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Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Preseason Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 3–2 on Friday, September 26, 2025 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Detroit Red Wings 2 41-31-10
at Pittsburgh Penguins 3 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 2 0 0 2
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 1 2 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Detroit Red Wings 10 3 7 20
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 7 4 20

Three stars

  1. P. Tomasino, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  2. J. Leonard, Detroit Red Wings (2 goals)
  3. R. Fabbri, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 13:38 Detroit Red Wings John Leonard (1) Alexandre Doucet (1) Even strength DET 1, PIT 0
1st 18:20 Detroit Red Wings John Leonard (2) William Wallinder (2), Nate Danielson (2) Power play DET 2, PIT 0
2nd 02:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar (1) Jack St. Ivany (1), Mathew Dumba (1) Even strength DET 2, PIT 1
3rd 04:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Robby Fabbri (1) Aaron Huglen (1), Valtteri Puustinen (2) Even strength DET 2, PIT 2
3rd 09:54 Pittsburgh Penguins Philip Tomasino (1) Filip Hallander (1), Tommy Novak (1) Power play DET 2, PIT 3

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

Team stats

Stat Detroit Red Wings Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 20 20
Power play 1 of 3 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 17 15
Hits 32 20
Blocked shots 11 10
Giveaways 7 8
Takeaways 2 3
Faceoffs won 26/52 (50%) 26/52 (50%)

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player
15 S. Dries C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 60% 15:00
24 A. Watson L 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 06:43
29 N. Danielson C 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 38.5% 19:03
37 J. Compher L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 61.1% 20:19
41 C. Bear L 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 18:16
43 J. Leonard L 2 0 2 -1 2 4 0 1 1 13:53
48 J. Berggren R 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 18:44
58 E. Finnie C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 43.8% 18:16
63 A. Doucet L 0 1 1 -1 2 0 4 1 0 07:40
64 C. Bantle L 0 0 0 0 7 0 4 2 0 07:10
65 D. Shine R 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 16:38
85 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 18:16
3 J. Holl D 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 18:58
38 A. Tuomisto D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16:28
52 T. Hamonic D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 3 0 17:50
54 W. Wallinder D 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 0 19:39
56 E. Gustafsson D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 21:16
83 J. Christensen D 0 0 0 -1 2 4 3 0 0 19:46
Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie
35 M. Postava 6 4 2 .667 25:53 Loss
36 J. Gibson 14 13 1 .929 31:48

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
8 A. McDonough L 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13:16
10 A. Huglen R 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 62.5% 14:15
11 F. Hallander C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14:53
12 R. Fabbri C 1 0 1 0 0 1 2 2 0 100% 16:14
18 T. Novak C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 36.4% 16:46
19 C. Dewar C 1 0 1 +1 7 2 0 0 0 13:50
22 S. Poulin R 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 13:37
23 N. Renwick R 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 0 42.9% 11:33
43 D. Heinen L 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 16:37
46 B. Lizotte C 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 53.3% 18:21
48 V. Puustinen R 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 14:17
53 P. Tomasino R 1 0 1 +1 2 5 1 0 1 50% 15:24
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 3 0 0 18:32
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 23:41
24 M. Dumba D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 2 0 0 23:23
27 R. Graves D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 0 2 0 11:10
56 A. Alexeyev D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 17:01
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 20:47
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 13 11 2 .846 31:48
37 A. Silovs 7 7 0 1.000 28:12 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 08:35 Detroit Red Wings Alexandre Doucet High sticking 2
1st 17:57 Pittsburgh Penguins Jack St. Ivany Tripping 2
2nd 04:21 Pittsburgh Penguins Valtteri Puustinen Tripping 2
2nd 07:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Philip Tomasino Interference goalkeeper 2
2nd 07:20 Detroit Red Wings John Leonard Roughing 2
2nd 14:13 Detroit Red Wings Austin Watson Cross checking 2
2nd 16:19 Detroit Red Wings Carter Bear Holding 2
3rd 02:39 Detroit Red Wings Carson Bantle Illegal check to head 2
3rd 02:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar Roughing 2
3rd 02:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar Fighting (major) 5
3rd 02:39 Detroit Red Wings Carson Bantle Fighting (major) 5
3rd 09:30 Detroit Red Wings Justice Christensen Tripping 2
3rd 15:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Ryan Graves Boarding 2

Game information

Detroit Red Wings head coach
Todd McLellan
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Furman South, Michael Markovic
Linesmen
Scott Cherrey, Dylan Blujus
Detroit Red Wings scratches
James van Riemsdyk, Patrick Kane, Ben Chiarot, Cam Talbot, Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, William Lagesson, Alexander Kadeykin, Mason Appleton, Alex DeBrincat, Michael Rasmussen, Ian Mitchell, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Moritz Seider, Albert Johansson, Carter Gylander, Lucas Raymond, Jacob Truscott, Kienan Draper, Eduards Tralmaks, Sebastian Cossa, Simon Edvinsson, Shai Buium, Carter Mazur, Brennan Ali, Dylan James, Marco Kasper, Dmitri Buchelnikov, Amadeus Lombardi, Owen Mehlenbacher, Maximilian Kilpinen, Trey Augustine, Brady Cleveland, Noah Dower Nilsson, Larry Keenan, Axel Sandin-Pellikka, Jack Phelan, Kevin Bicker, Rudy Guimond, Michael Brandsegg-Nygård, Ondrej Becher, Max Plante, Jakub Rychlovsky, Gabriel Seger, Landon Miller, John Whipple, Charlie Forslund, Austin Baker, Fisher Scott, Eddie Genborg, Nicklas Andrews, Michal Pradel, Michal Svrcek, Brent Solomon, Nikita Tyurin, Will Murphy, Grayden Robertson-Palmer
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Kevin Hayes, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Ryan Segalla, Anthony Mantha, Bokondji Imama, Parker Wotherspoon, Caleb Jones, Noel Acciari, Kyle Criscuolo, Brett Murray, Joona Koppanen, Filip Larsson, Joseph Masonius, Justin Brazeau, Zach Gallant, Sebastian Aho, Philip Kemp, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Taylor Gauthier, Filip Lindberg, Callahan Burke, Joel Blomqvist, Raivis Ansons, Tristan Broz, Brent Johnson, Jack Beck, Ville Koivunen, Jordan Kaplan, Kirill Tankov, Daniel Laatsch, Avery Hayes, Gabe Klassen, Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty, Owen Pickering, Zam Plante, Sergei Murashov, Luke Devlin, Atley Calvert, Emil Pieniniemi, Jake Livingstone, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Finn Harding, Scooter Brickey, Harrison Brunicke, Tanner Howe, Mathieu De St. Phalle, Chase Pietila, Max Graham, Joona Väisänen, Mac Swanson, Brayden Edwards, Bill Zonnon, Charlton Trethewey, Peyton Kettles, Ben Kindel, William Horcoff, Brady Peddle, David Breazeale, Tommy Budnick, Maxim Pavlenko, Zach Urdahl, Gabriel D'Aigle, Travis Hayes, Ryan Miller, Quinn Beauchesne, Jordan Charron, Carter Sanderson, Kale Dach, Noah Erliden, Linards Feldbergs, Brady Smith, Caden Taylor

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
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