PITTSBURGH -- By coach Peter Laviolette's math, the Nashville Predators have been pretty good for all but 10 minutes of the Stanley Cup Final.
It's not much. Unless you're playing the Pittsburgh Penguins. Then it's too much. Way too much.
The defending Stanley Cup champions needed just over three minutes at the start of the third period to turn a taut Game 2 into a runaway, beating Pekka Rinne three times in a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night to inch closer to becoming the first team in nearly 20 years to win back-to-back titles.
The barrage started with Jake Guentzel. Mired in an eight-game goal drought heading into the series, the 22-year-old Nebraska-born rookie provided the winner in Game 1 and again in Game 2 when he pounded home a rebound just 10 seconds into the third for his third of the series and 12th of the playoffs.
"It's crazy," said Guentzel, who has an NHL rookie record five game-winning goals this postseason. "You can't even put into words what it feels. But we know the ultimate goal is two more wins and they're going to be tough to get."
Only if Rinne turns back into Rinne. The 34-year-old spent the first three rounds of the playoffs helping carry Nashville to the Final for the first time. Now he's the biggest reason the Predators head back to "Smashville" for Game 3 on Saturday night reeling. After giving up four goals on 11 shots in Game 1, he allowed four more on 25 shots in Game 2. He was pulled when Evgeni Malkin ended Pittsburgh's surge with his ninth of the playoffs 3:28 into the third.
Rinne entered the series with a .947 save percentage in the postseason. Against Pittsburgh, it's at .777 and he remains winless in his career against the Penguins in games he's started.
"The limited chances they've had they've done a good job," Rinne said. "Overall these two games, like I said, it's disappointing to be down 2-0 but we have to be feeling still positive with the way we played as a whole and creating chances."
Asked twice afterward if he was committed to starting Rinne on Saturday, Laviolette stressed Rinne has been "terrific," adding there are plenty of things the Predators can do better in front of him like stopping the odd-man rushes that allowed the Penguins to take charge.
"There's a stretch they're able to gain some momentum, able to capitalize and be opportunistic and that swung two games in their favor," he said.
Pontus Aberg scored the lone goal for the Predators , who were once again undone by a sudden barrage from the NHL's highest-scoring team, though they haven't lost faith in Rinne. Defenseman P.K. Subban said the team was "extremely confident" and in the prospect of going home, where the Predators are 7-1 during the playoffs.
"We're going to win the next game and then we'll see what happens from there," Subban said.
It wouldn't take much to be better than what happened in Pittsburgh.
In Game 1, the Penguins pushed three goals by Rinne in a span of 4:11 in the first period to build a 3-0 lead. The Predators rallied to tie before Guentzel's go-ahead goal with 3:17 remaining put the Penguins ahead to stay.
This time, Pittsburgh's flurry came a little bit later. And it was once again led by the baby-faced son of a coach who has no problem shouldering the responsibility of playing alongside star Sidney Crosby.
The game was tied at 1 at the start of the third period when Guentzel jumped on a rebound to put Pittsburgh ahead. It was 1 second shy of the fastest goal to start a period in Final history.
Wilson was credited with his third of the playoffs just over 3 minutes later when a centering pass caromed off Nashville's Vernon Fiddler and by Rinne. Malkin's shot sent Rinne to the bench in favor of backup Juuse Saros, who made his playoff debut.
"When we score one, we don't stop," Malkin said. "We want to score more. The first shift in the third period, we score. We want more. It's our game. Never stop."
Pittsburgh vowed to put more pressure on Rinne than it managed in their 5-3 victory in Game 1, a win they managed despite going 37 minutes without throwing a single puck Rinne's way and none in the second period, the first time that's happened since the NHL started tracking shots in 1957.
The Penguins matched their entire shot total from the opener (12) by the end of the first period but still found themselves trying to keep up with the Predators. The Stanley Cup newbies were disappointed but not dismayed by their Game 1 loss, pointing to the way they carried play for long stretches as tangible proof they weren't just happy to be here.
