Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

Monday, September 25, 2017, 7:30 PM ET Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Preseason Final

Final score

The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Monday, September 25, 2017 at home.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	1	47-29-6
at Detroit Red Wings	4	30-39-13

Goals by period

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

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	7	5	7	19
Detroit Red Wings	5	16	6	27

Three stars

J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
A. Mantha, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
M. Rasmussen, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	13:14	Detroit Red Wings	Michael Rasmussen (2)	Gustav Nyquist (3), Joe Hicketts (3)	Power play	PIT 0, DET 1
2nd	06:21	Detroit Red Wings	Anthony Mantha (2)	Dennis Cholowski (1), Dylan Larkin (3)	Even strength	PIT 0, DET 2
2nd	11:02	Detroit Red Wings	Tomas Tatar (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	PIT 0, DET 3
2nd	16:12	Pittsburgh Penguins	Scott Wilson (1)	Olli Maatta (1), Zach Trotman (1)	Even strength	PIT 1, DET 3
3rd	19:49	Detroit Red Wings	Xavier Ouellet (1)	Unassisted	Even strength, Empty net	PIT 1, DET 4

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	19	27
Power play	0 of 2	1 of 4
Penalty minutes	8	4
Hits	28	36
Blocked shots	10	12
Giveaways	7	18
Takeaways	3	4
Faceoffs won	26/53 (49.1%)	27/53 (50.9%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. McClement	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	63.6%	13:20
Number 17 B. Rust	R	0	0	0	-2	2	2	0	0		16:34
Number 23 S. Wilson	C	1	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	50%	17:10
Number 33 G. McKegg	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	1	0	41.2%	16:02
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	3	2	100%	15:12
Number 39 J. Dea	C	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	37.5%	12:22
Number 41 D. Sprong	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		15:42
Number 45 J. Archibald	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	100%	11:29
Number 47 A. Johnson	C	0	0	0	-3	0	0	0	0	46.2%	17:53
Number 49 D. Simon	C	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	1		14:40
Number 54 T. Di Pauli	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0		13:53
Number 79 F. Tiffels	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		11:08
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1		20:56
Number 3 O. Maatta	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	1	1		20:55
Number 5 Z. Trotman	D	0	1	1	-1	0	0	3	2		20:24
Number 24 J. Tinordi	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	1	1		16:56
Number 28 I. Cole	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0		21:25
Number 51 D. Pouliot	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	3	1		19:31

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Jarry	26	23	3	.885	58:09	Loss

Detroit Red Wings

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 11 B. Street	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	57.1%	18:18
Number 14 G. Nyquist	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		16:24
Number 21 T. Tatar	L	1	0	1	+2	0	3	0	0	0		17:37
Number 22 M. Lorito	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	0		10:05
Number 27 M. Rasmussen	C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	3	1	1	54.5%	16:05
Number 39 A. Mantha	R	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	0	0		17:33
Number 41 L. Glendening	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	54.5%	14:11
Number 42 M. Frk	R	0	0	0	+1	0	4	2	1	0		15:13
Number 44 D. Sadowy	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5	0	0	100%	10:38
Number 49 A. Holmstrom	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	50%	10:11
Number 71 D. Larkin	C	0	1	1	+2	0	1	3	0	0	47.1%	21:39
Number 2 J. Hicketts	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	3	0	0		24:04
Number 4 D. McIlrath	D	0	0	0	+2	0	3	3	5	0		17:34
Number 18 R. Russo	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	1	0		20:08
Number 28 L. Witkowski	D	0	0	0	0	2	1	5	1	0		11:55
Number 53 D. Cholowski	D	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	0		17:20
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	1	0	1	0	2	3	1	0	0		18:22
Number 62 R. Sproul	D	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0		18:45

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 J. Howard	12	11	1	.917	39:58	Win
Number 38 T. McCollum	7	7	0	1.000	20:00

