NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Frederick Gaudreau sure is doing his best to earn his own locker with the Nashville Predators with a Stanley Cup Final debut for the ages.
For now, he insists he is happy enough just to sit on the floor as long as he plays.
An undrafted free agent playing in just his sixth postseason game, Gaudreau scored the go-ahead goal 3:45 into the second period and Pekka Rinne made 23 often-spectacular saves as the Predators beat the Penguins 4-1 on Monday night to even the series at 2-2.
It's now a best-of-three sprint to the Stanley Cup, and Nashville is riding a wave of momentum after outscoring the defending champions 9-2 in the Games 3 and 4 of their Final debut.
Game 5 is Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
Gaudreau, a 24-year-old rookie, only has a chair in the locker room, but he now is the second player in NHL history to score his first three career goals in a Stanley Cup Final, joining Johnny Harms with the 1944 Blackhawks.
"He's been unbelievable for us the way he's come in, and he's just been so good, timely goals and composed," Nashville captain Mike Fisher said. "He definitely belongs, and he's been a huge part of our success."
Gaudreau is also just the third rookie to score game-winning goals in consecutive games in the Stanley Cup Final since the NHL took over sole possession of the trophy in 1926-27. Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel did it in the first two games of this series and Roy Conacher did it for Boston in Games 3, 4 and 5 against Toronto in 1939.
Calle Jarnkrok, Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg also scored for Nashville, which improved to 9-1 at home and roared back after dropping the first two games of the series on the road.
"We were in a tough hole against a really good team, came home and took care of the home games with the help of all our great fans," Rinne said. "It's a great feeling. We played two really good games."
Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in the series after not getting a shot on goal in Game 3. The goal was his first in the Stanley Cup Final since June 4, 2009, a span of 12 games, but it wasn't enough as the Penguins lost two straight for the second time this postseason. Goalie Matt Murray lost consecutive games for the first time in his young career.
"It's hard to win when you score one goal," Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. "I thought tonight of all nights, we generated the most chances of the highest quality."
Nashville tapped country singer Dierks Bentley as the latest star to sing the national anthem, while Jason Aldean waved the towel to rev up the crowd. Former NBA star and TV commentator Charles Barkley also was on hand , accepting NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's invitation to watch in person. Carrie Underwood admitted during the first intermission that she didn't get Fisher, her husband, a birthday present on Monday -- holding out hope that a Stanley Cup championship celebration would do the trick in coming days.
"That's all I wanted for my birthday," Fisher said afterward of the big win.
Craig Smith ricocheted a puck off Murray's pads that Jarnkrok tapped in at 14:51 to start the fans yelling louder. Pittsburgh lost a challenge for goalie interference.
Just 66 seconds later, Crosby tied it up for Pittsburgh on a dazzling breakaway. He skated in on Rinne, holding the puck, faking a slap shot and then slipping one past the goalie for his eighth goal and 24th point of the playoffs. He also moved into 20th all-time in NHL playoff points but the Predators clamped down after that.
Rinne kept it tied in the early minutes of the second with a stop of Guentzel before a big save on Chris Kunitz on a breakaway. And then came Gaudreau's goal, confirmed only after the horn sounded and officials reviewed the play. They ruled Gaudreau's wraparound attempt slid the puck just over the line before Murray stopped it, giving Nashville a 2-1 lead 3:45 into the second.
"I heard it on the bench that it was possibly in the net," Gaudreau said. "I wasn't certain. When I heard the horn, I sort of thought it was in."
Crosby had another breakaway nearly midway through the period, and Rinne stopped him not once, but twice. Then the goalie slid to his right stopping Guentzel with an assist from Nashville defenseman Roman Josi. Crosby and Evgeni Malkin finished with six shots, but just the lone goal.
"It's a game of execution," Crosby said. "They capitalized on our mistakes, and we have to do the same."
Arvidsson made it a 3-1 Nashville lead with his first goal since the end of the first round. James Neal started the play, getting the puck to Fisher who fed the puck up to Arvidsson while falling to the ice. Arvidsson beat Murray under his glove, putting the puck just inside the right post at 13:08.
"If I make the save there, it could be a different game," Murray said.
Forsberg sealed the win with an empty-netter with 3:23 left.
