2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
PIT	0	0	0	2
DET	0	0	0	5

Penguins at Red Wings

Red Wings beat Penguins 5–2 at Little Caesars Arena on October 23, 1987.

🗓 Fri, Oct 23, 1987 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🏒 1987-88 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Shawn Burr

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Gerard Gallant

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · +2

3rd star 🐙 DET

John Chabot

2 A

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT DET🐙

17 Shots on goal 17

1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

26 Penalty minutes 30

PIT shooting 11.8% (2/17) DET shooting 29.4% (5/17)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Pat Riggin

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 20:17 TOI

Gilles Meloche

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 39:09 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Glen Hanlon

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 2-4-1 (29% win rate, 7 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 3-3 (50% win rate, 6 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

Apr 4, 1987

🐙DET @ 🐧PIT

3–4 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs DET, answered

Who won Penguins vs Red Wings on October 23, 1987?

Red Wings won 5–2.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Red Wings?

The final score was Penguins 2, Red Wings 5.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Glen Hanlon made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Red Wings played?

At Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, the Red Wings home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Red Wings season series?

Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Oct 21

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Oct 21

Also on October 23, 1987

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