🐙 Away Red Wings 28-18-6 before this game

6–5

Final / OT

🐧 Home Penguins 32-15-6 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
DET	2	2	1	1	6
PIT	3	1	1	0	5

Red Wings at Penguins

Red Wings beat Penguins 6–5 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on February 8, 1997.

🗓 Sat, Feb 8, 1997 · 14:00 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Red Wings lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Brendan Shanahan

3 G, 1 A

3 shots · +2

2nd star 🐙 DET

Steve Yzerman

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +1

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

3 A

5 shots · -1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 05:39

Assists: Ron Francis, Jaromir Jagr

0–1

🐙 Steve Yzerman Tying 1st · 06:57

Assists: Sergei Fedorov, Vladimir Konstantinov

1–1

🐧 Stu Barnes Go-ahead 1st · 11:58

Assists: Glen Murray, Jason Woolley

1–2

🐙 Brendan Shanahan PP Tying 1st · 16:16

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Steve Yzerman

2–2

🐧 Mario Lemieux Go-ahead 1st · 17:20

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Jason Woolley

2–3

2nd period

🐙 Brendan Shanahan Tying 2nd · 00:59

Assists: Jamie Pushor

3–3

🐙 Darren McCarty Go-ahead 2nd · 09:25

Assists: Jamie Pushor

4–3

🐧 Petr Nedved SH Tying 2nd · 12:57

Assists: Greg Johnson, Craig Muni

4–4

3rd period

🐧 Dave Roche PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:48

Assists: Jaromir Jagr, Ron Francis

4–5

🐙 Darren McCarty Tying 3rd · 13:49

Assists: Brendan Shanahan, Steve Yzerman

5–5

Overtime

🐙 Brendan Shanahan Go-ahead OT · 02:01

Assists: Bob Rouse, Igor Larionov

6–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐙DET PIT🐧

47 Shots on goal 29

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 6

DET shooting 12.8% (6/47) PIT shooting 17.2% (5/29)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐙Red Wings

Mike Vernon

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 61:59 TOI

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 62:01 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–3

Red Wings

Red Wings: no games found in this situation this year.

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–4

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 28-18-6 (54% win rate, 52 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 32-15-6 (60% win rate, 53 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

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

❓ DET vs PIT, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Penguins on February 8, 1997?

Red Wings won 6–5 in overtime.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Penguins?

The final score was Red Wings 6, Penguins 5, in overtime.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Shanahan (3), Darren McCarty (2), Steve Yzerman.

Who scored for Penguins?

Mario Lemieux (2), Dave Roche, Petr Nedved, Stu Barnes.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Mike Vernon made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 6 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 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

🐙Red Wings

Previous game · Feb 6

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Feb 5

Also on February 8, 1997

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