Game notes
Fisher, scoreless until the Final, now has four points with his fourth on his 37th birthday. ... With his goal, Crosby now has 161 career playoff points and moved past Mike Bossy, Gordie Howe, Al MacInnis and Bobby Smith for 20th all-time by himself. ... The Penguins now are 13-3 after a playoff loss under coach Mike Sullivan, and Murray is 7-1 in playoff games started after a loss. ... Rain kept the crowd outside from reaching the more than 50,000 who turned Saturday night for the first Stanley Cup Final game in Tennessee. Still, people filled three blocks of Broadway, even with Nashville opening up a downtown amphitheater for fans to watch. ... After the anthem, two catfish and one stuffed penguin hit the ice despite Nashville coach Peter Laviolette's video plea earlier Monday asking fans not to throw anything.
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For now, he insists he is happy enough just to sit on the floor as long as he plays.
An undrafted free agent playing in just his sixth postseason game, Gaudreau scored the go-ahead goal 3:45 into the second period and Pekka Rinne made 23 often-spectacular saves as the Predators beat the Penguins 4-1 on Monday night to even the series at 2-2.
It's now a best-of-three sprint to the Stanley Cup, and Nashville is riding a wave of momentum after outscoring the defending champions 9-2 in the Games 3 and 4 of their Final debut.
Game 5 is Thursday night in Pittsburgh.
Gaudreau, a 24-year-old rookie, only has a chair in the locker room, but he now is the second player in NHL history to score his first three career goals in a Stanley Cup Final, joining Johnny Harms with the 1944 Blackhawks.
"He's been unbelievable for us the way he's come in, and he's just been so good, timely goals and composed," Nashville captain Mike Fisher said. "He definitely belongs, and he's been a huge part of our success."
Gaudreau is also just the third rookie to score game-winning goals in consecutive games in the Stanley Cup Final since the NHL took over sole possession of the trophy in 1926-27. Pittsburgh's Jake Guentzel did it in the first two games of this series and Roy Conacher did it for Boston in Games 3, 4 and 5 against Toronto in 1939.
Calle Jarnkrok, Viktor Arvidsson and Filip Forsberg also scored for Nashville, which improved to 9-1 at home and roared back after dropping the first two games of the series on the road.
"We were in a tough hole against a really good team, came home and took care of the home games with the help of all our great fans," Rinne said. "It's a great feeling. We played two really good games."
Pittsburgh star Sidney Crosby scored his first goal in the series after not getting a shot on goal in Game 3. The goal was his first in the Stanley Cup Final since June 4, 2009, a span of 12 games, but it wasn't enough as the Penguins lost two straight for the second time this postseason. Goalie Matt Murray lost consecutive games for the first time in his young career.
"It's hard to win when you score one goal," Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan said. "I thought tonight of all nights, we generated the most chances of the highest quality."
Nashville tapped country singer Dierks Bentley as the latest star to sing the national anthem, while Jason Aldean waved the towel to rev up the crowd. Former NBA star and TV commentator Charles Barkley also was on hand , accepting NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman's invitation to watch in person. Carrie Underwood admitted during the first intermission that she didn't get Fisher, her husband, a birthday present on Monday -- holding out hope that a Stanley Cup championship celebration would do the trick in coming days.
"That's all I wanted for my birthday," Fisher said afterward of the big win.
Craig Smith ricocheted a puck off Murray's pads that Jarnkrok tapped in at 14:51 to start the fans yelling louder. Pittsburgh lost a challenge for goalie interference.
Just 66 seconds later, Crosby tied it up for Pittsburgh on a dazzling breakaway. He skated in on Rinne, holding the puck, faking a slap shot and then slipping one past the goalie for his eighth goal and 24th point of the playoffs. He also moved into 20th all-time in NHL playoff points but the Predators clamped down after that.
Rinne kept it tied in the early minutes of the second with a stop of Guentzel before a big save on Chris Kunitz on a breakaway. And then came Gaudreau's goal, confirmed only after the horn sounded and officials reviewed the play. They ruled Gaudreau's wraparound attempt slid the puck just over the line before Murray stopped it, giving Nashville a 2-1 lead 3:45 into the second.
"I heard it on the bench that it was possibly in the net," Gaudreau said. "I wasn't certain. When I heard the horn, I sort of thought it was in."
Crosby had another breakaway nearly midway through the period, and Rinne stopped him not once, but twice. Then the goalie slid to his right stopping Guentzel with an assist from Nashville defenseman Roman Josi. Crosby and Evgeni Malkin finished with six shots, but just the lone goal.
"It's a game of execution," Crosby said. "They capitalized on our mistakes, and we have to do the same."
