Minnesota Wild vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Monday, December 18, 2023 · PPG Paints Arena

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3–4

Final

SOG 27–30

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Minnesota Wild 4-3 on Monday, December 18, 2023 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Wild 30-27.

Goals came from Reilly Smith, Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin, Ryan Hartman, Jake Middleton, Vinni Lettieri and Sidney Crosby.

Alex Nedeljkovic made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Filip Gustavsson stopped 26 of 30.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
MIN	0	2	1	3	27
PIT	1	2	1	4	30

Three stars

Scoring

1st period

Reilly Smith (8)Valtteri Puustinen (3), Marcus Pettersson (7)0–107:39 PIT

2nd period

Jake Guentzel (14)Erik Karlsson (16), Sidney Crosby (15)0–200:36 PIT · PPG
Evgeni Malkin (11)Valtteri Puustinen (4), Marcus Pettersson (8)0–303:34 PIT
Ryan Hartman (8)Brock Faber (12), Marcus Johansson (12)1–315:06 MIN
Jake Middleton (5)Matt Boldy (10), Kirill Kaprizov (17)2–317:30 MIN

3rd period

Vinni Lettieri (3)Jon Merrill (3), Daemon Hunt (1)3–305:33 MIN
Sidney Crosby (18)Jake Guentzel (20), Evgeni Malkin (15)3–406:20 PIT · PPG

Team stats

MINPIT

27Shots on goal30

42%Faceoff %58%

0/3Power play2/5

14Penalty minutes10

17Hits9

12Blocked shots13

5Giveaways10

5Takeaways9

Penalties

1st 18:47Zach Bogosian · holding the stick2 min
2nd 05:42Ryan Hartman · holding the stick2 min
2nd 08:05Kris Letang · interference2 min
2nd 12:18Evgeni Malkin · tripping2 min
2nd 18:52Evgeni Malkin · roughing2 min
2nd 18:52Alex Goligoski · holding2 min
2nd 19:25Joel Eriksson Ek · interference2 min
3rd 05:45Kirill Kaprizov · high sticking2 min
3rd 07:27Radim Zohorna · high sticking double minor4 min
3rd 07:27Ryan Hartman · interference2 min
3rd 12:21Connor Dewar · interference2 min

Season series

Minnesota Wild

Minnesota Wild skaters

10Vinni LettieriC	1	0	1	0	2	1	1	0	–	09:30
12Matt BoldyL	0	1	1	+1	4	2	0	0	–	19:35
38Ryan HartmanR	1	0	1	0	1	1	0	4	–	13:01
90Marcus JohanssonL	0	1	1	0	2	0	1	0	–	15:56
97Kirill KaprizovL	0	1	1	+1	3	0	0	2	–	20:58
4Jon MerrillD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0	–	12:19
5Jake MiddletonD	1	0	1	+1	2	0	2	0	–	23:49
7Brock FaberD	0	1	1	+2	2	1	1	0	–	28:18
48Daemon HuntD	0	1	1	+2	1	0	2	0	–	15:52
14Joel Eriksson EkC	0	0	0	+1	2	3	1	2	48	22:34
17Marcus FolignoL	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	–	14:50
20Patrick MaroonL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	12:10
21Brandon DuhaimeR	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	08:26
23Marco RossiC	0	0	0	-1	1	0	0	0	56	19:52
26Connor DewarC	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	50	09:45
89Frederick GaudreauC	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	0	38	12:51
24Zach BogosianD	0	0	0	-2	0	4	1	2	–	16:18
33Alex GoligoskiD	0	0	0	-2	1	0	0	2	–	15:14

Minnesota Wild goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
29Marc-Andre FleuryG		0	0	0	–	00:00
32Filip GustavssonG	L	30	26	4	.867	58:18

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters

48Valtteri PuustinenR	0	2	2	+1	3	0	1	0	–	15:12
59Jake GuentzelL	1	1	2	-2	3	0	1	0	–	23:01
71Evgeni MalkinC	1	1	2	+1	3	0	1	4	67	16:42
87Sidney CrosbyC	1	1	2	-2	4	0	0	0	74	22:04
28Marcus PetterssonD	0	2	2	+1	1	1	1	0	–	23:40
19Reilly SmithR	1	0	1	+1	1	0	0	0	–	15:15
65Erik KarlssonD	0	1	1	-2	4	0	1	0	–	26:10
10Drew O'ConnorL	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	–	11:10
20Lars EllerC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27	14:40
43Jansen HarkinsC	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	–	10:30
55Noel AcciariC	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	58	16:22
63Radim ZohornaL	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	–	06:29
67Rickard RakellR	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0	50	14:45
77Jeff CarterC	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	0	100	12:25
2Chad RuhwedelD	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	–	09:57
7John LudvigD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	08:51
27Ryan GravesD	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	–	18:48
58Kris LetangD	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	2	–	25:59

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
35Tristan JarryG		0	0	0	–	00:00
39Alex NedeljkovicG	W	27	24	3	.889	60:00