Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 on Thursday, April 4, 2019 at home.

Final score, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team Goals 2018-2019 record
Detroit Red Wings 1 32-40-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 44-26-12

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Detroit Red Wings 7 13 14 34
Pittsburgh Penguins 18 18 11 47

Three stars

  1. P. Kessel, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals, 1 assist)
  2. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  3. M. Murray, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 07:35 Detroit Red Wings Matt Puempel (1) Filip Hronek (17), Taro Hirose (6) Power play DET 1, PIT 0
1st 10:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (39) Olli Maatta (13), Sidney Crosby (63) Even strength DET 1, PIT 1
1st 18:18 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (26) Sidney Crosby (64), Patric Hornqvist (17) Power play DET 1, PIT 2
2nd 15:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Phil Kessel (27) Evgeni Malkin (51) Even strength DET 1, PIT 3
3rd 06:36 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (34) Phil Kessel (55), Patric Hornqvist (18) Power play DET 1, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Stat Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 34 47
Power play 1 of 2 2 of 4
Penalty minutes 22 8
Hits 27 26
Blocked shots 18 13
Giveaways 6 8
Takeaways 6 7
Faceoffs won 27/62 (43.5%) 35/62 (56.5%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 23 D. Turgeon C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 40% 13:03
Number 28 L. Witkowski D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 2 0 09:07
Number 39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 1 0 20:46
Number 42 M. Frk R 0 0 0 0 2 4 5 0 0 13:33
Number 43 D. Helm C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 15:45
Number 53 T. Hirose L 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 2 0 15:49
Number 54 M. Puempel L 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 10:43
Number 56 R. Kuffner L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10:45
Number 59 T. Bertuzzi L 0 0 0 -1 4 4 1 0 0 20:25
Number 70 C. Ehn C 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0 54.5% 16:58
Number 71 D. Larkin C 0 0 0 -1 2 2 0 0 0 45.2% 23:46
Number 72 A. Athanasiou C 0 0 0 -1 12 3 3 0 0 38.5% 16:41
Number 2 J. Hicketts D 0 0 0 -2 0 4 2 7 0 23:02
Number 17 F. Hronek D 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 18:30
Number 20 D. McIlrath D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 13:55
Number 55 N. Kronwall D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 18:27
Number 74 M. Bowey D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 17:49
Number 84 J. Chelios D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 15:06
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 J. Howard 47 43 4 .915 60:00 Loss

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 0 0 0 1 0 0 75% 12:54
Number 10 G. Wilson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 06:55
Number 12 D. Simon C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 09:59
Number 17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +1 2 0 2 1 0 15:57
Number 19 J. McCann L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 1 0 0 18:11
Number 27 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 10% 15:16
Number 53 T. Blueger C 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 08:09
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 0 1 +1 2 5 1 0 0 18:44
Number 71 E. Malkin C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 50% 18:50
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 0 2 2 0 0 9 0 2 0 16:48
Number 81 P. Kessel R 2 1 3 +1 0 5 0 1 1 19:09
Number 87 S. Crosby C 1 2 3 +1 0 5 1 0 1 67.6% 20:57
Number 3 O. Maatta D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 1 0 21:17
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 17:23
Number 28 M. Pettersson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 2 1 0 16:16
Number 44 E. Gudbranson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 5 2 0 16:40
Number 58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +1 0 5 1 2 0 25:52
Number 73 J. Johnson D 0 0 0 0 4 1 3 0 0 16:52
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 34 33 1 .971 59:56 Win

Penalties

Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:11 Detroit Red Wings Martin Frk Slashing 2
1st 05:40 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Interference 2
1st 17:03 Detroit Red Wings Anthony Mantha High sticking 2
2nd 14:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Jack Johnson High sticking double minor 4
2nd 14:52 Detroit Red Wings Tyler Bertuzzi High sticking double minor 4
3rd 03:17 Detroit Red Wings Dylan Larkin Tripping 2
3rd 06:01 Detroit Red Wings Andreas Athanasiou Misconduct (misconduct) 10
3rd 06:01 Detroit Red Wings Andreas Athanasiou Unsportsmanlike conduct 2
3rd 09:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Slashing 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Jeff Blashill
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
Referees
Graham Skilliter, Steve Kozari
Linesmen
Scott Driscoll, Derek Amell
Detroit Red Wings scratches
Trevor Daley, Frans Nielsen, Jonathan Ericsson, Thomas Vanek, Justin Abdelkader, Jonathan Bernier, Luke Glendening, Danny DeKeyser, Jacob de la Rose, Michael Rasmussen
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Brian Dumoulin, Zach Trotman, Chad Ruhwedel, Zachary Aston-Reese, Adam Johnson

2018-2019 season series

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