The result was the kind of up-and-down play that showcased the speed on both sides and included more than a dash of antagonism, particularly early.
Nashville's Matt Irwin drilled Pittsburgh's Matt Cullen from behind into the boards in the first period, a hit that left the 40-year-old Cullen headed down the runway for a quick check but didn't result in a penalty. Minutes later, Penguins forward Chris Kunitz became tangled up with P.K. Subban and ended up cross-checking Subban in the head, part of a sequence that saw Malkin go off for hooking. Malkin and Subban even ended up fighting in the third period when things got out of hand.
It was a scene hard to imagine through the first two taut and chippy periods.
Pittsburgh stayed in it thanks to Matt Murray (37 saves) and when Pittsburgh returned to the ice for the start of the third they, as coach Mike Sullivan is fond of saying, "got to their game."
A style that now has the Penguins two victories away from the cusp of a dynasty.
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It's not much. Unless you're playing the Pittsburgh Penguins. Then it's too much. Way too much.
The defending Stanley Cup champions needed just over three minutes at the start of the third period to turn a taut Game 2 into a runaway, beating Pekka Rinne three times in a 4-1 victory on Wednesday night to inch closer to becoming the first team in nearly 20 years to win back-to-back titles.
The barrage started with Jake Guentzel. Mired in an eight-game goal drought heading into the series, the 22-year-old Nebraska-born rookie provided the winner in Game 1 and again in Game 2 when he pounded home a rebound just 10 seconds into the third for his third of the series and 12th of the playoffs.
"It's crazy," said Guentzel, who has an NHL rookie record five game-winning goals this postseason. "You can't even put into words what it feels. But we know the ultimate goal is two more wins and they're going to be tough to get."
Only if Rinne turns back into Rinne. The 34-year-old spent the first three rounds of the playoffs helping carry Nashville to the Final for the first time. Now he's the biggest reason the Predators head back to "Smashville" for Game 3 on Saturday night reeling. After giving up four goals on 11 shots in Game 1, he allowed four more on 25 shots in Game 2. He was pulled when Evgeni Malkin ended Pittsburgh's surge with his ninth of the playoffs 3:28 into the third.
Rinne entered the series with a .947 save percentage in the postseason. Against Pittsburgh, it's at .777 and he remains winless in his career against the Penguins in games he's started.
"The limited chances they've had they've done a good job," Rinne said. "Overall these two games, like I said, it's disappointing to be down 2-0 but we have to be feeling still positive with the way we played as a whole and creating chances."
Asked twice afterward if he was committed to starting Rinne on Saturday, Laviolette stressed Rinne has been "terrific," adding there are plenty of things the Predators can do better in front of him like stopping the odd-man rushes that allowed the Penguins to take charge.
"There's a stretch they're able to gain some momentum, able to capitalize and be opportunistic and that swung two games in their favor," he said.
Pontus Aberg scored the lone goal for the Predators , who were once again undone by a sudden barrage from the NHL's highest-scoring team, though they haven't lost faith in Rinne. Defenseman P.K. Subban said the team was "extremely confident" and in the prospect of going home, where the Predators are 7-1 during the playoffs.
"We're going to win the next game and then we'll see what happens from there," Subban said.
It wouldn't take much to be better than what happened in Pittsburgh.
In Game 1, the Penguins pushed three goals by Rinne in a span of 4:11 in the first period to build a 3-0 lead. The Predators rallied to tie before Guentzel's go-ahead goal with 3:17 remaining put the Penguins ahead to stay.
This time, Pittsburgh's flurry came a little bit later. And it was once again led by the baby-faced son of a coach who has no problem shouldering the responsibility of playing alongside star Sidney Crosby.
The game was tied at 1 at the start of the third period when Guentzel jumped on a rebound to put Pittsburgh ahead. It was 1 second shy of the fastest goal to start a period in Final history.
Wilson was credited with his third of the playoffs just over 3 minutes later when a centering pass caromed off Nashville's Vernon Fiddler and by Rinne. Malkin's shot sent Rinne to the bench in favor of backup Juuse Saros, who made his playoff debut.
