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Match Report

Penguins use third-period flurry to down Predators, take 2-0 series lead

Jake Guentzel, Scott Wilson and Evgeni Malkin scored 3:18 apart early in the third period, and the Penguins stunned the Predators on Wednesday night with a 4-1 victory and a 2-0 Stanley Cup Final lead.

Full story at ESPN →

Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/7/26 vs St. Louis Blues W 3-1 NHL
11/5/26 @ Colorado Avalanche W 3-2 NHL
11/3/26 vs Carolina Hurricanes W 4-1 NHL
10/31/26 vs Tampa Bay Lightning W 5-4 NHL
10/29/26 vs Washington Capitals L 3-4 NHL
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Team Stats

NSH PIT
8
Blocked Shots
20
41
Hits
35
5
Takeaways
8
38
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
7
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
44
Faceoffs Won
33
0.0
Faceoff Win Percent
0.0
4
Giveaways
3
8
Total Penalties
6
19
Penalty Minutes
15

Highlights

01:16 Hard for Guentzel to put success into words Watch on ESPN 01:13 Pittsburgh on a roll Watch on ESPN

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

NSH Last 5 matchups PIT
  1. 2 Final 2017-02-01 @ PIT 4
  2. 5 Final 2016-10-23 @ NSH 1

Injuries

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ville Koivunen Day-To-Day
  • Elmer Soderblom Injured Reserve
  • Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
  • Trevor van Riemsdyk Injured Reserve
  • Ryan Graves Injured Reserve

Nashville Predators

  • Jonathan Marchessault Day-To-Day

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