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Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

Joe Louis Arena, Detroit Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–2 on Thursday, December 31, 2015 on the road.

Team Goals 2015-2016 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 48-26-8
at Detroit Red Wings 2 41-30-11

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 2 3 5
Detroit Red Wings 2 0 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 11 17 9 37
Detroit Red Wings 10 13 12 35

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. P. Hornqvist, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. J. Abdelkader, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:47 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader (12) Dylan Larkin (12), Niklas Kronwall (14) Even strength PIT 0, DET 1
1st 12:15 Detroit Red Wings Brendan Smith (3) Gustav Nyquist (10), Alexey Marchenko (4) Even strength PIT 0, DET 2
2nd 00:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (7) Evgeni Malkin (15), Kris Letang (16) Power play PIT 1, DET 2
2nd 11:44 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (2) Evgeni Malkin (16), Patric Hornqvist (7) Power play PIT 2, DET 2
3rd 07:48 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (9) David Perron (11) Even strength PIT 3, DET 2
3rd 08:22 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (18) Phil Kessel (10), Patric Hornqvist (8) Even strength PIT 4, DET 2
3rd 18:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang (3) Nick Bonino (6) Even strength, Empty net PIT 5, DET 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins Detroit Red Wings
Shots on goal 37 35
Power play 2 of 3 0 of 3
Penalty minutes 12 12
Hits 22 15
Blocked shots 17 7
Giveaways 3 8
Takeaways 8 5
Faceoffs won 31/61 (50.8%) 30/61 (49.2%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
7 M. Cullen C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 46.7% 17:37
11 K. Porter C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15:55
13 N. Bonino C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 0 44.4% 14:42
14 C. Kunitz L 0 0 0 +1 2 2 2 0 0 15:52
16 E. Fehr C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 33.3% 13:08
43 C. Sheary L 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 09:55
57 D. Perron L 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 0 13:47
61 S. Plotnikov L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 08:23
71 E. Malkin C 1 2 3 +1 0 3 0 0 0 42.9% 16:44
72 P. Hornqvist R 1 2 3 +1 0 6 1 1 1 100% 12:18
81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 +1 2 2 0 0 0 15:52
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 2 0 0 60% 17:34
3 O. Maatta D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 3 1 0 21:48
6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 18:22
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 23:27
12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 23:19
28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 05:22
58 K. Letang D 2 1 3 0 6 5 4 3 1 25:55
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 J. Zatkoff 35 33 2 .943 60:00 Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
8 J. Abdelkader L 1 0 1 +1 2 1 5 0 0 18:41
13 P. Datsyuk C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 40% 19:59
14 G. Nyquist R 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:00
15 R. Sheahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 35.7% 15:05
17 B. Richards C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 100% 16:38
21 T. Tatar L 0 0 0 +1 0 3 2 0 0 14:25
26 T. Jurco R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 04:09
40 H. Zetterberg C 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 50% 18:18
41 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 46.2% 13:19
43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 -3 0 2 2 0 0 17:14
71 D. Larkin C 0 1 1 0 0 3 2 0 0 17:14
83 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 100% 11:23
2 B. Smith D 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 15:54
25 M. Green D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 21:53
47 A. Marchenko D 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 12:51
52 J. Ericsson D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 18:21
55 N. Kronwall D 0 1 1 -1 0 1 0 1 0 24:19
65 D. DeKeyser D 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 2 0 18:55
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
34 P. Mrazek 36 32 4 .889 57:23 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 10:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Cross checking 2
1st 10:15 Detroit Red Wings Luke Glendening Slashing 2
2nd 00:15 Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser Hooking 2
2nd 02:35 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Slashing 2
2nd 08:28 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Cross checking 2
2nd 11:14 Detroit Red Wings Danny DeKeyser Interference 2
2nd 18:17 Detroit Red Wings Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2
2nd 19:55 Detroit Red Wings Luke Glendening Roughing 2
2nd 19:55 Pittsburgh Penguins David Perron Cross checking 2
3rd 05:13 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel Slashing 2
3rd 16:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Chris Kunitz Roughing 2
3rd 16:33 Detroit Red Wings Justin Abdelkader Roughing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Referees
Kelly Sutherland, Jean Hebert
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Lonnie Cameron
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
David Warsofsky, Scott Wilson, Adam Clendening
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Jakub Kindl, Joakim Andersson

2015-2016 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page
Detroit Red Wings 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 at Detroit Red Wings 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 31

Matchup Status Details
New York Islanders 2 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at St. Louis Blues 1 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 4 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 4 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 1 at Edmonton Oilers 0 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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