"When we score one, we don't stop," Malkin said. "We want to score more. The first shift in the third period, we score. We want more. It's our game. Never stop."
Pittsburgh vowed to put more pressure on Rinne than it managed in their 5-3 victory in Game 1, a win they managed despite going 37 minutes without throwing a single puck Rinne's way and none in the second period, the first time that's happened since the NHL started tracking shots in 1957.
The Penguins matched their entire shot total from the opener (12) by the end of the first period but still found themselves trying to keep up with the Predators. The Stanley Cup newbies were disappointed but not dismayed by their Game 1 loss, pointing to the way they carried play for long stretches as tangible proof they weren't just happy to be here.
The result was the kind of up-and-down play that showcased the speed on both sides and included more than a dash of antagonism, particularly early.
Nashville's Matt Irwin drilled Pittsburgh's Matt Cullen from behind into the boards in the first period, a hit that left the 40-year-old Cullen headed down the runway for a quick check but didn't result in a penalty. Minutes later, Penguins forward Chris Kunitz became tangled up with P.K. Subban and ended up cross-checking Subban in the head, part of a sequence that saw Malkin go off for hooking. Malkin and Subban even ended up fighting in the third period when things got out of hand.
It was a scene hard to imagine through the first two taut and chippy periods.
Pittsburgh stayed in it thanks to Matt Murray (37 saves) and when Pittsburgh returned to the ice for the start of the third they, as coach Mike Sullivan is fond of saying, "got to their game."
A style that now has the Penguins two victories away from the cusp of a dynasty.
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1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st period | |
| 0:00 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:13 | Nashville | James Neal credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone |
| 0:24 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 0:26 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Matt Murray |
| 0:28 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Matt Murray |
| 0:42 | Nashville | James Neal credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 0:46 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 0:46 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:48 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 0:48 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 1:38 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin credited with hit on Carter Rowney in neutral zone |
| 1:51 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Craig Smith in defensive zone |
| 2:04 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 2:04 | Nashville | Penalty to Craig Smith 2 minutes for Cross checking Ian Cole |
| 2:04 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 2:22 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:23 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:23 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:10 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone |
| 3:27 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Trevor Daley shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 4:04 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Nick Bonino |
| 4:06 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Olli Maatta in defensive zone |
| 4:10 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:30 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:35 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:47 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 4:55 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 4:57 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Vernon Fiddler in defensive zone |
| 5:05 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Scott Wilson in neutral zone |
| 5:17 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin credited with hit on Matt Cullen in defensive zone |
| 5:18 | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman - Player Injury | |
| 5:18 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 5:23 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 5:23 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:50 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:56 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 5:56 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:09 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone |
| 6:40 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 6:53 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Justin Schultz |
| 7:21 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone |
| 7:46 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Matt Murray |
| 7:47 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 7:47 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:50 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Matt Murray |
| 7:52 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 7:52 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:02 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Ellis |
| 8:05 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 8:05 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:08 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Ellis |
| 8:13 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Roman Josi in defensive zone |
| 8:17 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone |
| 8:25 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 8:25 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:31 | Pittsburgh | Trevor Daley shot blocked by Filip Forsberg |
| 8:48 | Pittsburgh | Conor Sheary credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone |
| 8:52 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone |
| 9:02 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 9:10 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Bryan Rust in neutral zone |
| 9:35 | Nashville | P.K. Subban credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone |
| 9:36 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Hooking Mattias Ekholm |
| 9:36 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Chris Kunitz 2 minutes for Cross checking P.K. Subban |
| 9:36 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:08 | Nashville | Power play - Shot missed by Roman Josi |
| 10:09 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 10:09 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:21 | Nashville | Power play - Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 10:28 | Nashville | Power play - P.K. Subban shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 10:34 | Nashville | Penalty to Mike Fisher 2 minutes for Interference Ian Cole |
| 10:34 | Nashville | Power play - Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:59 | Nashville | Power play - Shot missed by Roman Josi |
| 11:09 | Nashville | Power play - Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 11:35 | Nashville | Power play - Roman Josi shot blocked by Carter Rowney |
| 12:10 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Austin Watson in offensive zone |
| 12:57 | Nashville | Goal scored by Pontus Aberg assisted by Viktor Arvidsson and Mike Fisher |