Arvidsson made it a 3-1 Nashville lead with his first goal since the end of the first round. James Neal started the play, getting the puck to Fisher who fed the puck up to Arvidsson while falling to the ice. Arvidsson beat Murray under his glove, putting the puck just inside the right post at 13:08.
"If I make the save there, it could be a different game," Murray said.
Forsberg sealed the win with an empty-netter with 3:23 left.
Game notes
Fisher, scoreless until the Final, now has four points with his fourth on his 37th birthday. ... With his goal, Crosby now has 161 career playoff points and moved past Mike Bossy, Gordie Howe, Al MacInnis and Bobby Smith for 20th all-time by himself. ... The Penguins now are 13-3 after a playoff loss under coach Mike Sullivan, and Murray is 7-1 in playoff games started after a loss. ... Rain kept the crowd outside from reaching the more than 50,000 who turned Saturday night for the first Stanley Cup Final game in Tennessee. Still, people filled three blocks of Broadway, even with Nashville opening up a downtown amphitheater for fans to watch. ... After the anthem, two catfish and one stuffed penguin hit the ice despite Nashville coach Peter Laviolette's video plea earlier Monday asking fans not to throw anything.
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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 |
| 0:29 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 0:29 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 0:41 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 0:41 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:51 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in neutral zone |
| 1:04 | Pittsburgh | Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 1:41 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin credited with hit on Phil Kessel in neutral zone |
| 1:50 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 1:50 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:56 | Nashville | Takeaway by Matthew Irwin in defensive zone |
| 2:05 | Nashville | Craig Smith shot blocked by Bryan Rust |
| 2:05 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 2:05 | Nashville | Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:21 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin credited with hit on Josh Archibald in defensive zone |
| 2:40 | Pittsburgh | Josh Archibald credited with hit on Matthew Irwin in offensive zone |
| 3:03 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 3:03 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:20 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 3:20 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 3:29 | Nashville | James Neal shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 3:46 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin |
| 3:53 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 4:01 | Pittsburgh | Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone |
| 4:19 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 4:19 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 4:24 | Nashville | Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Chris Kunitz |
| 4:45 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 4:45 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:01 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in offensive zone |
| 5:05 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ian Cole saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:05 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:05 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:31 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Bryan Rust in offensive zone |
| 6:06 | Nashville | Giveaway by Pekka Rinne in defensive zone |
| 6:07 | Nashville | Harry Zolnierczyk credited with hit on Olli Maatta in defensive zone |
| 6:14 | Nashville | Yannick Weber credited with hit on Josh Archibald in defensive zone |
| 6:15 | Stoppage - Net Off - TV timeout | |
| 6:15 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 6:20 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Carl Hagelin in offensive zone |
| 6:23 | Pittsburgh | Carl Hagelin shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 6:27 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Ron Hainsey |
| 6:28 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 6:28 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 6:32 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 6:54 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 6:55 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 7:15 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Patric Hornqvist 2 minutes for Tripping Ryan Ellis |
| 7:15 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:20 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 8:13 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Ian Cole credited with hit on Roman Josi in neutral zone |
| 8:31 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 8:31 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Carter Rowney won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 9:11 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Ian Cole credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone |
| 9:26 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Chris Kunitz in offensive zone |
| 9:28 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 9:28 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 9:35 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 9:50 | Nashville | Takeaway by Craig Smith in defensive zone |
| 9:53 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Matt Murray |
| 10:04 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Bryan Rust |
| 10:12 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 10:19 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin |
| 10:35 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Ryan Ellis |
| 10:51 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 10:55 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 11:07 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Justin Schultz in offensive zone |
| 11:23 | Nashville | Giveaway by Pekka Rinne in defensive zone |
| 11:33 | Nashville | Giveaway by Matthew Irwin in defensive zone |
| 11:33 | Pittsburgh | Josh Archibald shot blocked by Matthew Irwin |
| 11:52 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 11:52 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout | |
| 11:52 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:41 | Nashville | Takeaway by Harry Zolnierczyk in offensive zone |
| 13:03 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 13:03 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 13:21 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:27 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz credited with hit on Viktor Arvidsson in defensive zone |
