| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PIT | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
 NSH | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Game Leaders
Brady Skjei
· D
Filip Forsberg
· LW
Bryan Rust
· RW
Sidney Crosby
· C
Team Stats
16Blocked Shots11
15Hits24
7Takeaways5
20Shots26
1Power Play Goals1
3Power Play Opportunities5
33.3Power Play Percentage20.0
0Short Handed Goals0
0Shootout Goals0
27Faceoffs Won23
54.0Faceoff Win Percent46.0
14Giveaways12
Play-by-Play
1:07
Game End
1:07
End of OT
1:07
Bryan Rust Goal (14) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (20), Kris Letang (9)
0:32
Brady Skjei shot blocked by Evgeni Malkin
0:00
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
0:00
Start of Overtime
20:00
End of 3rd Period
19:54
Sidney Crosby shot blocked by Michael McCarron
19:26
Takeaway by Brady Skjei
18:32
Giveaway by Kris Letang
17:53
Colton Sissons faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
17:53
Steven Stamkos Tripping against Cody Glass
17:53
Goalie Stopped
17:50
Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Juuse Saros
17:26
Gustav Nyquist Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
16:38
Matt Nieto shot blocked by Cole Smith
15:34
Giveaway by Kris Letang
15:28
Steven Stamkos hit Rickard Rakell
15:19
Marc Del Gaizo hit Bryan Rust
14:53
Luke Evangelista Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
14:47
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Tommy Novak
14:40
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
14:38
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Mark Jankowski
14:38
Icing
14:21
Gustav Nyquist shot blocked by Kris Letang
14:15
Zachary L'Heureux Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
14:06
Michael Bunting hit Nick Blankenburg
13:51
Ryan O'Reilly Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
13:43
Ryan O'Reilly faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
13:43
Puck in Benches
12:50
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McCarron
12:50
Hand Pass
12:16
Cody Glass Tip-In Wide Left
12:03
Giveaway by Jonathan Marchessault
11:59
Filip Forsberg hit Kris Letang
11:48
Kris Letang Deflected saved by Juuse Saros
11:36
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Steven Stamkos
11:36
Erik Karlsson Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Matt Grzelcyk (16), Sidney Crosby (26)
11:32
Sidney Crosby Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
11:29
Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot saved by Juuse Saros
11:13
Zachary L'Heureux hit Erik Karlsson
10:56
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Ryan O'Reilly
10:56
Puck in Benches
10:54
Michael McCarron hit Ryan Shea
10:46
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Colton Sissons
10:46
Icing
10:27
Brady Skjei Slap Shot Wide Right
10:16
Giveaway by Ryan Shea
10:01
Nick Blankenburg Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
9:51
Giveaway by Ryan Shea
Rust scores twice, including OT winner, to lead Penguins over Predators 5-4
— Bryan Rust scored his second goal of the game 1:07 into overtime and Sidney Crosby had a season-high four points as the Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Nashville Predators 5-4 on Thursday night.
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