| 12:57 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 13:15 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Vernon Fiddler saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:16 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 13:16 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 13:22 | Nashville | Shot missed by Craig Smith |
| 13:37 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Ian Cole in defensive zone |
| 13:42 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Matt Cullen in defensive zone |
| 13:54 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:58 | Nashville | Frederick Gaudreau shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 13:59 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:59 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 13:59 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:04 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Ellis |
| 14:08 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Roman Josi in defensive zone |
| 14:10 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:12 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone |
| 14:28 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 14:32 | Nashville | Penalty to Roman Josi 2 minutes for Cross checking Conor Sheary |
| 14:32 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 14:32 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:56 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Phil Kessel shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Jake Guentzel assisted by Chris Kunitz and Conor Sheary |
| 16:36 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 16:46 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone |
| 16:55 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 16:56 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 16:56 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 17:01 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 17:01 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:18 | Nashville | Ryan Ellis credited with hit on Scott Wilson in defensive zone |
| 17:19 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Matt Cullen in defensive zone |
| 17:21 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Bryan Rust |
| 17:26 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on Mike Fisher in offensive zone |
| 17:34 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on James Neal in defensive zone |
| 17:53 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Jake Guentzel |
| 18:06 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 18:06 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 18:25 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 18:27 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:21 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Cody McLeod saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:22 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 19:22 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:26 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:29 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:36 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:37 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 19:37 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:38 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Pontus Aberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:39 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:41 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 19:41 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:50 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:57 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 20:00 | End of 1st period | |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 2nd period | |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:05 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 0:05 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:12 | Nashville | James Neal credited with hit on Olli Maatta in neutral zone |
| 0:24 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Matt Murray |
| 0:28 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Ellis |
| 0:35 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Viktor Arvidsson saved by Matt Murray |
| 0:56 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 1:27 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone |
| 1:36 | Nashville | Shot missed by Filip Forsberg |
| 1:44 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone |
| 1:49 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 1:50 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 1:50 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:57 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Frederick Gaudreau in offensive zone |
| 2:16 | Nashville | Giveaway by Matthew Irwin in defensive zone |
| 2:17 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:18 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:18 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:30 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:47 | Nashville | Takeaway by Ryan Ellis in neutral zone |
| 2:51 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in neutral zone |
| 2:55 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 2:56 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Justin Schultz in offensive zone |
| 3:01 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in neutral zone |
| 3:21 | Nashville | P.K. Subban shot blocked by Bryan Rust |
| 3:25 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Mike Fisher in defensive zone |
| 3:34 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone |
| 3:49 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 3:49 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 4:03 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 4:03 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:12 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:24 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 4:24 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 4:33 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 4:34 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:34 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 4:39 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 4:40 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 4:40 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:51 | Pittsburgh | Conor Sheary credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in offensive zone |
| 5:13 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 5:13 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:33 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 5:33 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:53 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 5:53 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:53 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:57 | Nashville | Shot missed by Yannick Weber |
| 6:22 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in offensive zone |
| 6:31 | Nashville | James Neal shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 6:36 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in offensive zone |
| 6:49 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Yannick Weber in defensive zone |
| 7:38 | Nashville | Giveaway by Frederick Gaudreau in neutral zone |
