Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators
Playoffs · Saturday, June 3, 2017 · Bridgestone Arena
NBCSN · CBC · SN · TVAS
Game summary
The Nashville Predators beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 5–1 on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Penguins 33–28.
Goals came from Jake Guentzel, Roman Josi, Frederick Gaudreau, James Neal, Craig Smith and Mattias Ekholm.
Pekka Rinne made 27 saves on 28 shots for the win; Matt Murray stopped 28 of 33.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jake Guentzel (13)Ian Cole (9), Sidney Crosby (16)1–002:46 PIT
2nd period
Roman Josi (6)Calle Jarnkrok (4), Mattias Ekholm (9)1–105:51 NSH · 
Frederick Gaudreau (2)Austin Watson (4), Roman Josi (7)1–206:33 NSH
James Neal (6)Viktor Arvidsson (10), Roman Josi (8)1–319:37 NSH
3rd period
Craig Smith (1)Unassisted1–404:54 NSH
Mattias Ekholm (1)Calle Jarnkrok (5), Colton Sissons (6)1–513:10 NSH ·
Team stats
PITNSH
2833
53%47%
0/32/3
4434
2633
2012
1210
410
Penalties
- 4:50 into the first period
P.K. Subban · holding2 min - 12:44 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
- 4:13 into the second period
Justin Schultz · holding2 min - 16:37 into the second periodRyan Ellis · boarding2 min
- 10:42 into the third periodCarl Hagelin · roughing2 min
- 10:42 into the third periodMattias Ekholm · roughing2 min
- 12:43 into the third periodSidney Crosby · boarding2 min
- 12:43 into the third periodEvgeni Malkin · cross checking2 min
- 12:43 into the third periodFilip Forsberg · cross checking2 min
- 15:24 into the third periodTrevor Daley · holding2 min
- 15:24 into the third periodViktor Arvidsson · holding2 min
- 15:24 into the third periodJames Neal · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
- 15:24 into the third periodIan Cole · roughing2 min
- 15:38 into the third periodPatric Hornqvist · misconduct10 min
- 15:38 into the third periodMattias Ekholm · misconduct10 min
- 17:01 into the third periodPhil Kessel · cross checking2 min
- 17:01 into the third periodChris Kunitz · misconduct10 min
- 17:01 into the third periodAustin Watson · misconduct10 min
- 17:01 into the third periodMatt Cullen · misconduct10 min
Season series
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:56 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20:42 |
| 28Ian ColeD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:13 |
| 7Matt CullenC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 1 | 15:27 |
| 14Chris KunitzL | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 12:51 |
| 17Bryan RustR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 |
| 23Scott WilsonC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:00 |
| 37Carter RowneyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:59 |
| 43Conor ShearyL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11:47 |
| 62Carl HagelinL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13:15 |
| 71Evgeni MalkinC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | 15:53 |
| 72Patric HornqvistR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 13:35 |
| 81Phil KesselC | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 3 | 15:04 |
| 3Olli MaattaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 |
| 4Justin SchultzD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:40 |
| 6Trevor DaleyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:04 |
| 8Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 21:58 |
| 65Ron HainseyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 1 | 21:17 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Marc-Andre FleuryG | 0 | 0 | – | |
| 30Matt MurrayG | L | 33 | 5 | .849 |
Nashville Predators
| 59Roman JosiD | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 6 | 23:36 |
| 19Calle JarnkrokC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 16:41 |
| 14Mattias EkholmD | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 22:19 |
| 10Colton SissonsC | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:36 |
| 15Craig SmithC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 5 | 12:31 |
| 18James NealL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 14:33 |
| 32Frederick GaudreauC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13:01 |
| 38Viktor ArvidssonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:15 |
| 51Austin WatsonL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 13:56 |
| 9Filip ForsbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 16:50 |
| 11PA ParenteauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:55 |
| 12Mike FisherC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 18:05 |
| 26Harry ZolnierczykL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:28 |
| 46Pontus AbergL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:27 |
| 4Ryan EllisD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 22:08 |
| 7Yannick WeberD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:51 |
| 52Matt IrwinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:30 |
| 76P.K. SubbanD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 3 | 25:53 |
| Goalie | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Pekka RinneG | W | 28 | 1 | .964 |
| 74Juuse SarosG | 0 | 0 | – |