ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Helped by hard work on the forecheck by linemates Zach Parise and Eric Staal to pry the puck loose, Charlie Coyle scored for Minnesota just two shifts and 40 seconds into the game.
That was as sure of a sign as any this was going to be a breakout game for the Wild's stagnant attack.
Coyle scored twice in the first period to set the tone and Nino Niederreiter had two of Minnesota's three goals on the power play on the way to a 6-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.
"There's not a whole lot of pressure after that, you know? You can just play hockey, do the little things, play the right way and keep going like we did," said Coyle, who leads the Wild with seven goals.
Parise also scored with the man advantage and Mikael Granlund added a goal to build 5-1 lead by the second intermission. Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's career record against the Wild fell to 2-7, with 30 goals allowed in those nine all-time matchups.
"There's a few I should have stopped," Fleury said. "It's frustrating."
The Penguins put Fleury in some bad spots, though.
"The goals they got, they're Grade-A scoring chances," coach Mike Sullivan said. "The types of saves he had to make were high quality."
Phil Kessel and Bryan Rust had goals for the Penguins, who were coming off a 6-1 win over the New York Rangers two days before. They smacked into a Minnesota team that was long overdue for an offensive outburst, with only 17 goals in its previous 10 games.
This was the most goals in 17 games since Oct. 18 by the Wild, who swept the season series from the Penguins. The Wild improved to 7-3 at home, outscoring opponents 30-17, and won their second straight game for the first time since Oct. 29.
"That confidence is gaining," Staal said.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby arrived at the arena with an NHL-high 14 goals in only 14 games, plus 16 points in his first 12 matchups with Minnesota, but Devan Dubnyk and the Wild defense kept him quiet. Dubnyk made 34 saves and has given up just 15 goals in his last 12 games. The Wild have allowed a league-low 38 goals.
"It's the same thing I see from them almost every night," Dubnyk said, adding: "It's fun to play back there with those guys."
The Wild put the exclamation point on their first period, though, when Kris Letang, perhaps believing a teammate was there, blindly sent a soft pass into the right circle for Coyle to intercept and turn into his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
Late in the second period after Ian Cole went to the penalty box for roughing, Parise scored for the second straight game by keeping the puck away from Letang as the defenseman slid across the slot and snapping a shot into the upper right corner as he fell forward. Granlund's goal was another highlight-grabber, with a last-second pullback of the puck from Cole before he sent it into the net.
The awakening of Parise, who has missed seven games because of injury and illness, has been a welcomed spark this week for the Wild.
"This is what I expect," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He creates."
Eight of Minnesota's first 10 games this month were decided by one goal, with the other two stretched only by an empty-netter. The Wild stretched their streak to a season-long four straight games with a power-play goal, and this was their first game all season with multiple scores on the man advantage.
The Penguins, meanwhile, haven't been playing like the defending Stanley Cup champions lately. They haven't won consecutive games since Nov. 5-8.
"You have to find your identity and make sure you able to consistently bring the same effort," Crosby said. "There's no excuse."
Game notes
Wild defenseman Christian Folin left in the first period with a lower-body injury that sent him for an MRI test, and Boudreau said he could miss several games. ... Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel, whose NHL career is only three games old, played in his home state about 10 miles from where he grew up. His father, Mike Guentzel, is an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota, where Kessel played under him in the 2005-06 season.... The Wild have played the day after Thanksgiving in every season of the franchise's existence that wasn't affected by a lockout, with only one game on the road. They're 9-5-1 overall.
UP NEXT:
Pittsburgh: Returns home to face New Jersey on Friday night.
Minnesota: Hits the road for five straight games, starting with St. Louis on Saturday night.
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This corrects an earlier version of the story to reflect an official scoring change, from Jonas Brodin to Nino Niederreiter on Minnesota's second goal.
* - 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.
That was as sure of a sign as any this was going to be a breakout game for the Wild's stagnant attack.
Coyle scored twice in the first period to set the tone and Nino Niederreiter had two of Minnesota's three goals on the power play on the way to a 6-2 rout of the Pittsburgh Penguins on Friday.
"There's not a whole lot of pressure after that, you know? You can just play hockey, do the little things, play the right way and keep going like we did," said Coyle, who leads the Wild with seven goals.
Parise also scored with the man advantage and Mikael Granlund added a goal to build 5-1 lead by the second intermission. Penguins goalie Marc-Andre Fleury's career record against the Wild fell to 2-7, with 30 goals allowed in those nine all-time matchups.
