Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 7–2 on Saturday, March 26, 2016 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 48-26-8
at Detroit Red Wings 2 41-30-11

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 4 3 7
Detroit Red Wings 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 12 15 14 41
Detroit Red Wings 9 10 4 23

Three stars

  1. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 4 assists)
  2. C. Hagelin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
  3. N. Bonino, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 4 assists)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 08:24 Detroit Red Wings Andreas Athanasiou (7) Brad Richards (16), Jonathan Ericsson (10) Even strength PIT 0, DET 1
2nd 00:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz (17) Kris Letang (42), Sidney Crosby (46) Even strength PIT 1, DET 1
2nd 04:08 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (15) Phil Kessel (27), Trevor Daley (19) Power play PIT 2, DET 1
2nd 11:58 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin (10) Phil Kessel (28), Nick Bonino (12) Even strength PIT 3, DET 1
2nd 15:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (22) Ian Cole (11), Nick Bonino (13) Even strength PIT 4, DET 1
3rd 05:08 Detroit Red Wings Mike Green (5) Pavel Datsyuk (29), Tomas Tatar (23) Power play PIT 4, DET 2
3rd 06:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Eric Fehr (6) Nick Bonino (14) Even strength PIT 5, DET 2
3rd 08:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin (11) Phil Kessel (29), Nick Bonino (15) Even strength PIT 6, DET 2
3rd 14:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (6) Phil Kessel (30), Eric Fehr (5) Power play PIT 7, DET 2

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 41 23
Power play 2 of 5 1 of 2
Penalty minutes 8 14
Hits 15 28
Blocked shots 5 10
Giveaways 7 12
Takeaways 3 2
Faceoffs won 31/65 (47.7%) 34/65 (52.3%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 60% 16:40
Number 13 N. Bonino C 1 4 5 +4 2 4 0 0 1 35.7% 16:44
Number 14 C. Kunitz L 1 0 1 +1 0 3 1 0 0 10:18
Number 16 E. Fehr C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 50% 11:15
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 15:34
Number 19 B. Bennett R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 14:14
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 15:51
Number 43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 07:32
Number 62 C. Hagelin L 2 0 2 +3 2 5 1 0 0 14:42
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 0 0 +1 2 1 3 0 0 100% 17:37
Number 81 P. Kessel R 1 4 5 +3 0 6 0 0 0 14:10
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 +1 0 5 1 0 0 43.5% 18:51
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 16:39
Number 6 T. Daley D 0 1 1 +3 0 3 0 0 0 27:10
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 04:17
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 0 0 20:26
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 1 1 +2 2 0 2 3 0 21:41
Number 58 K. Letang D 1 1 2 +2 0 3 1 1 1 29:52
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 29 M. Fleury 23 21 2 .913 60:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 J. Abdelkader L 0 0 0 -1 4 2 6 0 0 14:57
Number 13 P. Datsyuk C 0 1 1 -3 4 1 0 1 0 57.1% 14:11
Number 14 G. Nyquist R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 2 0 0 14:43
Number 15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 20% 13:44
Number 17 B. Richards C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 100% 11:30
Number 21 T. Tatar L 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 12:50
Number 39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 -3 0 1 0 1 0 13:17
Number 40 H. Zetterberg C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 37.5% 14:39
Number 41 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 72.2% 15:23
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 3 1 0 16:47
Number 71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 15:37
Number 72 A. Athanasiou C 1 0 1 0 0 2 2 0 0 50% 12:16
Number 2 B. Smith D 0 0 0 -2 0 0 1 0 0 19:19
Number 25 M. Green D 1 0 1 -2 0 1 0 0 1 19:44
Number 27 K. Quincey D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 2 0 21:01
Number 52 J. Ericsson D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 2 1 0 20:09
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 18:46
Number 65 D. DeKeyser D 0 0 0 -1 4 0 0 2 0 19:01
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 34 P. Mrazek 27 23 4 .852 35:11 Loss
Number 35 J. Howard 14 11 3 .786 24:49

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist Slashing 2
1st 08:39 Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser Roughing 2
1st 15:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Carl Hagelin Hooking 2
2nd 03:02 Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk Hooking 2
2nd 13:03 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Tripping 2
2nd 16:22 Detroit Red Wings Pavel Datsyuk Interference 2
3rd 04:41 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino Tripping 2
3rd 09:19 Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser Interference 2
3rd 11:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Slashing 2
3rd 11:55 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Slashing 2
3rd 13:45 Detroit Red Wings Gustav Nyquist Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Frederick L'Ecuyer, Chris Lee
Linesmen
Tim Nowak, Bryan Pancich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Jeff Zatkoff, Olli Maatta, Derrick Pouliot, Oskar Sundqvist
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Teemu Pulkkinen, Alexey Marchenko, Tomas Jurco

2015-2016 season series

Other NHL games on Mar 26

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 26, 2016
Matchup Status Details
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Buffalo Sabres 3 Final Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Minnesota Wild 4 at Colorado Avalanche 0 Final Game page: Minnesota Wild at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Dallas Stars 4 at San Jose Sharks 2 Final Game page: Dallas Stars at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Boston Bruins 3 at Toronto Maple Leafs 1 Final Game page: Boston Bruins at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
New York Rangers 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page: New York Rangers at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Anaheim Ducks 4 at Ottawa Senators 3 Final/OT Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Florida Panthers 5 at Tampa Bay Lightning 2 Final Game page: Florida Panthers at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
St. Louis Blues 4 at Washington Capitals 0 Final Game page: St. Louis Blues at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
New York Islanders 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 3 Final/OT Game page: New York Islanders at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets 1 at Nashville Predators 5 Final Game page: Columbus Blue Jackets at Nashville Predators, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Philadelphia Flyers 1 at Arizona Coyotes 2 Final Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Arizona Coyotes, Sat, Mar 26, 2016
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page: Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings, Sat, Mar 26, 2016

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