Predators 2, Penguins 3 (OT) — October 24, 2026: recap and analysis

NSHNSH
Nashville Predators
3-3-3 · L1 · L10: 3-3-3
L
W
SO
L
SO
W
OT
W
L
Final/OT
2—3
Oct 24, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena
PITPIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
4-6-1 · W1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
L
L
L
L
W
SO
L
L
W

Final score: Nashville Predators 2, Pittsburgh Penguins 3. Decided in overtime. Penguins dominated expected goals 4.20 to 2.26. Penguins controlled 61.5% of 5v5 shot attempts. PuckLab's first star: Juuse Saros (34/37 saves, .919 SV%, +1.8 GSAX). Pre-game PuckLab Edge: Penguins, 70% (won).

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RDOT
NSH xG
2.26
ACTUAL
2 — 3
PIT xG
4.20

Scoring Timeline

0.12
HIGH xG
NSH1P 09:24Even Strength
NSH 1 - 0 PIT
0.16
HIGH xG
PIT2P 00:18Even Strength
NSH 1 - 1 PIT
0.10
HIGH xG
NSH2P 06:40Even Strength
NSH 2 - 1 PIT
0.10
HIGH xG
PIT3P 18:54Even Strength
NSH 2 - 2 PIT
0.16
HIGH xG
PITOT 03:44Even Strength
NSH 2 - 3 PIT

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Juuse Saros
74
Juuse Saros
G · NSH · #74
34/37 saves, .919 SV%, +1.8 GSAX
★2
Arturs Silovs
37
Arturs Silovs
G · PIT · #37
24/26 saves, .923 SV%, +0.5 GSAX
★3
Rickard Rakell
67
Rickard Rakell
R · PIT · #67
1G, 4 SOG, 1 HIT

Team Stats

NSHPIT
26Shots37
2.26xGF4.20
38.55v5 CF%61.5
55.0FO%45.0
0/1PP0/1
26Hits11
19Blocks8
24Giveaways13
5Takeaways5
2PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodNSH SOGPIT SOGNSH xGPIT xG
1st790.481.32
2nd10160.801.77
3rd990.980.87
OT030.000.25
Total26372.264.20

Penalties

2 TOTAL
1P 17:16
NSH
Roman JosiHolding (2 min)
Drawn by Elmer Soderblom
3P 10:44
PIT
Connor DewarTripping (2 min)
Drawn by Ross Colton