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Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1. Shots on goal: PIT 31, DET 12. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 PIT 2-0 DET; P2 PIT 0-1 DET; P3 PIT 2-0 DET.

Scoring plays: P1 03:44 Bryan Rust (assists: Sidney Crosby, Parker Wotherspoon) to make it PIT 1-0 DET; P1 17:30 Egor Chinakhov (assists: Ben Kindel, Parker Wotherspoon) to make it PIT 2-0 DET; P2 15:06 Alex DeBrincat to make it PIT 2-1 DET; P3 19:00 Rickard Rakell (assists: Sidney Crosby, Brett Kulak) to make it PIT 3-1 DET; P3 19:28 Connor Dewar (assists: Blake Lizotte, Kris Letang) to make it PIT 4-1 DET. Top skaters: Sidney Crosby (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Parker Wotherspoon (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Bryan Rust (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Rickard Rakell (PIT) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): John Gibson (DET) 27 saves on 29, decision L; Stuart Skinner (PIT) 11 saves on 12, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Parker Wotherspoon
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 18:49 TOI
Goals · PIT
Rickard Rakell
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 6 SOG · 19:02 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Stuart Skinner
11 saves on 12 shots (.917) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

PIT 3 largest lead P3 19:28 (PIT 4, DET 1) · 2-0 run, P1 3:44–P1 17:30
DET 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 3:44 Bryan Rust (Sidney Crosby, Parker Wotherspoon) PIT · wrist shot · PIT 1, DET 0
  • P1 17:30 Egor Chinakhov (Ben Kindel, Parker Wotherspoon) PIT · wrist shot · PIT 2, DET 0
  • P2 15:06 Alex DeBrincat DET · snap shot · PIT 2, DET 1
  • P3 19:00 Rickard Rakell (Sidney Crosby, Brett Kulak) PIT · Empty net · wrist shot · PIT 3, DET 1
  • P3 19:28 Connor Dewar (Blake Lizotte, Kris Letang) PIT · Empty net · wrist shot · PIT 4, DET 1

Linescore

123 T
PIT 202 4
DET 010 1

Shots on goal: PIT 31, DET 12

📋 Team Stats

PITDET
31Shots on goal12
57Shot attempts42
26Faceoff wins22
20Hits21
13Blocked shots12
0Power-play goals0
8Takeaways2
16Giveaways18
4Penalty minutes4
91.7%Save %93.1%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
PIT1091231
DET54312

🎯 Shot Map

Pittsburgh Penguins4 G · 43 attempts
Erik Karlsson: missed the netTommy Novak: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: goal (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (snap)Egor Chinakhov: saved (tip-in)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: missed the netSidney Crosby: saved (snap)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Jack St. Ivany: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: goal (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (backhand)Kris Letang: missed the netParker Wotherspoon: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (snap)Noel Acciari: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: missed the netJack St. Ivany: saved (backhand)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Rutger McGroarty: saved (snap)Bryan Rust: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (tip-in)Bryan Rust: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: missed the netBrett Kulak: saved (slap)Rickard Rakell: saved (snap)Jack St. Ivany: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (snap)Parker Wotherspoon: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (snap)Erik Karlsson: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (backhand)Noel Acciari: saved (snap)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (snap)Rickard Rakell: goal (wrist)Connor Dewar: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 27Saved63% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net28% of attempts
Detroit Red Wings1 G · 28 attempts
Patrick Kane: missed the netDylan Larkin: missed the netAxel Sandin-Pellikka: missed the netMichael Rasmussen: missed the netJ.T. Compher: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: missed the netJames van Riemsdyk: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Patrick Kane: missed the netMason Appleton: saved (wrist)Moritz Seider: missed the netNate Danielson: missed the netAxel Sandin-Pellikka: saved (slap)Lucas Raymond: missed the netPatrick Kane: missed the netAlbert Johansson: missed the netAlex DeBrincat: goal (snap)Alex DeBrincat: missed the netDylan Larkin: saved (wrist)Andrew Copp: saved (wrist)Emmitt Finnie: saved (wrist)Mason Appleton: saved (wrist)Alex DeBrincat: saved (wrist)Albert Johansson: missed the net
  • 1Goals4% of attempts
  • 11Saved39% of attempts
  • 16Missed the net57% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Parker Wotherspoon D 022+212018:49
Sidney Crosby C 022+210018:17
Rickard Rakell R 101+262219:02
Bryan Rust R 101+252118:56
Connor Dewar C 101+131014:40
Egor Chinakhov R 101031112:26
Brett Kulak D 011+120420:13
Blake Lizotte C 011+101015:12
Ben Kindel C 011001013:36
Kris Letang D 000+112222:26
Erik Karlsson D 000+201020:59
Ryan Shea D 000001218:29
Jack St. Ivany D 000023016:38
Noel Acciari C 000+120114:02
Anthony Mantha R 000032013:43
Tommy Novak C 000010013:07
Justin Brazeau R 000000013:00
Rutger McGroarty R 000011012:25
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner W 111291.7160:00
DET skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Alex DeBrincat R 101040017:45
Moritz Seider D 000-204226:59
Ben Chiarot D 000004121:35
Simon Edvinsson D 000-200121:24
Dylan Larkin C 000-110018:49
Lucas Raymond L 000-201017:34
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D 000010117:03
Andrew Copp C 000-212116:52
Patrick Kane R 000010216:45
Albert Johansson D 000-100115:18
Emmitt Finnie C 000-310015:05
Mason Appleton C 000025014:54
J.T. Compher L 000000014:01
Jacob Bernard-Docker D 000001213:48
Michael Rasmussen C 000-101113:32
Marco Kasper C 000-103013:06
Nate Danielson C 000-100011:52
James van Riemsdyk L 000-110011:22
DET goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
John Gibson L 272993.1258:16

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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