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Edmonton Oilers at Pittsburgh Penguins

PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh Regular Season Final

Final score

The Edmonton Oilers beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6–4 on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Edmonton Oilers 6 41-30-11
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
Edmonton Oilers 2 2 2 6
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 1 2 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Edmonton Oilers 10 7 6 23
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 9 12 30

Three stars

  1. L. Draisaitl, Edmonton Oilers (4 assists)
  2. C. McDavid, Edmonton Oilers (2 goals, 2 assists)
  3. E. Karlsson, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 11:38 Edmonton Oilers Zach Hyman (8) Connor McDavid (35), Leon Draisaitl (27) Power play EDM 1, PIT 0
1st 11:52 Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid (19) Leon Draisaitl (28), Evan Bouchard (26) Power play EDM 2, PIT 0
1st 19:15 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak (6) Anthony Mantha (11) Even strength EDM 2, PIT 1
2nd 04:35 Edmonton Oilers Matt Savoie (7) Alec Regula (2), Mattias Janmark (5) Even strength EDM 3, PIT 1
2nd 06:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (3) Sidney Crosby (16), Rickard Rakell (7) Power play EDM 3, PIT 2
2nd 09:36 Edmonton Oilers Evan Bouchard (6) Connor McDavid (36), Leon Draisaitl (29) Power play EDM 4, PIT 2
3rd 06:47 Edmonton Oilers Vasily Podkolzin (9) Leon Draisaitl (30), Mattias Ekholm (14) Even strength EDM 5, PIT 2
3rd 16:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (12) Anthony Mantha (12), Erik Karlsson (22) Even strength EDM 5, PIT 3
3rd 18:41 Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid (20) Zach Hyman (5) Even strength, Empty net EDM 6, PIT 3
3rd 19:46 Pittsburgh Penguins Danton Heinen (1) Tommy Novak (11), Ryan Shea (11) Even strength EDM 6, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Stat Edmonton Oilers Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 23 30
Power play 3 of 4 1 of 6
Penalty minutes 12 8
Hits 8 27
Blocked shots 19 8
Giveaways 14 16
Takeaways 4 4
Faceoffs won 31/50 (62%) 19/50 (38%)

Box score

Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers skaters
Player
10 T. Frederic C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 100% 07:42
13 M. Janmark C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 0 0 15:56
18 Z. Hyman L 1 1 2 0 0 3 1 0 1 20:51
19 A. Henrique C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 53.3% 16:29
20 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 83.3% 03:17
22 M. Savoie C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 33.3% 15:44
23 Q. Hutson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 06:59
29 L. Draisaitl C 0 4 4 0 2 3 0 0 0 81.8% 18:02
88 A. Mangiapane L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 0 0 10:32
92 V. Podkolzin R 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 14:34
93 R. Nugent-Hopkins C 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 100% 20:01
97 C. McDavid C 2 2 4 0 0 6 0 1 1 55.6% 22:31
2 E. Bouchard D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 1 1 24:04
14 M. Ekholm D 0 1 1 +2 2 1 0 0 0 18:16
24 S. Stastney D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 18:16
25 D. Nurse D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 1 5 0 21:59
49 T. Emberson D 0 0 0 0 4 0 1 3 0 15:41
75 A. Regula D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 2 5 0 18:17
Edmonton Oilers goalies
Goalie
35 T. Jarry 30 26 4 .867 59:55 Win

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
2 R. McGroarty R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11:38
13 K. Hayes R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 2 0 0 50% 10:42
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 14:23
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 0 2 6 0 0 0 23:59
18 T. Novak C 1 1 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 10:29
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 11:27
39 A. Mantha R 0 2 2 0 0 4 0 0 0 19:06
43 D. Heinen L 1 0 1 +1 2 3 4 0 0 33.3% 11:06
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 37.5% 12:43
67 R. Rakell R 0 1 1 -1 0 4 4 1 0 22:20
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 42.9% 15:21
87 S. Crosby C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 52.4% 24:07
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 0 14:52
5 R. Shea D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 0 0 0 17:33
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 3 0 0 17:34
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 0 0 20:13
65 E. Karlsson D 1 1 2 -2 0 3 1 1 1 24:11
77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 15:22
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 22 17 5 .773 57:26 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:14 Edmonton Oilers Mattias Ekholm Tripping 2
1st 09:12 Pittsburgh Penguins Danton Heinen Interference 2
1st 10:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust Hooking 2
1st 10:38 Pittsburgh Penguins Brett Kulak Delaying game puck over glass 2
2nd 05:30 Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl Roughing 2
2nd 08:06 Pittsburgh Penguins Justin Brazeau Cross checking 2
2nd 14:02 Edmonton Oilers Darnell Nurse Interference 2
2nd 18:14 Edmonton Oilers Alec Regula Cross checking 2
3rd 08:14 Edmonton Oilers Ty Emberson High sticking double minor 4

Game information

Edmonton Oilers head coach
Kris Knoblauch
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Mitch Dunning, Jake Brenk
Linesmen
CJ Murray, Trent Knorr
Edmonton Oilers scratches
Max Jones, Riley Stillman, David Tomasek
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves, Ville Koivunen

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Edmonton Oilers 6 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 6 at Edmonton Oilers 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 16

Matchup Status Details
Utah Mammoth 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Toronto Maple Leafs 3 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 4 at Montreal Canadiens 1 Final Game page
New York Islanders 2 at Detroit Red Wings 3 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at New York Rangers 0 Final Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 4 Final/OT Game page
Washington Capitals 0 at Minnesota Wild 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 3 at San Jose Sharks 6 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 5 at Seattle Kraken 3 Final Game page

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