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2024-25 regular season

Wild at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Wild lead the season series 1–0

Wild beat Penguins 5–3 at PPG Paints Arena on October 29, 2024.

MIN – PIT
40–29
Shots on goal
0/5–1/2
Power play
15–15
Hits
16–11
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🌲 MIN
Frederick Gaudreau
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 12:53 TOI
2nd star 🌲 MIN
Kirill Kaprizov
1 G, 2 A
7 shots · 24:38 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
3 A
3 shots · 20:44 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Valtteri Puustinen PP Go-ahead 1st · 11:36
Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–1
🐧 Rickard Rakell 1st · 15:31
Assists: Kris Letang, Sidney Crosby · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
0–2
🌲 Jakub Lauko 1st · 17:03
Assists: Marat Khusnutdinov · beat Joel Blomqvist
1–2
🌲 Frederick Gaudreau Tying 1st · 17:58
Unassisted · beat Joel Blomqvist
2–2
2nd period
🌲 Frederick Gaudreau Go-ahead 2nd · 01:38
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Brock Faber · beat Joel Blomqvist
3–2
🌲 Mats Zuccarello 2nd · 19:23
Assists: Kirill Kaprizov, Marco Rossi · beat Joel Blomqvist
4–2
3rd period
🐧 Rickard Rakell 3rd · 03:36
Assists: Marcus Pettersson, Sidney Crosby · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
4–3
🌲 Kirill Kaprizov Empty net 3rd · 19:41
Assists: Frederick Gaudreau, Jake Middleton
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🌲Wild
L1 Kaprizov · Boldy · Eriksson Ek 23:31
L2 Johansson · Rossi · Zuccarello 16:01
L3 Foligno · Trenin · Gaudreau 12:53
L4 Ohgren · Khusnutdinov · Lauko 8:42
D1 Faber · Brodin 22:58
D2 Spurgeon · Middleton 19:24
D3 Bogosian · Merrill 13:29
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rakell 20:04
L2 O'Connor · Eller · Acciari 17:37
L3 Bunting · Glass · Puustinen 12:48
L4 Beauvillier · Hayes · Puljujarvi 6:32
D1 Pettersson · Letang 24:56
D2 Karlsson · Grzelcyk 20:01
D3 St. Ivany · Graves 13:48

Team stats

Away left · home right
🌲MIN PIT🐧
40 Shots on goal 29
0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2
15 Hits 15
16 Blocked shots 11
4 Takeaways 3
13 Giveaways 17
9 Penalty minutes 15
MIN shooting 12.5% (5/40) PIT shooting 10.3% (3/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🌲Wild
Marc-Andre Fleury
26/29
.897 SV% · 3 GA · 59:59 TOI
🐧Penguins
Joel Blomqvist
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 58:49 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Valtteri Puustinen · 1st 11:36 · 0–1 Rickard Rakell · 1st 15:31 · 0–2 Jakub Lauko · 1st 17:03 · 1–2 Frederick Gaudreau · 1st 17:58 · 2–2 Frederick Gaudreau · 2nd 01:38 · 3–2 Mats Zuccarello · 2nd 19:23 · 4–2 Rickard Rakell · 3rd 03:36 · 4–3 Kirill Kaprizov · 3rd 19:41 · 5–3
MIN PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Wild
Wild — tied after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 1-3 (25% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 4–2
Wild
Wild — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Wild lead the season series 1–0
Feb 92024 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 2–3 Dec 182023 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 3–4 Apr 62023 🌲MIN @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Nov 172022 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 6–4 Mar 312022 🐧PIT @ 🌲MIN 4–3 OT
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MIN vs PIT, answered

Who won Wild vs Penguins on October 29, 2024?

Wild won 5–3. The final score was Wild 5, Penguins 3.

Who scored for Wild?

Frederick Gaudreau (2), Jakub Lauko, Kirill Kaprizov, Mats Zuccarello.

Who scored for Penguins?

Rickard Rakell (2), Valtteri Puustinen.

How did the Wild goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 26 saves on 29 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Joel Blomqvist made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Wild vs Penguins played?

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

What is the Wild vs Penguins season series?

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

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🌲 Wild
BeforeOct 26 🌲MIN @ 🔔PHI 5–7 AfterNov 1 ⚡TBL @ 🌲MIN 3–5
🐧 Penguins
BeforeOct 26 🐧PIT @ 🐋VAN 3–4 AfterOct 31 🦆ANA @ 🐧PIT 1–2
Also on October 29
🔔PHI 2–0 🐻BOS 🦑SEA 8–2 🇨🇦MTL 🎵STL 1–8 🏛️OTT 🦆ANA 3–1 🏝️NYI 🗽NYR 3–5 🦅WSH 👑LAK 2–4 🦈SJS
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