National Hockey League

FINAL Thursday, December 19, 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins 5
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Nashville Predators 4
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PIT12115
NSH21104
Bridgestone Arena · 17,159 att. · ESPN+

Match Report

Rust scores twice, including OT winner, to lead Penguins over Predators 5-4

— Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game 1:07 into overtime and Sidney Crosby had a season-high four points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday night.

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Team Stats

16
Blocked Shots
11
15
Hits
24
7
Takeaways
5
20
Shots
26
1
Power Play Goals
1
3
Power Play Opportunities
5
33.3
Power Play Percentage
20.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
27
Faceoffs Won
23
54.0
Faceoff Win Percent
46.0
14
Giveaways
12
5
Total Penalties
3
10
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

PIT

  • Tristan Jarry GA 4 · SA 26 · SOS 0
  • Cody Glass BS 1 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Sidney Crosby BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Noel Acciari BS 3 · HT 1 · TK 1

NSH

  • Juuse Saros GA 5 · SA 20 · SOS 0
  • Steven Stamkos BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Ryan O'Reilly BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Colton Sissons BS 0 · HT 1 · TK 0

Recent Plays

  1. 1:07 · OT Game End
  2. 1:07 · OT End of OT
  3. 1:07 · OT Bryan Rust Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (20), Kris Letang (9)
  4. 0:32 · OT Brady Skjei shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
  5. 0:00 · OT Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
  6. 0:00 · OT Start of Overtime
  7. 20:00 · 3rd End of 3rd Period
  8. 19:54 · 3rd Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Michael McCarron

Head to Head

PIT leads series 1-0

Injuries

Nashville Predators

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve

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