Nashville Predators vs Pittsburgh Penguins — Recap

📰Game Recap

Ville Koivunen scored 3:44 into overtime to give the Pittsburgh Penguins a 3-2 victory over the Nashville Predators. The outcome aligned with SportsFBI's pregame model, which leaned towards Pittsburgh at 53%. The Predators established an early lead, but the Penguins steadily erased the deficit before securing the win after outshooting Nashville 37-26.

Nashville's Steven Stamkos opened the scoring at 9:24 of the first period, assisted by Matthew Wood and Ryan O'Reilly, giving the Predators a 1-0 advantage. The Penguins responded quickly in the second period, with Connor Dewar, assisted by Elmer Soderblom, tying the game just 18 seconds in. Jayden Struble, with an assist from Nils Hoglander, restored Nashville's lead at 6:40 of the second, making the score 2-1.

Pittsburgh found its equalizer late in the third period when Rickard Rakell, assisted by Sidney Crosby and Erik Karlsson, scored at 18:54 to force overtime. In the extra period, Koivunen delivered the game-winning goal, assisted by Hendrix Lapierre and Kris Letang. Juuse Saros of the Predators made 34 saves on 37 shots, while Arturs Silovs earned the win for the Penguins with 24 saves on 26 shots. Pittsburgh's record improved to 4-6-1, while Nashville's fell to 3-3-3.