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	12:55	Pittsburgh Penguins	Jean-Sebastien Dea	Slashing	2
1st	15:21	Detroit Red Wings	Luke Witkowski	Cross checking	2
1st	15:51	Pittsburgh Penguins	Dominik Simon	Tripping	2
1st	18:51	Detroit Red Wings	Xavier Ouellet	Holding	2
2nd	04:10	Pittsburgh Penguins	Derrick Pouliot	Hooking	2
3rd	12:43	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bryan Rust	Slashing	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Mike Sullivan
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Jeff Blashill
Referees: Kevin Pollock, Reid Anderson
Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Bevan Mills
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Mikhail Kazakevich, Tom Kostopoulos, Vladimir Malenkykh, Sergei Anshakov, Patrick Ehelechner, Evgeni Isakov, Evgeni Malkin, Matt Hunwick, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Ryan Reaves, Patric Hornqvist, Tom Sestito, Phil Kessel, Chris Summers, Carl Hagelin, Antti Niemi, Justin Schultz, Alexander Pechurskiy, Brian Dumoulin, Garrett Wilson, Christian Thomas, Frank Corrado, Colin Smith, Matt Murray, Teddy Blueger, Sean Maguire, Carter Rowney, Ryan Segalla, Dane Birks, Jake Guentzel, Ryan Haggerty, Kevin Czuczman, Conor Sheary, Sam Lafferty, Anthony Angello, Jeff Taylor, Nikita Pavlychev, Ethan Prow, Filip Gustavsson, Lukas Bengtsson, Kasper Bjorkqvist, Connor Hall, Ryan Jones, Niclas Almari, Joseph Masonius, Zachary Aston-Reese, Clayton Phillips, Zachary Lauzon, Linus Olund, Antti Palojarvi, William Reilly, Jan Drozg, Alex D'Orio, Sam Miletic, Jordy Bellerive
Detroit Red Wings scratches: Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall, PA Parenteau, Trevor Daley, Frans Nielsen, Jonathan Ericsson, Mike Green, David Booth, Johan Franzen, Justin Abdelkader, Darren Helm, Eric Tangradi, Brian Lashoff, Nick Jensen, Riley Sheahan, Petr Mrazek, Austen Brassard, Turner Elson, Matej Machovsky, Danny DeKeyser, Jared Coreau, Connor Crisp, David Pope, Zach Nastasiuk, Tyler Bertuzzi, Colin Campbell, Dominic Turgeon, Christoffer Ehn, Chase Perry, Julius Vahatalo, Alexander Kadeykin, Evgeny Svechnikov, Chase Pearson, Vili Saarijarvi, Joren Van Pottelberghe, Patrick Holway, Dan Renouf, Kevin Tansey, Givani Smith, Jordan Sambrook, Filip Hronek, Alfons Malmstrom, Filip Larsson, Mattias Elfstrom, Dominik Shine, Keith Petruzzelli, Lane Zablocki, Kasper Kotkansalo, Zach Gallant, Patrick McCarron, Luke Esposito, Libor Sulak, Gustav Lindstrom, Malte Setkov, Cole Fraser, John Adams, Reilly Webb, Brady Gilmour, Kaden Fulcher, Simon Denis

2017-2018 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2017-2018 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 6	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Wed, Sep 20, 2017
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at Detroit Red Wings 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Sep 25, 2017

Other NHL games on Sep 25

Other NHL games on Monday, September 25, 2017
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 8 at Ottawa Senators 1	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Ottawa Senators, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Boston Bruins 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Boston Bruins, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
New Jersey Devils 0 at New York Islanders 3	Final Preseason	Game page: New Jersey Devils at New York Islanders, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at New York Rangers 3	Final/OT Preseason	Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at New York Rangers, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Montreal Canadiens 1 at Toronto Maple Leafs 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Toronto Maple Leafs, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Calgary Flames 2 at Winnipeg Jets 5	Final Preseason	Game page: Calgary Flames at Winnipeg Jets, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Colorado Avalanche 4 at Dallas Stars 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Dallas Stars, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Carolina Hurricanes 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final Preseason	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Edmonton Oilers, Mon, Sep 25, 2017
Anaheim Ducks 6 at Arizona Coyotes 4	Final Preseason	Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Arizona Coyotes, Mon, Sep 25, 2017