| 7:47 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Chris Kunitz in offensive zone |
| 8:06 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout | |
| 8:06 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 8:26 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Matt Murray |
| 8:27 | Nashville | Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in offensive zone |
| 8:28 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 8:29 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:29 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:57 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Nick Bonino in defensive zone |
| 9:05 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 9:06 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 9:06 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 9:27 | Pittsburgh | Phil Kessel credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone |
| 9:33 | Nashville | Takeaway by Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone |
| 10:00 | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman | |
| 10:00 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 10:05 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 10:06 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 10:06 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:10 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone |
| 10:16 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Matt Murray |
| 10:17 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 10:17 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 10:22 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin shot blocked by Bryan Rust |
| 10:24 | Pittsburgh | Trevor Daley credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone |
| 10:37 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin shot blocked by Bryan Rust |
| 10:45 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Yannick Weber in neutral zone |
| 11:01 | Nashville | Austin Watson shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 11:04 | Pittsburgh | Ron Hainsey credited with hit on Cody McLeod in defensive zone |
| 11:12 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 11:27 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone |
| 11:48 | Nashville | Penalty to Austin Watson 2 minutes for Interference Patric Hornqvist |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Justin Schultz shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 12:05 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mike Fisher shot blocked by Justin Schultz |
| 12:06 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 12:06 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:10 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 12:13 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 12:51 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 13:20 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Takeaway by Nick Bonino in offensive zone |
| 13:46 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Colton Sissons in defensive zone |
| 13:59 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 13:59 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:04 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 14:33 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 14:40 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:51 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:53 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:54 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 14:54 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 15:16 | Pittsburgh | Ron Hainsey shot blocked by Mike Fisher |
| 15:20 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 15:20 | Stoppage - Hand Pass | |
| 15:20 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 15:41 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Colton Sissons |
| 15:58 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Justin Schultz |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Sidney Crosby |
| 16:13 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 16:13 | Nashville | Vernon Fiddler won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 16:29 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 16:29 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:25 | Nashville | Penalty to Cody McLeod 2 minutes for High-sticking Ian Cole |
| 17:25 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:45 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 17:45 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Nick Bonino won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:04 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone |
| 19:31 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 19:31 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:39 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in defensive zone |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone |
| 19:46 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 19:46 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:55 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 20:00 | End of 2nd period | |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 0:10 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Jake Guentzel assisted by Bryan Rust and Ron Hainsey |
| 0:10 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:32 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Brian Dumoulin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 0:34 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone |
| 0:38 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 0:43 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Trevor Daley in defensive zone |
| 1:02 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Matt Murray |
| 1:12 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 1:12 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:28 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Carter Rowney in defensive zone |
| 1:33 | Pittsburgh | Conor Sheary credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone |
| 1:37 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 1:57 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:10 | Nashville | Craig Smith credited with hit on Olli Maatta in neutral zone |
| 2:23 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 2:24 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 2:24 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 2:29 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 2:29 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 2:39 | Nashville | Cody McLeod credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in offensive zone |
| 2:59 | Nashville | Shot missed by Yannick Weber |
| 3:13 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Scott Wilson assisted by Matt Cullen and Phil Kessel |
| 3:13 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 3:23 | Nashville | Ryan Ellis credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in offensive zone |
| 3:28 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Evgeni Malkin assisted by Ian Cole and Chris Kunitz |
| 3:28 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 3:37 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 3:57 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in neutral zone |
