Penguins 2–4 Red Wings — Final Score & Stats (Dec 31, 2024)

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

J.T. Compher

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 17:50 TOI

2nd star 🐙 DET

Jonatan Berggren

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 16:00 TOI

3rd star 🐙 DET

Lucas Raymond

2 A

4 shots · 18:23 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐙 Jonatan Berggren Go-ahead 1st · 07:52

Assists: Vladimir Tarasenko, J.T. Compher · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

0–1

🐧 Drew O'Connor Tying 1st · 18:29

Assists: Cody Glass · beat Alex Lyon

1–1

2nd period

🐙 Patrick Kane PP Go-ahead 2nd · 03:41

Assists: Alex DeBrincat, Lucas Raymond · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Drew O'Connor PP Tying 3rd · 03:18

Assists: Erik Karlsson, Sidney Crosby · beat Alex Lyon

2–2

🐙 J.T. Compher PP Go-ahead 3rd · 14:26

Assists: Erik Gustafsson, Jonatan Berggren · beat Alex Nedeljkovic

2–3

🐙 Dylan Larkin Empty net 3rd · 19:46

Assists: Lucas Raymond, Joe Veleno

2–4

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rust 18:52

L2 Bunting · Acciari · Rakell 16:55

L3 O'Connor · Nieto · Tomasino 13:55

L4 Beauvillier · Lizotte · Glass 11:25

D1 Grzelcyk · Pettersson 21:36

D2 Karlsson · Joseph 20:28

D3 Graves · Shea 14:42

🐙Red Wings

L1 Raymond · Compher · Larkin 18:23

L2 Veleno · Berggren · Tarasenko 15:49

L3 Copp · DeBrincat · Kane 14:27

L4 Motte · Rasmussen · Kasper 10:56

D1 Seider · Chiarot 23:38

D2 Edvinsson · Petry 20:42

D3 Holl · Gustafsson 14:00

Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT DET🐙

25 Shots on goal 25

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 2/3

9 Hits 18

13 Blocked shots 18

5 Takeaways 7

13 Giveaways 7

6 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 8.0% (2/25) DET shooting 16.0% (4/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Alex Nedeljkovic

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 58:33 TOI

🐙Red Wings

Alex Lyon

23/25

.920 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 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: 2-7-2 (18% win rate, 11 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — tied after 1st: 5-6-1 (42% win rate, 12 games)

After 2nd — 1–2

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-7-1 (20% win rate, 10 games)

Red Wings

Red Wings — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 7-1-1 (78% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Red Wings lead the season series 2–1

Nov 132024 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 3–2 OT Oct 102024 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 6–3 Apr 112024 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–6 OT Mar 172024 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 3–6 Oct 182023 🐧PIT @ 🐙DET 3–6

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Who won Penguins vs Red Wings on December 31, 2024?

Red Wings won 4–2. The final score was Penguins 2, Red Wings 4.

Who scored for Penguins?

Drew O'Connor (2).

Who scored for Red Wings?

Dylan Larkin, J.T. Compher, Jonatan Berggren, Patrick Kane.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Alex Nedeljkovic made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Red Wings goalie play?

Alex Lyon made 23 saves on 25 shots (.920 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 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 29 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 2–3 AfterJan 3 🐧PIT @ 🐆FLA 2–3

🐙 Red Wings

BeforeDec 29 🦅WSH @ 🐙DET 2–4 AfterJan 2 🐙DET @ 🧥CBJ 5–4

Also on December 31

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