"There's a few I should have stopped," Fleury said. "It's frustrating."
The Penguins put Fleury in some bad spots, though.
"The goals they got, they're Grade-A scoring chances," coach Mike Sullivan said. "The types of saves he had to make were high quality."
Phil Kessel and Bryan Rust had goals for the Penguins, who were coming off a 6-1 win over the New York Rangers two days before. They smacked into a Minnesota team that was long overdue for an offensive outburst, with only 17 goals in its previous 10 games.
This was the most goals in 17 games since Oct. 18 by the Wild, who swept the season series from the Penguins. The Wild improved to 7-3 at home, outscoring opponents 30-17, and won their second straight game for the first time since Oct. 29.
"That confidence is gaining," Staal said.
Penguins star Sidney Crosby arrived at the arena with an NHL-high 14 goals in only 14 games, plus 16 points in his first 12 matchups with Minnesota, but Devan Dubnyk and the Wild defense kept him quiet. Dubnyk made 34 saves and has given up just 15 goals in his last 12 games. The Wild have allowed a league-low 38 goals.
"It's the same thing I see from them almost every night," Dubnyk said, adding: "It's fun to play back there with those guys."
The Wild put the exclamation point on their first period, though, when Kris Letang, perhaps believing a teammate was there, blindly sent a soft pass into the right circle for Coyle to intercept and turn into his team-leading seventh goal of the season.
Late in the second period after Ian Cole went to the penalty box for roughing, Parise scored for the second straight game by keeping the puck away from Letang as the defenseman slid across the slot and snapping a shot into the upper right corner as he fell forward. Granlund's goal was another highlight-grabber, with a last-second pullback of the puck from Cole before he sent it into the net.
The awakening of Parise, who has missed seven games because of injury and illness, has been a welcomed spark this week for the Wild.
"This is what I expect," coach Bruce Boudreau said. "He creates."
Eight of Minnesota's first 10 games this month were decided by one goal, with the other two stretched only by an empty-netter. The Wild stretched their streak to a season-long four straight games with a power-play goal, and this was their first game all season with multiple scores on the man advantage.
The Penguins, meanwhile, haven't been playing like the defending Stanley Cup champions lately. They haven't won consecutive games since Nov. 5-8.
"You have to find your identity and make sure you able to consistently bring the same effort," Crosby said. "There's no excuse."
Game notes
Wild defenseman Christian Folin left in the first period with a lower-body injury that sent him for an MRI test, and Boudreau said he could miss several games. ... Penguins rookie Jake Guentzel, whose NHL career is only three games old, played in his home state about 10 miles from where he grew up. His father, Mike Guentzel, is an assistant coach at the University of Minnesota, where Kessel played under him in the 2005-06 season.... The Wild have played the day after Thanksgiving in every season of the franchise's existence that wasn't affected by a lockout, with only one game on the road. They're 9-5-1 overall.
UP NEXT:
Pittsburgh: Returns home to face New Jersey on Friday night.
Minnesota: Hits the road for five straight games, starting with St. Louis on Saturday night.
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This corrects an earlier version of the story to reflect an official scoring change, from Jonas Brodin to Nino Niederreiter on Minnesota's second goal.
Play-by-play data may not reflect changes made after the game has ended.
