🐧 Away Penguins 14-14-5
5–4
Final / OT
🐯 Home Predators 9-17-6
Goals 1st2nd3rdOTF
🐧 PIT 12115
🐯 NSH 21104

Penguins at Predators

Penguins beat Predators 5–4 in overtime at Bridgestone Arena on December 19, 2024.

🗓 📍 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville 🏒 2024-25 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Bryan Rust
2 G, 2 A
5 shots · 20:57 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Sidney Crosby
1 G, 3 A
2 shots · 17:24 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Erik Karlsson
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 20:49 TOI

🚨 Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐯 Jonathan Marchessault Go-ahead 1st · 03:51
Assists: Filip Forsberg, Luke Schenn · beat Tristan Jarry
0–1
🐧 Bryan Rust Tying 1st · 16:21
Assists: Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby · beat Juuse Saros
1–1
🐯 Luke Evangelista PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:57
Assists: Tommy Novak, Brady Skjei · beat Tristan Jarry
1–2
2nd period
🐯 Steven Stamkos 2nd · 03:38
Assists: Filip Forsberg, Gustav Nyquist · beat Tristan Jarry
1–3
🐧 Sidney Crosby PP 2nd · 07:54
Assists: Erik Karlsson, Bryan Rust · beat Juuse Saros
2–3
🐧 Rickard Rakell Tying 2nd · 09:08
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Bryan Rust · beat Juuse Saros
3–3
3rd period
🐯 Brady Skjei Go-ahead 3rd · 07:44
Assists: Ryan O'Reilly, Zachary L'Heureux · beat Tristan Jarry
3–4
🐧 Erik Karlsson Tying 3rd · 11:36
Assists: Matt Grzelcyk, Sidney Crosby · beat Juuse Saros
4–4
Overtime
🐧 Bryan Rust Go-ahead OT · 01:07
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · beat Juuse Saros
5–4

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Rust · Rakell 18:47
L2 Bunting · Crosby · Acciari 16:51
L3 Nieto · Glass · Lizotte 15:02
L4 O'Connor · Beauvillier · Tomasino 8:07
D1 Letang · Karlsson 21:54
D2 Pickering · Grzelcyk 20:05
D3 Shea · Graves 17:04
🐯Predators
L1 Nyquist · Stamkos · Marchessault 19:12
L2 Forsberg · L'Heureux · O'Reilly 17:57
L3 Sissons · McCarron · Evangelista 13:39
L4 Smith · Jankowski · Novak 11:49
D1 Skjei · Blankenburg 21:26
D2 Wilsby · Lauzon 18:43
D3 Del Gaizo · Schenn 14:30

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NSH🐯
20 Shots on goal 26
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
15 Hits 24
16 Blocked shots 11
7 Takeaways 5
14 Giveaways 12
10 Penalty minutes 6
PIT shooting 25.0% (5/20) NSH shooting 15.4% (4/26)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Tristan Jarry
22/26
.846 SV% · 4 GA · 61:07 TOI
🐯Predators
Juuse Saros
15/20
.750 SV% · 5 GA · 60:57 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Jonathan Marchessault · 1st 03:51 · 0–1 Bryan Rust · 1st 16:21 · 1–1 Luke Evangelista · 1st 17:57 · 1–2 Steven Stamkos · 2nd 03:38 · 1–3 Sidney Crosby · 2nd 07:54 · 2–3 Rickard Rakell · 2nd 09:08 · 3–3 Brady Skjei · 3rd 07:44 · 3–4 Erik Karlsson · 3rd 11:36 · 4–4 Bryan Rust · OT 01:07 · 5–4
PIT NSH
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-2 (43% win rate, 7 games)
Predators
Predators — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-4 (33% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 5-0-2 (71% win rate, 7 games)
Predators
Predators — tied after 2nd: 2-3-3 (25% win rate, 8 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →
Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Apr 152024 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 2–4 Nov 282023 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 2–3 OT Mar 302023 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 0–2 Feb 282023 🐧PIT @ 🐯NSH 3–1 Apr 102022 🐯NSH @ 🐧PIT 2–3 OT
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Who won Penguins vs Predators on December 19, 2024?

Penguins won 5–4 in overtime. The final score was Penguins 5, Predators 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust (2), Erik Karlsson, Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Predators?

Brady Skjei, Jonathan Marchessault, Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 22 saves on 26 shots (.846 save percentage).

How did the Predators goalie play?

Juuse Saros made 15 saves on 20 shots (.750 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 17 👑LAK @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterDec 21 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 0–3
🐯 Predators
BeforeDec 17 🗽NYR @ 🐯NSH 0–2 AfterDec 21 👑LAK @ 🐯NSH 2–3
Also on December 19
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