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2015-16 regular season

Penguins at Red Wings

🗓 📍 Little Caesars Arena, Detroit 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Red Wings 5–2 at Little Caesars Arena on December 31, 2015.

PIT – DET
37–35
Shots on goal
2/3–0/3
Power play
22–15
Hits
17–7
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Kris Letang
2 G, 1 A
5 shots · 25:55 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Patric Hornqvist
1 G, 2 A
6 shots · 12:18 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Jeff Zatkoff
33 saves
0.943 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Justin Abdelkader Go-ahead 1st · 06:47
Assists: Dylan Larkin, Niklas Kronwall · beat Jeff Zatkoff
0–1
🐙 Brendan Smith 1st · 12:15
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Alexey Marchenko · beat Jeff Zatkoff
0–2
2nd period
🐧 Patric Hornqvist PP 2nd · 00:45
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · beat Petr Mrazek
1–2
🐧 Kris Letang PP Tying 2nd · 11:44
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist · beat Petr Mrazek
2–2
3rd period
🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 3rd · 07:48
Assists: David Perron · beat Petr Mrazek
3–2
🐧 Evgeni Malkin 3rd · 08:22
Assists: Phil Kessel, Patric Hornqvist · beat Petr Mrazek
4–2
🐧 Kris Letang Empty net 3rd · 18:20
Assists: Nick Bonino
5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Cullen · Crosby · Malkin 17:34
L2 Kunitz · Porter · Kessel 15:52
L3 Perron · Bonino · Fehr 13:47
L4 Sheary · Plotnikov · Hornqvist 9:55
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 24:41
D2 Lovejoy · Maatta 22:34
D3 Daley · Cole 11:52
🐙Red Wings
L1 Abdelkader · Datsyuk · Zetterberg 18:41
L2 Helm · Larkin · Nyquist 17:14
L3 Tatar · Richards · Sheahan 15:05
L4 Nosek · Glendening · Jurco 11:23
D1 Kronwall · Green 23:06
D2 DeKeyser · Ericsson 18:38
D3 Smith · Marchenko 14:22

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT DET🐙
37 Shots on goal 35
2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
22 Hits 15
17 Blocked shots 7
8 Takeaways 5
3 Giveaways 8
12 Penalty minutes 12
PIT shooting 13.5% (5/37) DET shooting 5.7% (2/35)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Jeff Zatkoff
33/35
.943 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI
🐙Red Wings
Petr Mrazek
32/36
.889 SV% · 4 GA · 57:23 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Justin Abdelkader · 1st 06:47 · 0–1 Brendan Smith · 1st 12:15 · 0–2 Patric Hornqvist · 2nd 00:45 · 1–2 Kris Letang · 2nd 11:44 · 2–2 Sidney Crosby · 3rd 07:48 · 3–2 Evgeni Malkin · 3rd 08:22 · 4–2 Kris Letang · 3rd 18:20 · 5–2
PIT DET
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3-1 (0% win rate, 4 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 1-0 (100% win rate, 1 game)
After 2nd — 2–2
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 2-1-4 (29% win rate, 7 games)
Red Wings
Red Wings — tied after 2nd: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Mar 152015 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–1 Feb 112015 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Oct 232014 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 3–4 OT Apr 92014 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 3–4 SO Mar 202014 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 4–5 OT
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PIT vs DET, answered

Who won Penguins vs Red Wings on December 31, 2015?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Penguins 5, Red Wings 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Kris Letang (2), Evgeni Malkin, Patric Hornqvist, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Brendan Smith, Justin Abdelkader.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Jeff Zatkoff made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 32 saves on 36 shots (.889 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?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 30 🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterJan 2 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–5
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeDec 29 🐙DET @ ✈️WPG 1–4 AfterJan 2 🐙DET @ ⚔️BUF 4–3
Also on December 31
🏝️NYI 2–1 ⚔️BUF 🦅WSH 2–4 🌪️CAR 🌲MIN 3–1 🎵STL 🪶CHI 4–3 🏔️COL 🐯NSH 1–5 ⭐DAL 👑LAK 4–1 🔥CGY 🦆ANA 1–0 🛢️EDM ✈️WPG 2–4 🌵ARI
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