1st Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 0:00 | Start of 1st period | |
| 0:00 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:20 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 0:20 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:32 | Minnesota | Shot missed by Mikael Granlund |
| 0:33 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 0:33 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 0:36 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Charlie Coyle in offensive zone |
| 0:38 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 0:40 | Minnesota | Goal scored by Charlie Coyle assisted by Zach Parise |
| 0:40 | Minnesota | Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 1:00 | Minnesota | Zach Parise credited with hit on Trevor Daley in offensive zone |
| 1:05 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 1:05 | Minnesota | Erik Haula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:19 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 1:20 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 1:20 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 1:31 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 1:39 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 1:51 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone |
| 2:05 | Minnesota | Zack Mitchell credited with hit on Tom Kuhnhackl in neutral zone |
| 2:14 | Minnesota | Christian Folin shot blocked by Tom Kuhnhackl |
| 2:35 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 2:35 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:52 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Brian Dumoulin |
| 3:24 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Mikko Koivu in neutral zone |
| 3:45 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 3:45 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 3:59 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Olli Maatta in defensive zone |
| 4:33 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino credited with hit on Marco Scandella in offensive zone |
| 4:45 | Minnesota | Marco Scandella shot blocked by Bryan Rust |
| 4:50 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino shot blocked by Mathew Dumba |
| 4:52 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 4:52 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 5:46 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 5:46 | Minnesota | Zack Mitchell won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:56 | Minnesota | Ryan Suter shot blocked by Eric Fehr |
| 6:15 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Matt Cullen 2 minutes for Delaying the game |
| 6:15 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 6:15 | Minnesota | Power play - Eric Staal won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 6:25 | Minnesota | Power play - Jared Spurgeon shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 6:37 | Minnesota | Power play - Shot on goal by Ryan Suter saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 7:02 | Minnesota | Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 7:23 | Minnesota | Power play - Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 7:23 | Minnesota | Power play - Takeaway by Zach Parise in offensive zone |
| 8:09 | Minnesota | Power Play Goal Scored by Jonas Brodin assisted by Mathew Dumba and Mikko Koivu |
| 8:09 | Minnesota | Erik Haula won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 8:30 | Minnesota | Christian Folin credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in neutral zone |
| 9:09 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 9:10 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 9:10 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 9:16 | Minnesota | Ryan Suter shot blocked by Conor Sheary |
| 9:30 | Minnesota | Shot missed by Mikael Granlund |
| 9:38 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Ryan Suter in neutral zone |
| 9:51 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 10:10 | Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout | |
| 10:10 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Mathew Dumba credited with hit on Jake Guentzel in neutral zone |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Justin Schultz in offensive zone |
| 11:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Scott Wilson saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 11:36 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Jason Pominville |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Nino Niederreiter shot blocked by Ian Cole |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Ryan Suter saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 12:09 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Ryan Suter |
| 12:31 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:38 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Mathew Dumba saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | Conor Sheary credited with hit on Mikael Granlund in neutral zone |
| 13:22 | Pittsburgh | Jake Guentzel credited with hit on Ryan Suter in offensive zone |
| 13:26 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Phil Kessel assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Jake Guentzel |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 13:39 | Minnesota | Eric Staal shot blocked by Justin Schultz |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Giveaway by Zach Parise in defensive zone |
| 13:50 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 13:51 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:33 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Nick Bonino |
| 14:57 | Stoppage - Offside - TV timeout | |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Tyler Graovac won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 15:30 | Pittsburgh | Minnesota Wild credited with hit on in neutral zone |
| 15:38 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 15:44 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 15:44 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 15:49 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 17:26 | Stoppage - Puck in Benches | |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Marco Scandella saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 17:43 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 17:53 | Minnesota | Shot missed by Jason Zucker |
| 18:06 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 18:07 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Erik Haula won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 18:50 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Jake Guentzel in offensive zone |
| 18:52 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Jake Guentzel |
| 19:00 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Jonas Brodin |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Ryan Suter saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 19:33 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole credited with hit on Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 19:35 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Goal scored by Charlie Coyle |
| 19:37 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:52 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 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 |
| 0:34 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Jared Spurgeon in defensive zone |
