Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 5–1 on Tuesday, March 31, 2026 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
3 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Detroit Red Wings |
6 |
9 |
8 |
23 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
14 |
9 |
9 |
32 |
Three stars
- E. Chinakhov, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
- S. Skinner, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- A. Mantha, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
04:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Rickard Rakell (20) |
Sidney Crosby (39), Egor Chinakhov (16) |
Even strength |
DET 0, PIT 1 |
| 1st |
08:34 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (30) |
Evgeni Malkin (38), Connor Dewar (15) |
Even strength |
DET 0, PIT 2 |
| 1st |
18:02 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Egor Chinakhov (18) |
Kris Letang (28) |
Even strength |
DET 0, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
03:17 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin (30) |
Patrick Kane (34) |
Power play |
DET 1, PIT 3 |
| 2nd |
12:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Justin Brazeau (17) |
Connor Clifton (4) |
Even strength |
DET 1, PIT 4 |
| 3rd |
12:09 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari (11) |
Ryan Shea (25), Elmer Soderblom (4) |
Even strength |
DET 1, PIT 5 |
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 |
23 |
32 |
| Power play |
1 of 1 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
13 |
9 |
| Hits |
32 |
18 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
13 |
| Giveaways |
17 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
6 |
| Faceoffs won |
32/61 (52.5%) |
29/61 (47.5%) |
Box score
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 18 A. Copp |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
17:34 |
| Number 21 J. van Riemsdyk |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:26 |
| Number 22 M. Appleton |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:33 |
| Number 23 L. Raymond |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 34 C. Mazur |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
06:54 |
| Number 37 J. Compher |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
46.2% |
13:48 |
| Number 57 D. Perron |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:17 |
| Number 58 E. Finnie |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
13:12 |
| Number 71 D. Larkin |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
45.5% |
14:10 |
| Number 88 P. Kane |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:41 |
| Number 92 M. Kasper |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
58.3% |
13:57 |
| Number 93 A. DeBrincat |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:26 |
| Number 8 B. Chiarot |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:29 |
| Number 20 A. Johansson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:14 |
| Number 25 J. Bernard-Docker |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:47 |
| Number 53 M. Seider |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:51 |
| Number 72 J. Faulk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:40 |
| Number 77 S. Edvinsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
|
22:09 |
Detroit Red Wings goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 36 J. Gibson |
14 |
11 |
3 |
.786 |
20:00 |
Loss |
| Number 39 C. Talbot |
18 |
16 |
2 |
.889 |
39:58 |
|
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 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:43 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
16:05 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
13:57 |
| Number 25 E. Soderblom |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:42 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
100% |
17:09 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
14:32 |
| Number 59 E. Chinakhov |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:02 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:32 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
14:12 |
| Number 85 A. Hayes |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:40 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
57.9% |
18:10 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:20 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:31 |
| Number 49 S. Girard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:58 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:19 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:48 |
| Number 75 C. Clifton |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:10 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 74 S. Skinner |
23 |
22 |
1 |
.957 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
12:04 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Connor Dewar |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
12:04 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Jacob Bernard-Docker |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
15:37 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Ben Chiarot |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:12 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:58 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Samuel Girard |
Roughing |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:58 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Lucas Raymond |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
01:23 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Dylan Larkin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:31 |
Detroit Red Wings |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
Game information
- Detroit Red Wings head coach
- Todd McLellan
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Referees
- Francis Charron, Cody Beach
- Linesmen
- Julien Fournier, Travis Gawryletz
- Detroit Red Wings scratches
- Travis Hamonic, Dominik Shine, Michael Rasmussen
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kevin Hayes, Bryan Rust, Ryan Graves, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov, Ville Koivunen, Rutger McGroarty
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|
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 at Tampa Bay Lightning
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 at Florida Panthers
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|
Final
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|
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1
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
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|
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4
 at Washington Capitals
6
|
Final
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|
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5
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
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|
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4
 at Chicago Blackhawks
3
|
Final/OT
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|
 Seattle Kraken
0
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final
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Sources and further reading
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