Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

Monday, September 29, 2025, 7:00 PM ET Little Caesars Arena, Detroit Preseason Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 2–1 on Monday, September 29, 2025 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Team	Goals	2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	41-25-16
at Detroit Red Wings	1	41-31-10

Goals by period

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

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	6	9	5	20
Detroit Red Wings	7	7	8	22

Three stars

T. Novak, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
D. Shine, Detroit Red Wings (1 goal)
B. Kindel, Pittsburgh Penguins (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	03:40	Pittsburgh Penguins	Ben Kindel (1)	Ryan Shea (1), Avery Hayes (2)	Even strength	PIT 1, DET 0
2nd	04:38	Pittsburgh Penguins	Tommy Novak (1)	Filip Hallander (2), Philip Tomasino (1)	Even strength	PIT 2, DET 0
3rd	16:20	Detroit Red Wings	Dominik Shine (1)	Ian Mitchell (2)	Even strength	PIT 2, DET 1

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	20	22
Power play	0 of 2	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	4
Hits	28	30
Blocked shots	19	12
Giveaways	8	9
Takeaways	4	0
Faceoffs won	21/51 (41.2%)	30/51 (58.8%)

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 F. Hallander	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	100%	13:19
Number 12 R. Fabbri	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	3	1	50%	18:08
Number 14 B. Imama	L	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	0		10:50
Number 15 J. Koppanen	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	50%	10:49
Number 18 T. Novak	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	12.5%	13:29
Number 22 S. Poulin	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		13:29
Number 41 V. Koivunen	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	2		18:58
Number 43 D. Heinen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	2	1	100%	17:00
Number 48 V. Puustinen	R	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0		10:47
Number 53 P. Tomasino	R	0	1	1	+1	0	2	3	1	50%	14:49
Number 81 B. Kindel	C	1	0	1	+1	0	5	0	1	54.5%	19:54
Number 85 A. Hayes	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	2		17:57
Number 3 J. St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1		21:02
Number 5 R. Shea	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	1		22:13
Number 24 M. Dumba	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1		23:56
Number 27 R. Graves	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2		17:58
Number 44 C. Pietila	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1		15:48
Number 56 A. Alexeyev	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		15:34

Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 T. Jarry	22	21	1	.955	60:00	Win

Detroit Red Wings

Detroit Red Wings skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 15 S. Dries	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	4	0	25%	12:02
Number 28 M. Brandsegg-Nygård	R	0	0	0	+1	0	0	3	0		14:10
Number 34 C. Mazur	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0		13:30
Number 37 J. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	88.2%	17:07
Number 41 C. Bear	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0		12:26
Number 43 J. Leonard	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		12:15
Number 48 J. Berggren	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:25
Number 58 E. Finnie	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	43.8%	15:17
Number 65 D. Shine	R	1	0	1	+1	2	3	3	1		13:06
Number 88 P. Kane	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	0		17:49
Number 92 M. Kasper	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	53.8%	19:50
Number 93 A. DeBrincat	R	0	0	0	-2	2	0	1	0		19:31
Number 3 J. Holl	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	1		19:22
Number 44 A. Sandin-Pellikka	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	1		21:19
Number 51 I. Mitchell	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	0	3		17:28
Number 53 M. Seider	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	4	1		22:39
Number 54 W. Wallinder	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4		16:31
Number 56 E. Gustafsson	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		21:25

Detroit Red Wings goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 36 J. Gibson	20	18	2	.900	56:48	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	06:53	Detroit Red Wings	Alex DeBrincat	Tripping	2
2nd	07:18	Pittsburgh Penguins	Valtteri Puustinen	High sticking	2
2nd	12:11	Pittsburgh Penguins	Bokondji Imama	Tripping	2
3rd	13:07	Detroit Red Wings	Dominik Shine	Interference	2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach: Dan Muse
Detroit Red Wings head coach: Todd McLellan
Referees: Peter MacDougall, Morgan MacPhee
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, Steve Barton
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches: Marc-Andre Fleury, Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang, Erik Karlsson, Kevin Hayes, Bryan Rust, Rickard Rakell, Ryan Segalla, Connor Clifton, Anthony Mantha, Parker Wotherspoon, Caleb Jones, Noel Acciari, Kyle Criscuolo, Brett Murray, Joseph Masonius, Justin Brazeau, Zach Gallant, Sebastian Aho, Philip Kemp, Connor Dewar, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Blake Lizotte, Taylor Gauthier, Arturs Silovs, Aidan McDonough, Aaron Huglen, Filip Lindberg, Callahan Burke, Joel Blomqvist, Raivis Ansons, Tristan Broz, Brent Johnson, Jack Beck, Jordan Kaplan, Kirill Tankov, Gabe Klassen, Cruz Lucius, Rutger McGroarty, Owen Pickering, Zam Plante, Sergei Murashov, Luke Devlin, Atley Calvert, Jake Livingstone, Kalle Kangas, Emil Jarventie, Scooter Brickey, Harrison Brunicke, Tanner Howe, Mathieu De St. Phalle, Max Graham, Joona Väisänen, Mac Swanson, Brayden Edwards, Bill Zonnon, Charlton Trethewey, Peyton Kettles, William Horcoff, Brady Peddle, Nolan Renwick, 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
Detroit Red Wings scratches: James van Riemsdyk, Travis Hamonic, Ben Chiarot, Cam Talbot, Austin Watson, Andrew Copp, Dylan Larkin, William Lagesson, Alexander Kadeykin, Mason Appleton, Michael Rasmussen, Jacob Bernard-Docker, Alex Kannok-Leipert, Antti Tuomisto, Albert Johansson, Elmer Soderblom, Carter Gylander, Lucas Raymond, Jacob Truscott, Carson Bantle, Kienan Draper, Eduards Tralmaks, Sebastian Cossa, Simon Edvinsson, Shai Buium, Brennan Ali, Dylan James, Dmitri Buchelnikov, Amadeus Lombardi, Owen Mehlenbacher, Maximilian Kilpinen, Alexandre Doucet, Trey Augustine, Brady Cleveland, Nate Danielson, Noah Dower Nilsson, Larry Keenan, Jack Phelan, Kevin Bicker, Rudy Guimond, 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, Justice Christensen

2025-2026 season series

Every Pittsburgh Penguins and Detroit Red Wings game in the 2025-2026 season
Matchup	Status	Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final Preseason	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Sep 26, 2025
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at Detroit Red Wings 1	Final Preseason	Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings, Mon, Sep 29, 2025

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