Penguins 1–4 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2017)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐙 DET

Gustav Nyquist

2 G

3 shots · 17:29 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Tyler Bertuzzi

2 A

3 shots · 16:40 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Jimmy Howard

37 saves

0.974 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

5 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Gustav Nyquist Go-ahead 1st · 11:31

Assists: Henrik Zetterberg, Tyler Bertuzzi · beat Matt Murray

0–1

2nd period

🐙 Dylan Larkin 2nd · 00:59

Assists: Tomas Tatar, Trevor Daley · beat Matt Murray

0–2

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP 2nd · 08:04

Assists: Phil Kessel, Olli Maatta · beat Jimmy Howard

1–2

🐙 Frans Nielsen 2nd · 15:18

Assists: Darren Helm, Mike Green · beat Matt Murray

1–3

3rd period

🐙 Gustav Nyquist 3rd · 16:34

Assists: Tyler Bertuzzi, Henrik Zetterberg · beat Matt Murray

1–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Malkin · Crosby · Kessel 20:12

L2 Sheary · Hornqvist · Sprong 18:08

L3 Hagelin · Sheahan · Guentzel 16:27

L4 Rowney · Kuhnhackl · Reaves 4:32

D1 Dumoulin · Oleksiak 21:48

D2 Cole · Hunwick 21:06

D3 Maatta · Corrado 15:28

🐙Red Wings

L1 Larkin · Athanasiou · Zetterberg 21:41

L2 Tatar · Abdelkader · Nyquist 17:43

L3 Bertuzzi · Helm · Nielsen 15:59

L4 Booth · Frk 5:10

D1 Daley · Green 22:09

D2 Ericsson · DeKeyser 20:15

D3 Kronwall · Jensen 14:16

D4 Ouellet 4:39

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT DET🐙

38 Shots on goal 23

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

25 Hits 28

9 Blocked shots 12

2 Takeaways 6

12 Giveaways 12

2 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 2.6% (1/38) DET shooting 17.4% (4/23)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Matt Murray

19/23

.826 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Jimmy Howard

37/38

.974 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

5 of 5 goals located

PIT DET

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-1 (17% win rate, 6 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 4-2-1 (57% win rate, 7 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Feb 192017 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–2 Jan 142017 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 3–6 Dec 32016 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 3–5 Mar 262016 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 7–2 Feb 182016 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 3–6

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Who won Penguins vs Red Wings on December 31, 2017?

Red Wings won 4–1. The final score was Penguins 1, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Gustav Nyquist (2), Dylan Larkin, Frans Nielsen.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 19 saves on 23 shots (.826 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 37 saves on 38 shots (.974 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 29 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 1–2 AfterJan 2 🐧PIT @ 🔔PHI 5–1

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 29 🗽NYR @ 🐙DET 2–3 AfterJan 3 🏛️OTT @ 🐙DET 1–2

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