| 1:09 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 1:10 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 1:10 | Minnesota | Eric Staal won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 1:39 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 2:01 | Minnesota | Bench penalty to Minnesota Wild 2 minutes for Too many men/ice - bench(served by Nino Niederreiter) |
| 2:01 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:03 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 2:04 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 2:04 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:25 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Giveaway by Sidney Crosby in offensive zone |
| 2:31 | Minnesota | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 3:50 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Justin Schultz shot blocked by Ryan Suter |
| 3:52 | Stoppage - Puck in Netting | |
| 3:52 | Minnesota | Shorthanded - Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:13 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Mikko Koivu saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 5:19 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Conor Sheary saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 5:20 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:20 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 5:24 | Pittsburgh | Jake Guentzel credited with hit on Eric Staal in offensive zone |
| 5:41 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 5:43 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Zach Parise saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 5:45 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 5:46 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 5:46 | Pittsburgh | Nick Bonino won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 6:20 | Pittsburgh | Kris Letang shot blocked by Nino Niederreiter |
| 6:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Olli Maatta saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 6:32 | Pittsburgh | Bryan Rust shot blocked by Mathew Dumba |
| 6:53 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin |
| 7:08 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 7:09 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 7:09 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 7:14 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 7:30 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole shot blocked by Mikko Koivu |
| 7:35 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole shot blocked by Jason Zucker |
| 7:36 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Jason Zucker in defensive zone |
| 7:46 | Minnesota | Shot missed by Jason Zucker |
| 8:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Trevor Daley saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 8:13 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin |
| 8:23 | Minnesota | Jason Zucker credited with hit on Brian Dumoulin in defensive zone |
| 8:42 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 8:43 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 8:43 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 8:45 | Pittsburgh | Phil Kessel shot blocked by Charlie Coyle |
| 9:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Jake Guentzel |
| 9:01 | Stoppage - Puck Frozen | |
| 9:01 | Pittsburgh | Eric Fehr won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 9:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 9:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Justin Schultz |
| 9:54 | Minnesota | Chris Stewart shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 10:07 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Zack Mitchell saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Nino Niederreiter saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 10:42 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Scott Wilson saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 10:43 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 10:56 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | Penalty to Mathew Dumba 2 minutes for High-sticking Carl Hagelin |
| 11:09 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:14 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Phil Kessel shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon |
| 11:23 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 11:42 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Phil Kessel shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon |
| 11:48 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 11:49 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 11:49 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 12:26 | Minnesota | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Eric Staal saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 12:44 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Nick Bonino credited with hit on Erik Haula in offensive zone |
| 13:13 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 13:23 | Minnesota | Giveaway by Mathew Dumba in offensive zone |
| 13:43 | Pittsburgh | Brian Dumoulin credited with hit on Jason Pominville in defensive zone |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Ian Cole 2 minutes for Roughing Erik Haula |
| 14:05 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 14:22 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Eric Fehr credited with hit on Charlie Coyle in defensive zone |
| 14:33 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 14:57 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Kris Letang credited with hit on Charlie Coyle in defensive zone |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | Power Play Goal Scored by Zach Parise assisted by Ryan Suter and Eric Staal |
| 15:12 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 15:42 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin |
| 16:04 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 16:15 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Conor Sheary in defensive zone |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 17:05 | Pittsburgh | Giveaway by Olli Maatta in defensive zone |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Tyler Graovac shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 17:14 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 18:12 | Minnesota | Zach Parise shot blocked by Tom Kuhnhackl |
| 18:25 | Minnesota | Marco Scandella shot blocked by Matt Cullen |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | Goal scored by Mikael Granlund assisted by Jonas Brodin |
| 18:40 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 19:30 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Jason Zucker in offensive zone |
| 19:31 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Jason Zucker saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 19:57 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby credited with hit on Nino Niederreiter in neutral zone |
| 20:00 | End of 2nd period | |
3rd Period Summary | ||
| Time | Team | Detail |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Start of 3rd period | |
| 0:00 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 0:18 | Minnesota | Shot missed by Jason Zucker |
| 0:59 | Pittsburgh | Takeaway by Evgeni Malkin in defensive zone |
| 1:42 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Nick Bonino saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 1:50 | Pittsburgh | Scott Wilson credited with hit on Jonas Brodin in offensive zone |
