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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Nashville Predators

Regular season · Thursday, December 19, 2024 · Bridgestone Arena

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5–4

Final/OT

SOG 20–26

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Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 in overtime on Thursday, December 19, 2024 at Bridgestone Arena. The Predators outshot the Penguins 26-20.

Bryan Rust scored twice. Jonathan Marchessault, Luke Evangelista, Steven Stamkos, Sidney Crosby, Rickard Rakell, Brady Skjei and Erik Karlsson also scored.

Tristan Jarry made 22 saves on 26 shots for the win; Juuse Saros stopped 15 of 20.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT1211520
Nashville PredatorsNSH2110426

Three stars

  1. ★1st starBryan RustPIT · 2G 2A
  2. ★2nd starSidney CrosbyPIT · 1G 3A
  3. ★3rd starSteven StamkosNSH · 1G 0A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:21

1–3 · 2nd 3:38 · Stamkos. Letang was 1:21 into his shift when it went in.

GoalPIT on iceNSH on ice

0–1 NSH

1st 3:51 · Marchessault

Tomasino 0:27

1–1 PIT

1st 16:21 · Rust

Evangelista 0:29

1–2 NSH

1st 17:57 · PP · Evangelista

Letang 0:19

1–3 NSH

2nd 3:38 · Stamkos

Long shift: Letang 1:21

2–3 PIT

2nd 7:54 · PP · Crosby

Long shift: Wilsby 1:17

3–3 PIT

2nd 9:08 · Rakell

Stamkos 0:33

3–4 NSH

3rd 7:44 · Skjei

Pickering 0:36

4–4 PIT

3rd 11:36 · Karlsson

Long shift: Wilsby 1:10

5–4 PIT

OT 1:07 · Rust

Long shift: Skjei 1:07

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2024–25).
4.2%
5.7%
5.9%
6.9%
6.6%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.6 times as often as against fresh legs (6.6% vs 4.2%).

29%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

PITNSH
20Shots on goal26
54%Faceoff %46%
1/3Power play1/5
10Penalty minutes6
15Hits24
16Blocked shots11
14Giveaways12
7Takeaways5

Penalties

  • 1st 07:27Jonathan Marchessault · tripping2 min
  • 1st 10:53Rickard Rakell · hooking2 min
  • 1st 16:28Anthony Beauvillier · interference2 min
  • 2nd 01:31Blake Lizotte · kneeing2 min
  • 2nd 05:58Brady Skjei · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 00:38Erik Karlsson · holding the stick2 min
  • 3rd 08:17Blake Lizotte · interference2 min
  • 3rd 17:53Steven Stamkos · tripping2 min

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