Penguins 3–6 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Oct 18, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 🐙 DET

Alex DeBrincat

2 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:16 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Dylan Larkin

3 A

4 shots · 16:47 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Ville Husso

30 saves

0.909 SV% · 3 GA

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 1st · 00:53

Assists: Reilly Smith, Erik Karlsson · beat Ville Husso

1–0

🐙 Alex DeBrincat Tying 1st · 12:23

Assists: Austin Czarnik, Shayne Gostisbehere · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Ben Chiarot Go-ahead 2nd · 05:21

Assists: Dylan Larkin, Jeff Petry · beat Tristan Jarry

1–2

🐙 Andrew Copp 2nd · 15:42

Assists: Jeff Petry, Michael Rasmussen · beat Tristan Jarry

1–3

🐙 David Perron PP 2nd · 17:49

Assists: Dylan Larkin, Alex DeBrincat · beat Tristan Jarry

1–4

3rd period

🐧 Erik Karlsson 3rd · 03:37

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Ryan Graves · beat Ville Husso

2–4

🐧 Bryan Rust 3rd · 13:03

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Marcus Pettersson · beat Ville Husso

3–4

🐙 Andrew Copp Empty net 3rd · 18:28

Unassisted

3–5

🐙 Alex DeBrincat PP Empty net 3rd · 18:49

Assists: Dylan Larkin

3–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rust 21:30

L2 Malkin · Rakell · Smith 17:27

L3 Nieto · O'Connor · Eller 12:45

L4 Acciari · Carter · Harkins 11:01

D1 Karlsson · Letang 26:16

D2 Graves · Pettersson 21:20

D3 Joseph · Ruhwedel 10:18

🐙Red Wings

L1 Compher · Copp · Rasmussen 19:27

L2 Raymond · Larkin · DeBrincat 16:47

L3 Perron · Veleno · Sprong 13:15

L4 Czarnik · Kostin · Fischer 9:12

D1 Walman · Chiarot 21:18

D2 Seider · Petry 20:10

D3 Gostisbehere · Maatta 18:42

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT DET🐙

33 Shots on goal 29

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

14 Hits 14

8 Blocked shots 20

2 Takeaways 5

10 Giveaways 13

13 Penalty minutes 13

PIT shooting 9.1% (3/33) DET shooting 20.7% (6/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 59:25 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Ville Husso

30/33

.909 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

9 of 9 goals located

PIT DET

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 1-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Apr 82023 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 5–1 Mar 282023 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 4–7 Dec 282022 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–4 OT Apr 232022 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 7–2 Mar 272022 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 2–11

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PIT vs DET, answered

Who won Penguins vs Red Wings on October 18, 2023?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Erik Karlsson, Evgeni Malkin.

Who scored for Red Wings?

Alex DeBrincat (2), Andrew Copp (2), Ben Chiarot, David Perron.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Ville Husso made 30 saves on 33 shots (.909 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

BeforeOct 14 🔥CGY @ 🐧PIT 2–5 AfterOct 21 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 2–4

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeOct 16 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 4–0 AfterOct 21 🐙DET @ 🏛️OTT 5–2

Also on October 18

🦅WSH 1–6 🏛️OTT

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