🐙 Away Red Wings 38-31-9 before this game
3–4
Final / OT
🐧 Home Penguins 35-34-10 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
DET 21003
PIT 10214

Red Wings at Penguins

Penguins beat Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on April 4, 1987.

🗓 Sat, Apr 4, 1987 · 18:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1986-87 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Dan Quinn
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · +1
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Mario Lemieux
1 G, 1 A
4 shots
3rd star 🐙 DET
Brent Ashton
2 G
5 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Brent Ashton Go-ahead 1st · 03:11
Assists: Shawn Burr · beat Pat Riggin
1–0
🐧 Randy Cunneyworth PP Tying 1st · 07:01
Assists: Dan Quinn, Mario Lemieux · beat Glen Hanlon
1–1
🐙 Dave Barr PP Go-ahead 1st · 17:57
Assists: Lee Norwood, Darren Veitch · beat Pat Riggin
2–1
2nd period
🐙 Brent Ashton 2nd · 08:00
Assists: Shawn Burr · beat Pat Riggin
3–1
3rd period
🐧 Terry Ruskowski 3rd · 02:32
Unassisted · beat Glen Hanlon
3–2
🐧 Dan Quinn SH Tying 3rd · 05:21
Assists: Doug Bodger · beat Glen Hanlon
3–3
Overtime
🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead OT · 01:26
Assists: Randy Hillier · beat Glen Hanlon
3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET PIT🐧
22 Shots on goal 34
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/3
8 Penalty minutes 6
DET shooting 13.6% (3/22) PIT shooting 11.8% (4/34)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Glen Hanlon
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 61:26 TOI
🐧Penguins
Pat Riggin
0/3
.000 SV% · 3 GA · 61:26 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–1
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
After 2nd — 3–1
Red Wings
Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Jan 18, 1987
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
1–0 · Red Wings won
Nov 9, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
1–2 · Red Wings won
Feb 21, 1986
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
7–3 · Penguins won
Dec 4, 1985
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–5 · Penguins won
Oct 30, 1985
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
3–6 · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs PIT, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Penguins on April 4, 1987?

Penguins won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Penguins?

The final score was Red Wings 3, Penguins 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brent Ashton (2), Dave Barr.

Who scored for Penguins?

Dan Quinn, Mario Lemieux, Randy Cunneyworth, Terry Ruskowski.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Pat Riggin made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Red Wings vs Penguins season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · Apr 1
🔔PHI @ 🐙DET
2–1 · PHI won
Next game · Apr 5
🎵STL @ 🐙DET
3–2 · STL won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Apr 2
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
2–6 · PIT won
Next game · Oct 8
🐧PIT @ 🗽NYR
4–4 · PIT won
Also on April 4, 1987
⚔️BUF @ 🏝️NYI
6–6 final
😈NJD @ ⚜️QUE
4–8 final
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
2–3 final
🗽NYR @ 🐳HFD
3–5 final
🐻BOS @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 final
🪶CHI @ 🍁TOR
1–3 final
🌌MNS @ 🎵STL
1–4 final
🛢️EDM @ 👑LAK
7–3 final
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