| 13:36 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:43 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 14:03 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Jake Guentzel |
| 14:10 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust credited with hit on Filip Forsberg in offensive zone |
| 14:29 | Pittsburgh | Josh Archibald credited with hit on P.K. Subban in offensive zone |
| 14:50 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Craig Smith saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:51 | Nashville | Goal scored by Calle Jarnkrok assisted by Craig Smith and Austin Watson |
| 14:51 | Stoppage - Chlg Hm - goal interference | |
| 14:51 | Stoppage - Visitor Timeout | |
| 14:51 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 15:00 | Nashville | Giveaway by Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone |
| 15:19 | Nashville | Giveaway by P.K. Subban in defensive zone |
| 15:23 | Nashville | Takeaway by Pontus Aberg in defensive zone |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Colton Sissons in defensive zone |
| 15:35 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 15:36 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 15:36 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:38 | Nashville | Roman Josi shot blocked by Ron Hainsey |
| 15:45 | Nashville | Roman Josi credited with hit on Bryan Rust in offensive zone |
| 15:57 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Sidney Crosby assisted by Brian Dumoulin |
| 15:57 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 16:15 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 16:19 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 16:19 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 16:19 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 16:34 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ian Cole saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 16:35 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 16:35 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 16:42 | Nashville | Giveaway by Roman Josi in defensive zone |
| 17:48 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 18:46 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Justin Schultz in defensive zone |
| 18:50 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ian Cole in defensive zone |
| 18:54 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Colton Sissons in defensive zone |
| 18:55 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 18:55 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:00 | Nashville | Takeaway by James Neal in offensive zone |
| 19:08 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 19:09 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Carter Rowney |
| 19:18 | Nashville | Penalty to James Neal 2 minutes for Interference Matt Cullen |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:46 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Patric Hornqvist saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 19:51 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Justin Schultz |
| 20:00 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin |
| 20:00 | End of 1st period | |
2nd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 2nd period | |
| 0:00 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:22 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Sidney Crosby |
| 0:46 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Jake Guentzel |
| 1:01 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 1:02 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 1:02 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Matt Cullen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:21 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist |
| 1:40 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok credited with hit on Patric Hornqvist in offensive zone |
| 1:56 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Trevor Daley in neutral zone |
| 2:10 | Nashville | Shot missed by Pontus Aberg |
| 2:31 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:32 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone |
| 2:37 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:37 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:37 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 3:11 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by Matt Murray |
| 3:12 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 3:12 | Nashville | Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 3:24 | Nashville | Giveaway by Harry Zolnierczyk in offensive zone |
| 3:29 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Chris Kunitz saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 3:45 | Nashville | Goal scored by Frederick Gaudreau assisted by Ryan Ellis and Harry Zolnierczyk |
| 3:45 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 3:58 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ron Hainsey in defensive zone |
| 4:15 | Pittsburgh | Jake Guentzel shot blocked by Roman Josi |
| 4:15 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 4:15 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:21 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Colton Sissons in offensive zone |
| 4:33 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in defensive zone |
| 4:40 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Colton Sissons saved by Matt Murray |
| 4:50 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg shot blocked by Trevor Daley |
| 4:54 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Olli Maatta in offensive zone |
| 5:37 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 5:42 | Nashville | Roman Josi shot blocked by Justin Schultz |
| 5:46 | Nashville | Harry Zolnierczyk shot blocked by Justin Schultz |
| 6:06 | Pittsburgh | Phil Kessel shot blocked by Roman Josi |
| 6:15 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Ron Hainsey 2 minutes for High-sticking P.A. Parenteau |
| 6:15 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 6:15 | Nashville | Power play - Mike Fisher won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:01 | Nashville | Power play - Filip Forsberg shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 7:12 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 7:12 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Carter Rowney won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:42 | Nashville | Power play - Shot missed by Calle Jarnkrok |
| 7:51 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 7:51 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 7:59 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Brian Dumoulin |
| 8:21 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 8:22 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 8:22 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:26 | Nashville | Shot missed by Austin Watson |
| 8:44 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in defensive zone |
