits 21

18 Blocked shots 21

7 Takeaways 7

5 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 6

STL shooting 7.4% (2/27) PIT shooting 13.3% (4/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🎵Blues

Joel Hofer

26/29

.897 SV% · 3 GA · 58:28 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

6 of 6 goals located

STL PIT

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

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-7 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Blues

Blues — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-4 (0% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 3-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 212023 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–4 Feb 252023 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–2 OT Dec 32022 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 2–6 Mar 172022 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 3–2 SO Jan 52022 🎵STL @ 🐧PIT 3–5

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❓ STL vs PIT, answered

Who won Blues vs Penguins on December 30, 2023?

Penguins won 4–2. The final score was Blues 2, Penguins 4.

Who scored for Blues?

Kasperi Kapanen, Robert Thomas.

Who scored for Penguins?

Drew O'Connor, Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Carter, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Blues goalie play?

Joel Hofer made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Blues vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Blues 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

🎵 Blues

BeforeDec 29 🏔️COL @ 🎵STL 2–1 AfterJan 4 🐋VAN @ 🎵STL 1–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 27 🐧PIT @ 🏝️NYI 7–0 AfterDec 31 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 1–3

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