| 2:26 | Minnesota | Mathew Dumba shot blocked by Scott Wilson |
| 2:38 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 2:38 | Minnesota | Tyler Graovac won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 2:42 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Chris Stewart saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 3:34 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Carl Hagelin |
| 4:10 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 4:23 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 4:23 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 4:44 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Zach Parise in defensive zone |
| 5:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Kris Letang saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 5:29 | Minnesota | Nino Niederreiter shot blocked by Kris Letang |
| 5:36 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 5:50 | Pittsburgh | Goal scored by Bryan Rust assisted by Scott Wilson and Nick Bonino |
| 5:50 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 6:20 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Matt Cullen saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 6:29 | Minnesota | Tyler Graovac shot blocked by Brian Dumoulin |
| 8:04 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 8:07 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Phil Kessel saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 8:12 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Jake Guentzel 2 minutes for Slashing Charlie Coyle |
| 8:12 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 8:12 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 8:58 | Minnesota | Power play - Shot on goal by Jonas Brodin saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 9:09 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Shot missed by Kris Letang |
| 9:34 | Minnesota | Power play - Ryan Suter shot blocked by Carl Hagelin |
| 9:44 | Minnesota | Power play - Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk in defensive zone |
| 10:12 | Pittsburgh | Shorthanded - Trevor Daley shot blocked by Jared Spurgeon |
| 10:28 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Matt Cullen 2 minutes for High-sticking Jared Spurgeon |
| 10:28 | Stoppage - TV timeout | |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Power play - Jason Pominville won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 10:36 | Minnesota | Power play - Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 10:42 | Minnesota | Power play - Shot on goal by Jared Spurgeon saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 10:47 | Minnesota | Power play - Jason Pominville shot blocked by Olli Maatta |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Power Play Goal Scored by Nino Niederreiter assisted by Jonas Brodin and Mikael Granlund |
| 11:25 | Minnesota | Eric Staal won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 11:37 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:43 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 11:44 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 11:44 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 11:52 | Minnesota | Takeaway by Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Erik Haula saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Marco Scandella shot blocked by Nick Bonino |
| 13:37 | Stoppage - Offside | |
| 13:37 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in neutral zone |
| 13:49 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 13:52 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 13:52 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 13:56 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 13:57 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped | |
| 13:57 | Pittsburgh | Sidney Crosby won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 14:05 | Pittsburgh | Carl Hagelin credited with hit on Jared Spurgeon in offensive zone |
| 14:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Justin Schultz |
| 15:07 | Minnesota | Charlie Coyle shot blocked by Trevor Daley |
| 15:28 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Olli Maatta |
| 16:06 | Pittsburgh | Shot missed by Matt Cullen |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Shot on goal by Jason Pominville saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 16:32 | Stoppage - Goalie Stopped - TV timeout | |
| 16:32 | Pittsburgh | Matt Cullen won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | Giveaway by Devan Dubnyk in defensive zone |
| 16:50 | Pittsburgh | Ian Cole shot blocked by Erik Haula |
| 17:00 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Justin Schultz saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 17:43 | Minnesota | Marco Scandella shot blocked by Jake Guentzel |
| 17:48 | Stoppage - Icing | |
| 17:48 | Pittsburgh | Evgeni Malkin won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 18:19 | Pittsburgh | Shot on goal by Carl Hagelin saved by Devan Dubnyk |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Penalty to Mathew Dumba 2 minutes for Holding Sidney Crosby |
| 18:21 | Minnesota | Shorthanded - Mikko Koivu won faceoff in defensive zone |
| 19:18 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Kris Letang shot blocked by Eric Staal |
| 19:24 | Pittsburgh | Power play - Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Shorthanded - Takeaway by Eric Staal in defensive zone |
| 19:33 | Minnesota | Shorthanded - Shot on goal by Charlie Coyle saved by Marc-Andre Fleury |
| 19:34 | Pittsburgh | Penalty to Phil Kessel 2 minutes for Hooking Eric Staal |
| 19:34 | Minnesota | Zach Parise won faceoff in offensive zone |
| 19:56 | Minnesota | Jonas Brodin credited with hit on Eric Fehr in defensive zone |
| 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 | MIN |
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| 0:40 |  | Charlie Coyle (6) Assist: Zach Parise | 0 | 1 |
| 8:09 | | Nino Niederreiter (6) (Power Play) Assists: Jonas Brodin, Mikko Koivu | 0 | 2 |
| 13:26 |  | Phil Kessel (6) Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Jake Guentzel | 1 | 2 |
| 19:37 | | Charlie Coyle (7) Unassisted | 1 | 3 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 6:15 | | Matt Cullen: 2 Minutes for Delaying the game | ||
2nd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | PIT | MIN |
| 15:12 | | Zach Parise (4) (Power Play) Assists: Eric Staal, Ryan Suter | 1 | 4 |
| 18:40 | | Mikael Granlund (5) Assists: Jason Zucker, Jonas Brodin | 1 | 5 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 2:01 | | 2 Minute Bench Penalty for Too Many Men on the Ice (Served by Nino Niederreiter) | ||
| 11:09 | | Matt Dumba: 2 Minutes for High-sticking | ||
| 14:05 | | Ian Cole: 2 Minutes for Roughing | ||
3rd Period Summary | ||||
| Time | Team | Scoring Detail | PIT | MIN |
| 5:50 | | Bryan Rust (3) Assists: Scott Wilson, Nick Bonino | 2 | 5 |
| 11:25 | | Nino Niederreiter (7) (Power Play) Assists: Mikael Granlund, Jonas Brodin | 2 | 6 |
| Time | Team | Penalty Detail | ||
| 8:12 | | Jake Guentzel: 2 Minutes for Slashing | ||
| 10:28 | | Matt Cullen: 2 Minutes for High-sticking | ||
| 18:21 | | Matt Dumba: 2 Minutes for Holding | ||
| 19:34 | | Phil Kessel: 2 Minutes for Hooking | ||
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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