Justin Schultz opened up the scoring on the power play. Less than two minutes into the game, Schultz fired a shot from the point that blew past Pekka Rinne.
Bryan Rust put the Pens up 2-0 when he fired a great backhand shot that went in the top corner. Evgeni Malkin finished up the first period scoring when, with barely ten seconds left in the period, Geno fired a sweet wrister that went over Rinne’s glove.
To no one’s surprise, Juuse Saros started the second period in place of Rinne. But it was too late for Nashville to salvage the game, as the Pens scored three more goals in the second period.