Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
· Little Caesars Arena, Detroit · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 4–1 on Sunday, December 31, 2017 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd 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 |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
12 |
12 |
14 |
38 |
| Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
10 |
7 |
23 |
Three stars
- J. Howard, Detroit Red Wings (goaltender)
- F. Nielsen, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
- G. Nyquist, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:31 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Gustav Nyquist (11) |
Henrik Zetterberg (20), Tyler Bertuzzi (2) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, DET 1 |
| 2nd |
00:59 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin (6) |
Tomas Tatar (7), Trevor Daley (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 0, DET 2 |
| 2nd |
08:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin (14) |
Phil Kessel (26), Olli Maatta (13) |
Power play |
PIT 1, DET 2 |
| 2nd |
15:18 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Frans Nielsen (10) |
Darren Helm (9), Mike Green (18) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, DET 3 |
| 3rd |
16:34 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Gustav Nyquist (12) |
Tyler Bertuzzi (3), Henrik Zetterberg (21) |
Even strength |
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 |
38 |
23 |
| Power play |
1 of 3 |
0 of 1 |
| Penalty minutes |
2 |
6 |
| Hits |
25 |
28 |
| Blocked shots |
9 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
12 |
12 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
37/67 (55.2%) |
30/67 (44.8%) |
Box score
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 15 R. Sheahan |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
52.9% |
16:27 |
| Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:32 |
| Number 37 C. Rowney |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
08:13 |
| Number 41 D. Sprong |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:08 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:50 |
| Number 59 J. Guentzel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
16:44 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-3 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
47.4% |
20:12 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
18:17 |
| Number 75 R. Reaves |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
04:04 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:45 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55% |
20:01 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:41 |
| Number 6 J. Oleksiak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
22:02 |
| Number 18 F. Corrado |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:15 |
| Number 22 M. Hunwick |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:15 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Murray |
23 |
19 |
4 |
.826 |
60:00 |
Loss |
Detroit Red Wings
Detroit Red Wings skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 J. Abdelkader |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:43 |
| Number 14 G. Nyquist |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 17 D. Booth |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:58 |
| Number 21 T. Tatar |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:02 |
| Number 40 H. Zetterberg |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
57.1% |
19:04 |
| Number 42 M. Frk |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:21 |
| Number 43 D. Helm |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:59 |
| Number 51 F. Nielsen |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
35.3% |
15:41 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
4 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:40 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
22:55 |
| Number 72 A. Athanasiou |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:41 |
| Number 3 N. Jensen |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 25 M. Green |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:48 |
| Number 52 J. Ericsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:16 |
| Number 55 N. Kronwall |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:37 |
| Number 61 X. Ouellet |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
04:39 |
| Number 65 D. DeKeyser |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
0 |
|
20:14 |
| Number 83 T. Daley |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:30 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 J. Howard |
38 |
37 |
1 |
.974 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:14 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Evgeni Malkin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
12:04 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Tyler Bertuzzi |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
| 2nd |
06:35 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Nick Jensen |
Interference |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Graham Skilliter, Ian Walsh
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Ryan Galloway
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Garrett Wilson, Andrey Pedan, Casey DeSmith
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Luke Witkowski, Luke Glendening, Anthony Mantha
Other NHL games on Dec 31
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 31, 2017
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Toronto Maple Leafs
3
 at Vegas Golden Knights
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Vegas Golden Knights, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
 Arizona Coyotes
2
 at Anaheim Ducks
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Arizona Coyotes at Anaheim Ducks, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
 Winnipeg Jets
5
 at Edmonton Oilers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Winnipeg Jets at Edmonton Oilers, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
 San Jose Sharks
0
 at Dallas Stars
6
|
Final
|
Game page: San Jose Sharks at Dallas Stars, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
 New York Islanders
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
 Chicago Blackhawks
3
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Calgary Flames, Sun, Dec 31, 2017
|
Sources and further reading
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