Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
· United Center, Chicago · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7–3 on Sunday, December 28, 2025 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
4 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
12 |
2 |
24 |
| Chicago Blackhawks |
7 |
8 |
9 |
24 |
Three stars
- J. Brazeau, Pittsburgh Penguins (3 goals)
- B. Rust, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 goals)
- A. Mantha, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
01:38 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Anthony Mantha (12) |
Jack St. Ivany (1), Ryan Shea (12) |
Even strength |
PIT 1, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
07:19 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (14) |
Sidney Crosby (19), Kris Letang (17) |
Even strength |
PIT 2, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
08:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Justin Brazeau (9) |
Anthony Mantha (13), Tommy Novak (12) |
Even strength |
PIT 3, CHI 0 |
| 1st |
12:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust (15) |
Ryan Shea (13), Blake Lizotte (3) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, CHI 0 |
| 2nd |
10:50 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Nick Foligno (1) |
Colton Dach (4), Sam Lafferty (1) |
Even strength |
PIT 4, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
12:20 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Justin Brazeau (10) |
Ben Kindel (7), Ville Koivunen (3) |
Power play |
PIT 5, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
13:17 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Justin Brazeau (11) |
Connor Dewar (6), Ryan Shea (14) |
Even strength |
PIT 6, CHI 1 |
| 2nd |
13:30 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Wyatt Kaiser (4) |
Ryan Greene (9), Connor Murphy (5) |
Even strength |
PIT 6, CHI 2 |
| 2nd |
18:48 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari (3) |
Jack St. Ivany (2), Blake Lizotte (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 7, CHI 2 |
| 3rd |
19:59 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Tyler Bertuzzi (19) |
Jason Dickinson (4) |
Even strength |
PIT 7, CHI 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
| Stat |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chicago Blackhawks |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
24 |
| Power play |
1 of 2 |
0 of 3 |
| Penalty minutes |
11 |
9 |
| Hits |
17 |
26 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
4 |
| Giveaways |
20 |
15 |
| Takeaways |
6 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
31/58 (53.4%) |
27/58 (46.6%) |
Box score
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 2 R. McGroarty |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:04 |
| Number 16 J. Brazeau |
R |
3 |
0 |
3 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
11:37 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:38 |
| Number 18 T. Novak |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
12:33 |
| Number 19 C. Dewar |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:38 |
| Number 39 A. Mantha |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:20 |
| Number 41 V. Koivunen |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:11 |
| Number 46 B. Lizotte |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
71.4% |
15:18 |
| Number 55 N. Acciari |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
60% |
13:35 |
| Number 67 R. Rakell |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:36 |
| Number 81 B. Kindel |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
15:47 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
17:37 |
| Number 3 J. St. Ivany |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
2 |
4 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:45 |
| Number 5 R. Shea |
D |
0 |
3 |
3 |
+5 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:37 |
| Number 28 P. Wotherspoon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
20:39 |
| Number 58 K. Letang |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:18 |
| Number 65 E. Karlsson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:49 |
| Number 77 B. Kulak |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
21:27 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 37 A. Silovs |
24 |
21 |
3 |
.875 |
59:31 |
Win |
Chicago Blackhawks
Chicago Blackhawks 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 8 R. Donato |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
54.5% |
15:33 |
| Number 11 O. Moore |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
15:05 |
| Number 16 J. Dickinson |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
47.4% |
17:56 |
| Number 17 N. Foligno |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:02 |
| Number 20 R. Greene |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
61.5% |
15:56 |
| Number 24 S. Lafferty |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
11:26 |
| Number 28 A. Burakovsky |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:31 |
| Number 34 C. Dach |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:51 |
| Number 59 T. Bertuzzi |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:03 |
| Number 76 N. Lardis |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:03 |
| Number 84 L. Slaggert |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:07 |
| Number 86 T. Teravainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
15:04 |
| Number 5 C. Murphy |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
5 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:37 |
| Number 44 W. Kaiser |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:11 |
| Number 46 L. Crevier |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:15 |
| Number 48 M. Grzelcyk |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:53 |
| Number 55 A. Levshunov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:20 |
| Number 72 A. Vlasic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:59 |
Chicago Blackhawks goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 S. Knight |
9 |
5 |
4 |
.556 |
32:03 |
Loss |
| Number 40 A. Soderblom |
15 |
12 |
3 |
.800 |
27:57 |
|
Penalties
Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:56 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust |
Holding |
2 |
| 1st |
13:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Kris Letang |
High sticking |
2 |
| 1st |
18:16 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Noel Acciari |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 1st |
18:16 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Connor Murphy |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
01:54 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Nick Lardis |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
12:12 |
Chicago Blackhawks |
Bench |
Too many men on the ice (bench minor) |
2 |
| 3rd |
06:45 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Jack St. Ivany |
Tripping |
2 |
Game information
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Dan Muse
- Chicago Blackhawks head coach
- Jeff Blashill
- Referees
- Corey Syvret, Jake Brenk
- Linesmen
- Shandor Alphonso, Brandon Grillo
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Kevin Hayes, Connor Clifton, Ryan Graves
- Chicago Blackhawks scratches
- Dominic Toninato, Ilya Mikheyev, Ethan Del Mastro
Other NHL games on Dec 28
Other NHL games on Sunday, December 28, 2025
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Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
4
 at Tampa Bay Lightning
5
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Sun, Dec 28, 2025
|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sun, Dec 28, 2025
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Dec 28, 2025
|
 Philadelphia Flyers
1
 at Seattle Kraken
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Philadelphia Flyers at Seattle Kraken, Sun, Dec 28, 2025
|
Sources and further reading
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