| 8:52 | Nashville | Austin Watson shot blocked by Sidney Crosby |
| 9:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 9:02 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 9:03 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 9:04 | Stoppage - Puck in Crowd | |
| 9:04 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 9:54 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Phil Kessel |
| 10:31 | Nashville | Shot on goal by P.A. Parenteau saved by Matt Murray |
| 10:57 | Pittsburgh | Jake Guentzel credited with hit on Matthew Irwin in offensive zone |
| 11:13 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 11:44 | Pittsburgh | Carl Hagelin shot blocked by Ryan Ellis |
| 11:52 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches - TV timeout | |
| 11:52 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 12:01 | Pittsburgh | Chris Kunitz shot blocked by Frederick Gaudreau |
| 12:14 | Pittsburgh | Phil Kessel shot blocked by Matthew Irwin |
| 12:56 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone |
| 13:08 | Nashville | Goal scored by Viktor Arvidsson assisted by James Neal and Mike Fisher |
| 13:08 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 13:29 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust shot blocked by Filip Forsberg |
| 13:46 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mattias Ekholm saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:47 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 13:47 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 13:53 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Conor Sheary in defensive zone |
| 14:45 | Pittsburgh | Carter Rowney credited with hit on Roman Josi in offensive zone |
| 15:06 | Pittsburgh | Olli Maatta credited with hit on Mike Fisher in defensive zone |
| 15:07 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin |
| 15:08 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting - TV timeout | |
| 15:08 | Nashville | Frederick Gaudreau won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:21 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 15:21 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 15:34 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Phil Kessel in defensive zone |
| 15:41 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Justin Schultz in offensive zone |
| 16:02 | Pittsburgh | Ron Hainsey shot blocked by Austin Watson |
| 16:52 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Ryan Ellis saved by Matt Murray |
| 16:52 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 16:52 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:02 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Josh Archibald saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 17:24 | Nashville | P.A. Parenteau credited with hit on Justin Schultz in neutral zone |
| 17:40 | Nashville | Harry Zolnierczyk credited with hit on Ian Cole in defensive zone |
| 17:58 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Justin Schultz in offensive zone |
| 18:17 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 18:21 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Patric Hornqvist |
| 18:28 | Nashville | Pontus Aberg shot blocked by Ron Hainsey |
| 19:12 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ron Hainsey in defensive zone |
| 19:13 | Nashville | Shot missed by Viktor Arvidsson |
| 19:23 | Nashville | James Neal credited with hit on Ron Hainsey in offensive zone |
| 19:35 | Nashville | Ryan Ellis shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 19:57 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Matt Murray |
| 20:00 | End of 2nd period | |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Nashville | Viktor Arvidsson won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:09 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 0:09 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:21 | Pittsburgh | Olli Maatta credited with hit on James Neal in defensive zone |
| 0:33 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 0:33 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 0:41 | Nashville | Mattias Ekholm shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 0:49 | Nashville | Shot missed by Pontus Aberg |
| 0:52 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 0:52 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 0:58 | Nashville | Shot on goal by P.K. Subban saved by Matt Murray |
| 1:08 | Nashville | Giveaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 1:16 | Pittsburgh | Ron Hainsey credited with hit on Pontus Aberg in neutral zone |
| 1:35 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ron Hainsey saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 2:05 | Nashville | Craig Smith credited with hit on Ian Cole in offensive zone |
| 2:06 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 2:06 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 2:35 | Nashville | Shot on goal by P.A. Parenteau saved by Matt Murray |
| 3:17 | Pittsburgh | Trevor Daley shot blocked by Roman Josi |
| 3:19 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Frederick Gaudreau in neutral zone |
| 3:52 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 3:52 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 3:52 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 4:05 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ron Hainsey in neutral zone |
| 4:31 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Ian Cole saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 4:44 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Calle Jarnkrok saved by Matt Murray |
| 5:07 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Pontus Aberg in defensive zone |
| 5:12 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Justin Schultz in offensive zone |
| 5:25 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Ryan Ellis in offensive zone |
| 5:39 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 5:48 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 5:48 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 6:00 | Nashville | Giveaway by Matthew Irwin in defensive zone |
| 6:02 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Phil Kessel |
| 6:17 | Nashville | Takeaway by Matthew Irwin in offensive zone |
| 6:30 | Nashville | Matthew Irwin credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 6:39 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 6:39 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:45 | Nashville | Giveaway by Matthew Irwin in defensive zone |
| 7:15 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in offensive zone |
| 7:21 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Roman Josi saved by Matt Murray |
| 7:21 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 7:21 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 7:39 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Matt Cullen in defensive zone |
