🐙 Away Red Wings 1-2 in series
2–1
Final
DET leads 4–2
🐧 Home Penguins 2-1 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
DET 1012
PIT 1001

Red Wings at Penguins — Stanley Cup Finals Game 4

Red Wings, Stanley Cup Finals Game 4, beat Penguins 2–1 at PPG Paints Arena on May 31, 2008.

🗓 Sat, May 31, 2008 · 19:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 2007-08 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 Stanley Cup Finals — Best of 7

PIT vs DET · DET leads 4–2 Full series →
Game 1
0–4
Final · DET
Game 2
0–3
Final · DET
Game 3
2–3
Final · PIT
Game 4
2–1
Final · DET
Game 5
4–3
OT · PIT
Game 6
3–2
Final · DET

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐙 DET
Jiri Hudler
1 G
3 shots · 09:22 TOI
2nd star 🐙 DET
Nicklas Lidstrom
1 G
2 shots · 28:23 TOI
3rd star 🐙 DET
Brian Rafalski
1 A
4 shots · 22:35 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Marian Hossa PP Go-ahead 1st · 02:51
Assists: Sergei Gonchar, Sidney Crosby · beat Chris Osgood
0–1
🐙 Nicklas Lidstrom Tying 1st · 07:06
Assists: Brian Rafalski, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–1
3rd period
🐙 Jiri Hudler Go-ahead 3rd · 02:26
Assists: Darren Helm, Brad Stuart · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET PIT🐧
30 Shots on goal 23
0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6
35 Hits 33
10 Blocked shots 21
6 Takeaways 7
5 Giveaways 11
16 Penalty minutes 10
DET shooting 6.7% (2/30) PIT shooting 4.3% (1/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Chris Osgood
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
28/30
.933 SV% · 2 GA · 58:58 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–1
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 1st: 68-26-7 (67% win rate, 101 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 60-31-8 (61% win rate, 99 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 68-26-7 (67% win rate, 101 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 60-31-8 (61% win rate, 99 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Zetterberg · Datsyuk · Cleary 19:01
L2 Filppula · Franzen · Samuelsson 17:18
L3 Maltby · Draper · Drake 12:45
L4 Helm · Hudler · McCarty 6:13
D1 Lidstrom · Kronwall 26:50
D2 Rafalski · Stuart 21:48
D3 Lilja · Lebda 11:14
🐧Penguins
L1 Malkin · Crosby · Hossa 23:24
L2 Malone · Staal · Talbot 17:15
L3 Roberts · Sykora · Dupuis 12:51
L4 Ruutu · Kennedy · Hall 6:25
D1 Gonchar · Whitney 23:07
D2 Gill · Scuderi 17:32
D3 Orpik · Sydor 15:46

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
May 28, 2008
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · Penguins won
May 26, 2008
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
0–3 · Red Wings won
May 24, 2008
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
0–4 · Red Wings won
Oct 7, 2006
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–0 · Red Wings won
Dec 12, 2005
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
1–3 · Red Wings won

❓ DET vs PIT, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Penguins on May 31, 2008?

Red Wings won 2–1.

What was the final score of Red Wings vs Penguins?

The final score was Red Wings 2, Penguins 1.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Jiri Hudler, Nicklas Lidstrom.

Who scored for Penguins?

Marian Hossa.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Chris Osgood made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 28 saves on 30 shots (.933 save percentage).

Where is Red Wings vs Penguins played?

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

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it
🐙Red Wings
Previous game · May 28
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · PIT won
Next game · Jun 2
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
4–3 · PIT won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · May 28
🐙DET @ 🐧PIT
2–3 · PIT won
Next game · Jun 2
🐧PIT @ 🐙DET
4–3 · PIT won
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