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2018-19 regular season

Red Wings at Penguins

🗓 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0

Penguins beat Red Wings 5–2 at PPG Paints Arena on December 27, 2018.

DET – PIT
29–40
Shots on goal
0/1–2/3
Power play
24–30
Hits
14–13
Blocked shots
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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 🐧 PIT
Phil Kessel
2 G, 1 A
4 shots · 15:34 TOI
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Derick Brassard
2 G
2 shots · 13:43 TOI
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Evgeni Malkin
2 A
5 shots · 18:34 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🐙 Dylan Larkin Go-ahead 1st · 11:49
Assists: Gustav Nyquist, Justin Abdelkader · beat Matt Murray
1–0
2nd period
🐧 Phil Kessel PP Tying 2nd · 07:12
Assists: Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang · beat Jimmy Howard
1–1
🐧 Derick Brassard Go-ahead 2nd · 08:26
Assists: Phil Kessel, Tanner Pearson · beat Jimmy Howard
1–2
🐧 Phil Kessel PP 2nd · 18:58
Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby · beat Jimmy Howard
1–3
3rd period
🐙 Andreas Athanasiou 3rd · 04:45
Assists: Michael Rasmussen, Luke Glendening · beat Matt Murray
2–3
🐧 Patric Hornqvist 3rd · 05:55
Assists: Jack Johnson, Marcus Pettersson · beat Jimmy Howard
2–4
🐧 Derick Brassard Empty net 3rd · 17:35
Assists: Evgeni Malkin
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐙Red Wings
L1 Larkin · Nyquist · Athanasiou 19:33
L2 Abdelkader · Nielsen · Glendening 16:47
L3 Vanek · Bertuzzi · Rasmussen 15:15
L4 de la Rose · Ehn · Megan 8:36
D1 Kronwall · Jensen 23:57
D2 Ericsson · Daley 19:46
D3 Hronek · Cholowski 15:40
🐧Penguins
L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Malkin 18:49
L2 Hornqvist · Rust · Kessel 16:52
L3 Pearson · Simon · Brassard 14:00
L4 Cullen · Aston-Reese · Sheahan 10:23
D1 Letang · Dumoulin 23:00
D2 Riikola · Maatta 18:30
D3 Johnson · Pettersson 17:10

Team stats

Away left · home right
🐙DET PIT🐧
29 Shots on goal 40
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3
24 Hits 30
14 Blocked shots 13
5 Takeaways 7
14 Giveaways 11
6 Penalty minutes 2
DET shooting 6.9% (2/29) PIT shooting 12.5% (5/40)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐙Red Wings
Jimmy Howard
35/39
.897 SV% · 4 GA · 58:53 TOI
🐧Penguins
Matt Murray
27/29
.931 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Dylan Larkin · 1st 11:49 · 1–0 Phil Kessel · 2nd 07:12 · 1–1 Derick Brassard · 2nd 08:26 · 1–2 Phil Kessel · 2nd 18:58 · 1–3 Andreas Athanasiou · 3rd 04:45 · 2–3 Patric Hornqvist · 3rd 05:55 · 2–4 Derick Brassard · 3rd 17:35 · 2–5
DET PIT
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Red Wings
Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-2-3 (38% win rate, 8 games)
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-4-2 (14% win rate, 7 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Red Wings
Red Wings — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-4 (33% win rate, 6 games)
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 3-0 (100% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 1–0
Mar 272018 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 2–5 Jan 132018 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Dec 312017 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 1–4 Feb 192017 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–2 Jan 142017 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 3–6
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DET vs PIT, answered

Who won Red Wings vs Penguins on December 27, 2018?

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

Who scored for Red Wings?

Andreas Athanasiou, Dylan Larkin.

Who scored for Penguins?

Derick Brassard (2), Phil Kessel (2), Patric Hornqvist.

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Jimmy Howard made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Matt Murray made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
🐙 Red Wings
BeforeDec 23 🐙DET @ 🍁TOR 4–5 AfterDec 29 🐙DET @ ⭐DAL 1–5
🐧 Penguins
BeforeDec 22 🐧PIT @ 🌪️CAR 3–0 AfterDec 29 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 6–1
Also on December 27
😈NJD 5–2 🐻BOS 🧥CBJ 4–3 🗽NYR 🌪️CAR 1–3 🦅WSH 🔔PHI 5–6 ⚡TBL ⚔️BUF 1–4 🎵STL ⭐DAL 2–0 🐯NSH 🔥CGY 4–1 ✈️WPG 🌲MIN 2–5 🪶CHI
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