Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins

Tuesday, December 13, 2011, 7:00 PM ET CONSOL Energy Center, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Tuesday, December 13, 2011 on the road.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	Goals	2011-2012 record
Detroit Red Wings	4	48-28-6
at Pittsburgh Penguins	1	51-25-6

Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	0	1	3	4
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	0	0	1

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Detroit Red Wings	8	5	12	25
Pittsburgh Penguins	6	12	8	26

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	19:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Evgeni Malkin (1)	James Neal (1), Brooks Orpik (1)	Even strength	DET 0, PIT 1
2nd	16:01	Detroit Red Wings	Pavel Datsyuk (1)	Todd Bertuzzi (1)	Even strength	DET 1, PIT 1
3rd	05:15	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen (1)	Pavel Datsyuk (1)	Power play	DET 2, PIT 1
3rd	15:36	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary (1)	Chris Conner (1), Darren Helm (1)	Even strength	DET 3, PIT 1
3rd	19:54	Detroit Red Wings	Daniel Cleary (2)	Henrik Zetterberg (1), Niklas Kronwall (1)	Even strength, Empty net	DET 4, PIT 1

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0		10:05
Number 11 D. Cleary	R	2	0	2	+2	0	6	1	0	0		16:33
Number 13 P. Datsyuk	C	1	1	2	+2	0	3	1	0	0	52.2%	16:59
Number 20 D. Miller	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	100%	11:05
Number 26 J. Hudler	R	0	0	0	-1	4	0	1	0	0		14:56
Number 40 H. Zetterberg	C	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	61.5%	18:41
Number 41 C. Conner	R	0	1	1	+1	0	0	0	1	0		13:17
Number 43 D. Helm	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	0	44.4%	14:32
Number 44 T. Bertuzzi	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	0		13:12
Number 51 V. Filppula	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	17:11
Number 93 J. Franzen	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	3	1	1		15:19
Number 96 T. Holmstrom	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		10:35
Number 4 J. Kindl	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1	0		12:26
Number 5 N. Lidstrom	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	2	0		23:56
Number 18 I. White	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	4	0		23:46
Number 23 B. Stuart	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	2	2	0		22:41
Number 52 J. Ericsson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	2	0		15:49
Number 55 N. Kronwall	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	4	0		20:57

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	26	25	1	.962	60:00	Win

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 9 P. Dupuis	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0		15:36
Number 11 J. Staal	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	70.6%	20:56
Number 14 C. Kunitz	L	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	100%	19:31
Number 18 J. Neal	L	0	1	1	-1	0	2	0	0		20:54
Number 19 J. Williams	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		10:46
Number 24 M. Cooke	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	0		15:11
Number 26 S. Sullivan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		17:49
Number 27 C. Adams	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		09:13
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		08:16
Number 46 J. Vitale	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66.7%	11:47
Number 48 T. Kennedy	C	0	0	0	-1	0	3	2	0		16:16
Number 71 E. Malkin	C	1	0	1	-2	0	9	2	1	20%	23:27
Number 2 M. Niskanen	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1		23:33
Number 5 D. Engelland	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		18:16
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3		24:38
Number 44 B. Orpik	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	4	3		19:14
Number 47 S. Despres	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1		12:35
Number 54 A. Picard	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2		10:48

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Fleury	24	21	3	.875	58:50	Loss

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	11:40	Detroit Red Wings	Johan Franzen	Slashing	2
1st	13:32	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bench	Too many men on the ice (bench minor)	2
2nd	01:02	Detroit Red Wings	Nicklas Lidstrom	Hooking	2
3rd	04:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Matt Niskanen	Holding	2
3rd	05:57	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler	Holding	2
3rd	12:58	Detroit Red Wings	Jiri Hudler	Tripping	2

Detroit Red Wings head coach: Mike Babcock
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Bylsma
Referees: Dan O'Rourke, Frederick L'Ecuyer
Linesmen: Pierre Champoux, Brian Mach
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Mike Commodore, Cory Emmerton
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Steve MacIntyre, Sidney Crosby, Robert Bortuzzo

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Philadelphia Flyers 5 at Washington Capitals 1	Final	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Washington Capitals, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2	Final/SO	Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Columbus Blue Jackets, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
New York Islanders 3 at Montreal Canadiens 5	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
New Jersey Devils 3 at Florida Panthers 2	Final/SO	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Florida Panthers, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Calgary Flames 1 at Nashville Predators 2	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Nashville Predators, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
Minnesota Wild 1 at Winnipeg Jets 2	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Winnipeg Jets, Tue, Dec 13, 2011
San Jose Sharks 3 at Colorado Avalanche 4	Final/SO	Game page: San Jose Sharks at Colorado Avalanche, Tue, Dec 13, 2011