| 7:48 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen credited with hit on Craig Smith in defensive zone |
| 8:38 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Filip Forsberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 8:43 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Pontus Aberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 8:52 | Pittsburgh | Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Pontus Aberg in defensive zone |
| 8:58 | Nashville | Filip Forsberg credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone |
| 9:24 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 9:28 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 9:28 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 9:52 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Bryan Rust in offensive zone |
| 9:55 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Mike Fisher saved by Matt Murray |
| 10:03 | Nashville | Takeaway by Mike Fisher in neutral zone |
| 10:40 | Pittsburgh | Patric Hornqvist credited with hit on Yannick Weber in offensive zone |
| 10:43 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 10:43 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 10:51 | Nashville | Takeaway by Filip Forsberg in defensive zone |
| 11:17 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 11:44 | Nashville | Shot missed by Frederick Gaudreau |
| 11:55 | Nashville | Colton Sissons credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in defensive zone |
| 12:27 | Pittsburgh | Olli Maatta credited with hit on Craig Smith in defensive zone |
| 12:33 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone |
| 12:41 | Nashville | Giveaway by Pekka Rinne in defensive zone |
| 12:43 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Ron Hainsey |
| 12:52 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by P.K. Subban |
| 12:52 | Stoppage - Referee or Linesman - Player Injury | |
| 12:52 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 12:52 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:59 | Nashville | Mike Fisher credited with hit on Sidney Crosby in defensive zone |
| 13:22 | Nashville | Shot on goal by James Neal saved by Matt Murray |
| 13:44 | Nashville | Shot on goal by Pontus Aberg saved by Matt Murray |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Brian Dumoulin |
| 14:16 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Conor Sheary |
| 14:27 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Conor Sheary in offensive zone |
| 14:30 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 14:31 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen - TV timeout | |
| 14:31 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:39 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 14:39 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:55 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 14:55 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 14:55 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 15:02 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 15:02 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 15:28 | Nashville | Giveaway by Pekka Rinne in defensive zone |
| 15:51 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Ron Hainsey in neutral zone |
| 16:23 | Pittsburgh | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Mattias Ekholm in offensive zone |
| 16:29 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 16:29 | Nashville | Colton Sissons won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 16:37 | Nashville | Goal scored by Filip Forsberg assisted by Mattias Ekholm and P.K. Subban |
| 16:37 | Nashville | Mike Fisher won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 16:42 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust credited with hit on Roman Josi in neutral zone |
| 16:51 | Nashville | James Neal shot blocked by Bryan Rust |
| 16:51 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 16:51 | Nashville | Calle Jarnkrok won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:04 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Matt Cullen in offensive zone |
| 17:15 | Nashville | Austin Watson credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in offensive zone |
| 17:20 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 17:20 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 17:25 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Ron Hainsey in defensive zone |
| 17:39 | Pittsburgh | Phil Kessel shot blocked by Matthew Irwin |
| 17:45 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen credited with hit on Pontus Aberg in offensive zone |
| 18:10 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 18:21 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 18:21 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Josh Archibald 2 minutes for Slashing Mattias Ekholm |
| 18:21 | Nashville | Penalty to Mattias Ekholm 2 minutes for Slashing Josh Archibald(served by Harry Zolnierczyk) |
| 18:21 | Nashville | Penalty to Mattias Ekholm 2 minutes for Roughing Josh Archibald |
| 18:21 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 18:32 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Roman Josi |
| 18:36 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Jake Guentzel saved by Pekka Rinne |
| 19:25 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Phil Kessel |
| 19:35 | Nashville | Penalty to Ryan Ellis 2 minutes for Cross checking Jake Guentzel |
| 19:35 | Nashville | Shorthanded - Austin Watson won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:55 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin |
| 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 | PIT | NSH |
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| 14:51 |  | Calle Jarnkrok (2) Assists: Craig Smith, Austin Watson | 0 | 1 |
| 15:57 |  | Sidney Crosby (8) Assist: Brian Dumoulin | 1 | 1 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 7:15 | | Patric Hornqvist: 2 Minutes for Tripping | ||
| 19:18 | | James Neal: 2 Minutes for Interference | ||
2nd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | PIT | NSH |
| 3:45 | | Frederick Gaudreau (3) Assists: Ryan Ellis, Harry Zolnierczyk | 1 | 2 |
| 13:08 | | Viktor Arvidsson (3) Assists: Mike Fisher, James Neal | 1 | 3 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 6:15 | | Ron Hainsey: 2 Minutes for High-sticking | ||
3rd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | PIT | NSH |
| 16:37 | | Filip Forsberg (9) Assists: Mattias Ekholm, P.K. Subban | 1 | 4 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 18:21 | | Josh Archibald: 2 Minutes for Slashing | ||
| 18:21 | | Mattias Ekholm: 2 Minutes for Slashing (Served by Harry Zolnierczyk) | ||
| 18:21 | | Mattias Ekholm: 2 Minutes for Roughing | ||
| 19:35 | | Ryan Ellis: 2 Minutes for Cross checking | ||
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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