National Hockey League
Pittsburgh 5, Nashville 2
Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:00 PM
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 31, 2016
Where: Consol Energy Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Chris Rooney
Linesmen: Steve Barton, John Grandt
Attendance: 18560
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Nashville 1102
Pittsburgh 1315
Team Records
 
Team W/L Home Away Streak
Nashville 39-26-12-1 21-11-5-1 18-15-7-0 L3
Pittsburgh 44-25-4-4 25-11-1-3 19-14-3-1 W4
Recap Quick Hits
  • With this win, the Pittsburgh Penguins have a 25-11-1-3 record at home this season. The Nashville Predators have a 18-15-7-0 record on the road.
  • Pittsburgh has a streak of 4 straight up wins. The Penguins have won 9 of their last 10 games.
  • Nashville has a streak of 3 straight up losses. The Predators have won 5 of their last 10 games.
  • Phil Kessel played for 17:57 during 25 shifts and scored 2 points. Phil Kessel had 2 goals and 0 assists.
  • Ryan Johansen played for 18:12 during 24 shifts and scored 2 points. Ryan Johansen had 1 goal and 1 assist.
  • Pittsburgh had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 2 of them.
  • Nashville had 4 powerplay opportunities and converted 0 of them.
Top Game Performances
Nashville   Pittsburgh
Ryan Johansen 2 Points Phil Kessel 2
Ryan Johansen 1 Goals Phil Kessel 2
Ryan Johansen 1 Assists Trevor Daley 2
N/A Power Play Goals Kris Letang 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Carter Hutton .917 Save Percentage Marc-Andre Fleury .917
Pekka Rinne 25 Saves Marc-Andre Fleury 22
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals PP PK PIM FW
Nashville 24 2 0-4 2-4 10 23
Pittsburgh 41 5 2-4 4-4 10 30
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against NY Islanders. The Penguins have a W/L % of .535 after a win and .618 after a loss.
  • Nashville will play their next game at home against San Jose. The Predators have a W/L % of .436 after a win and .564 after a loss.