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2015-16 regular season

Red Wings at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–0

Penguins beat Red Wings 6–3 at PPG Paints Arena on February 18, 2016.

DET – PIT
38–39
Shots on goal
24–23
Hits
10–11
Blocked shots
0–5
Takeaways
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Phil Kessel
2 G
4 shots · 19:11 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Matt Cullen
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 17:28 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Marc-Andre Fleury
35 saves
0.921 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Ben Lovejoy Go-ahead 1st · 09:56
Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Matt Cullen · beat Petr Mrazek
0–1
🐙 Tomas Jurco Tying 1st · 13:40
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Andreas Athanasiou · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–1
🐧 Matt Cullen Go-ahead 1st · 16:47
Assists: Patric Hornqvist, Trevor Daley · beat Petr Mrazek
1–2
2nd period
🐙 Dylan Larkin Tying 2nd · 02:19
Assists: Luke Glendening, Kyle Quincey · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
2–2
🐧 Phil Kessel Go-ahead 2nd · 02:43
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Chris Kunitz · beat Petr Mrazek
2–3
🐧 Scott Wilson 2nd · 16:46
Assists: Conor Sheary, Derrick Pouliot · beat Petr Mrazek
2–4
3rd period
🐧 Phil Kessel 3rd · 06:26
Assists: Olli Maatta, Chris Kunitz · beat Petr Mrazek
2–5
🐙 Henrik Zetterberg 3rd · 11:13
Assists: Justin Abdelkader, Pavel Datsyuk · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
3–5
🐧 Sidney Crosby Empty net 3rd · 19:12
Assists: Kris Letang
3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Abdelkader · Zetterberg · Glendening 19:10
L2 Helm · Datsyuk · Sheahan 16:20
L3 Larkin · Nyquist · Richards 13:00
L4 Tatar · Athanasiou · Jurco 12:05
D1 Smith · Green 20:55
D2 Quincey · DeKeyser 19:20
D3 Marchenko · Ouellet 18:34
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Kessel · Hornqvist 18:52
L2 Hagelin · Kunitz · Cullen 17:28
L3 Sundqvist · Kuhnhackl · Rust 13:47
L4 Sheary · Porter · Wilson 10:27
D1 Letang · Maatta 24:30
D2 Dumoulin · Daley 18:40
D3 Lovejoy · Pouliot 15:52

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET PIT🐧
38 Shots on goal 39
24 Hits 23
10 Blocked shots 11
0 Takeaways 5
2 Giveaways 6
2 Penalty minutes 2
DET shooting 7.9% (3/38) PIT shooting 15.4% (6/39)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Petr Mrazek
27/32
.844 SV% · 5 GA · 46:26 TOI
Jimmy Howard Shutout
6/6
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 11:08 TOI
🐧Penguins
Marc-Andre Fleury
35/38
.921 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located
Ben Lovejoy · 1st 09:56 · 0–1 Tomas Jurco · 1st 13:40 · 1–1 Matt Cullen · 1st 16:47 · 1–2 Dylan Larkin · 2nd 02:19 · 2–2 Phil Kessel · 2nd 02:43 · 2–3 Scott Wilson · 2nd 16:46 · 2–4 Phil Kessel · 3rd 06:26 · 2–5 Henrik Zetterberg · 3rd 11:13 · 3–5 Sidney Crosby · 3rd 19:12 · 3–6
DET PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-8-3 (15% win rate, 13 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 9-1 (90% win rate, 10 games)
After 2nd — 2–4
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-2 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 8-0 (100% win rate, 8 games)

Last meetings

All →
Penguins lead the season series 2–0
Dec 312015 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 5–2 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
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DET vs PIT, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Penguins on February 18, 2016?

Penguins won 6–3. The final score was Red Wings 3, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dylan Larkin, Henrik Zetterberg, Tomas Jurco.

Who scored for Penguins?

Phil Kessel (2), Ben Lovejoy, Matt Cullen, Scott Wilson, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Petr Mrazek made 27 saves on 32 shots (.844 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 35 saves on 38 shots (.921 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?

Penguins lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeFeb 15 🐙DET @ 🏝️NYI 1–4 AfterFeb 20 🐙DET @ 🏛️OTT 2–3
🐧 Penguins
BeforeFeb 15 🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA 1–2 AfterFeb 20 ⚡TBL @ 🐧PIT 4–2
Also on February 18
🦅WSH 3–2 🏝️NYI 🗽NYR 4–2 🍁TOR 🌪️CAR 2–4 🏛️OTT ✈️WPG 5–6 ⚡TBL 🦈SJS 2–1 🐆FLA 👑LAK 1–2 🎵STL 🐻BOS 0–2 🐯NSH 🌲MIN 5–2 🛢️EDM
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