| 4:51 | Nashville | Penalty to Pontus Aberg 2 minutes for Slashing Conor Sheary |
| 4:51 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:23 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone |
| 6:35 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Vernon Fiddler shot blocked by Trevor Daley |
| 6:40 | Stoppage - Chlg Vis - off-side | |
| 6:40 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 6:58 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone |
| 7:55 | Pittsburgh | Trevor Daley credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in defensive zone |
| 8:05 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 8:06 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 8:06 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 8:14 | Nashville | Frederick Gaudreau credited with hit on Carter Rowney in defensive zone |
| 8:20 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Carter Rowney in defensive zone |
| 8:40 | Nashville | Craig Smith shot blocked by Justin Schultz |
| 8:41 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Matt Murray |
| 8:42 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:42 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 8:50 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 9:01 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Jake Guentzel in offensive zone |
| 9:16 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Bryan Rust |
| 9:18 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone |
| 9:20 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Sidney Crosby 2 minutes for Interference Viktor Arvidsson |
| 9:20 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:10 | Nashville | Power play - Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 10:20 | Nashville | Power play - P.K. Subban shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 10:22 | Nashville | Power play - Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Carter Rowney |
| 11:01 | Nashville | Power play - Giveaway by Colton Sissons in offensive zone |
| 11:10 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Bryan Rust in offensive zone |
| 11:13 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Bryan Rust in offensive zone |
| 11:31 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 11:31 | Nashville | Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:38 | Nashville | Shot missed by Yannick Weber |
| 11:48 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 11:48 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:13 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Trevor Daley saved by Juuse Saros |
| 12:14 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Evgeni Malkin 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) P.K. Subban |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Evgeni Malkin 2 minutes for Roughing P.K. Subban(served by Scott Wilson) |
| 12:14 | Nashville | Penalty to P.K. Subban 5 minutes for Fighting (Major) Evgeni Malkin |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 13:26 | Nashville | Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 13:27 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 13:27 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 13:30 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 13:30 | Nashville | Power play - Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 13:54 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 14:23 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:50 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Austin Watson in offensive zone |
| 15:16 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 15:17 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 15:17 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:28 | Nashville | Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 15:32 | Nashville | Shot missed by Ryan Ellis |
| 17:20 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Austin Watson in offensive zone |
| 17:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Nick Bonino |
| 17:41 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ron Hainsey saved by Juuse Saros |
| 17:42 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 17:42 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 18:01 | Nashville | Penalty to Cody McLeod 2 minutes for Interference Trevor Daley |
| 18:01 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 18:07 | Nashville | Shorthanded - P.K. Subban credited with hit on Bryan Rust in defensive zone |
| 18:07 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mattias Ekholm credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in defensive zone |
| 18:29 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Chris Kunitz 2 minutes for Slashing Mattias Ekholm |
| 18:29 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 18:56 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Matt Murray |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Ron Hainsey credited with hit on Calle Jarnkrok in defensive zone |
| 19:59 | Nashville | Yannick Weber shot blocked by Patric Hornqvist |
| 20:00 | End of 3rd period | |
| 20:00 | End of Game | |
Team Statistical Comparison
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1st Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | NSH | PIT |
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| 12:57 |  | Pontus Aberg (2) Assists: Viktor Arvidsson, Mike Fisher | 1 | 0 |
| 16:36 |  | Jake Guentzel (11) Assists: Conor Sheary, Chris Kunitz | 1 | 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 2:04 | | Craig Smith: 2 Minutes for Cross checking | ||
| 9:36 | | Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Hooking | ||
| 9:36 | | Chris Kunitz: 2 Minutes for Cross checking | ||
| 10:34 | | Mike Fisher: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 14:32 | | Roman Josi: 2 Minutes for Cross checking | ||
2nd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | NSH | PIT |
| No scoring this period | 1 | 1 | ||
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 11:48 | | Austin Watson: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 17:25 | | Cody McLeod: 2 Minutes for High-sticking | ||
3rd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | NSH | PIT |
| 0:10 | | Jake Guentzel (12) Assists: Bryan Rust, Ron Hainsey | 1 | 2 |
| 3:13 | | Scott Wilson (3) Assists: Phil Kessel, Matt Cullen | 1 | 3 |
| 3:28 | | Evgeni Malkin (9) Assists: Chris Kunitz, Ian Cole | 1 | 4 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 4:51 | | Pontus Aberg: 2 Minutes for Slashing | ||
| 9:20 | | Sidney Crosby: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 12:14 | | Evgeni Malkin: 2 Minutes for Roughing (Served by Scott Wilson) | ||
| 12:14 | | P.K. Subban: 5 Minute Major for Fighting | ||
| 12:14 | | Evgeni Malkin: 5 Minute Major for Fighting | ||
| 18:01 | | Cody McLeod: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
| 18:29 | | Chris Kunitz: 2 Minutes for Slashing | ||
Player Summary
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Goaltending Summary
* - A player receives a "plus" if he is on the ice when his Club scores an even-strength or shorthand goal. He receives a "minus" if he is on the ice for an even-strength or shorthand goal scored by the opposing Club. The difference in these numbers is considered the player's plus-minus statistic.
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