Minnesota Wild vs. Pittsburgh Penguins: game summary
Final · December 18, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : MIN 27 — PIT 30 · PPG Paints Arena
Three stars
- 1★
S. CrosbyPIT · C · 1B 1A - 2★
V. PuustinenPIT · R · 0B 2A - 3★
V. LettieriMIN · C · 1B 0A
Game stats
PIT- 27Shots on goal30
- 42 %Faceoff win %58 %
- 0/3Power play2/5
- 14Penalty minutes10
- 17Hits9
- 12Blocked shots13
- 5Giveaways10
- 5Takeaways9
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 8 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| PIT | 13 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
Season series MIN 1 – 1 PIT
Official NHL reports
Shot map
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MIN 3 / 27 / 444 / 30 / 47 PIT
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Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Reilly SmithPIT · 07:39Assists : Valtteri Puustinen, Marcus Pettersson0 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
Jake GuentzelPIT · 00:36 · PPAssists : Erik Karlsson, Sidney Crosby0 – 2▶ Watch
Evgeni MalkinPIT · 03:34Assists : Valtteri Puustinen, Marcus Pettersson0 – 3▶ Watch
Ryan HartmanMIN · 15:06Assists : Brock Faber, Marcus Johansson1 – 3▶ Watch
Jake MiddletonMIN · 17:30Assists : Matt Boldy, Kirill Kaprizov2 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
Vinni LettieriMIN · 05:33Assists : Jon Merrill, Daemon Hunt3 – 3▶ Watch
Sidney CrosbyPIT · 06:20 · PPAssists : Jake Guentzel, Evgeni Malkin3 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 18:47MINZach Bogosian — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin
2nd period
- 05:42MINRyan Hartman — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by Erik Karlsson
- 08:05PITKris Letang — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Matt Boldy
- 12:18PITEvgeni Malkin — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Daemon Hunt
- 18:52PITEvgeni Malkin — Roughing (2 min) · drawn by Alex Goligoski
- 18:52MINAlex Goligoski — Holding (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin
- 19:25MINJoel Eriksson Ek — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Kris Letang
3rd period
- 05:45MINKirill Kaprizov — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Kris Letang
- 07:27PITRadim Zohorna — High sticking double minor (4 min) · drawn by Ryan Hartman
- 07:27MINRyan Hartman — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Radim Zohorna
- 12:21MINConnor Dewar — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Jake Guentzel
Box score
Minnesota Wild
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| V. LettieriC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 09:30 |
| M. BoldyL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 19:35 |
| J. Eriksson EkC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 22:34 |
| M. FolignoL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:50 |
| P. MaroonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:10 |
| B. DuhaimeL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 08:26 |
| M. RossiC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 19:52 |
| C. DewarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 09:45 |
| R. HartmanR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13:01 |
| F. GaudreauC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 12:51 |
| M. JohanssonL | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:56 |
| K. KaprizovL | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 20:58 |
| J. MerrillD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:19 |
| J. MiddletonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 23:49 |
| B. FaberD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 28:18 |
| Z. BogosianD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 4 | 16:18 |
| A. GoligoskiD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 15:14 |
| D. HuntD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15:52 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| M. Fleury | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| F. Gustavsson(L) | 26/30 | 86.7 % | 58:18 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. O'ConnorL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 |
| R. SmithR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15:15 |
| L. EllerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:40 |
| J. HarkinsC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10:30 |
| V. PuustinenR | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 15:12 |
| N. AcciariC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16:22 |
| J. GuentzelC | 1 | 1 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 23:01 |
| R. ZohornaL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 06:29 |
| R. RakellR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 14:45 |
| E. MalkinC | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 16:42 |
| J. CarterC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12:25 |
| S. CrosbyC | 1 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 22:04 |
| C. RuhwedelD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 09:57 |
| J. LudvigD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 08:51 |
| R. GravesD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 18:48 |
| M. PetterssonD | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23:40 |
| K. LetangD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 25:59 |
| E. KarlssonD | 0 | 1 | -2 | 4 | 0 | 26:10 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| T. Jarry | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| A. Nedeljkovic(W) | 24/27 | 88.9 % | 60:00 |
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About this game
Who won Wild vs Penguins?
Penguins won 4-3 over Wild on Monday, December 18, 2023.
When was Wild vs Penguins played?
On Monday, December 18, 2023, at 7:00 PM ET at PPG Paints Arena.
Where was Wild vs Penguins played?
At PPG Paints Arena, in Pittsburgh.
Have the Wild and Penguins played this season?
No, this is their first meeting of the season.
