Penguins 5–3 Stars — Final Score & Stats (Apr 5, 2025)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐧 PIT	1	0	4	5
⭐ DAL	1	1	1	3

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

3 G, 1 A

5 shots · 19:29 TOI

2nd star ⭐ DAL

Evgenii Dadonov

3 G

5 shots · 13:09 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Bryan Rust

1 G

5 shots · 18:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Sidney Crosby PP Go-ahead 1st · 04:16

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Kris Letang · beat Casey DeSmith

1–0

⭐ Evgenii Dadonov Tying 1st · 10:43

Assists: Oskar Bäck, Lian Bichsel · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

2nd period

⭐ Evgenii Dadonov PP Go-ahead 2nd · 12:36

Assists: Matt Duchene, Matt Dumba · beat Tristan Jarry

1–2

3rd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 3rd · 00:20

Assists: Rutger McGroarty · beat Casey DeSmith

2–2

⭐ Evgenii Dadonov Go-ahead 3rd · 03:11

Assists: Thomas Harley, Ilya Lyubushkin · beat Tristan Jarry

2–3

🐧 Bryan Rust Tying 3rd · 08:49

Assists: Sidney Crosby · beat Casey DeSmith

3–3

🐧 Blake Lizotte Go-ahead 3rd · 18:17

Assists: Danton Heinen · beat Casey DeSmith

4–3

🐧 Sidney Crosby Empty net 3rd · 18:45

Assists: Conor Timmins

5–3

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Malkin · Rakell 18:55

L2 Rust · Koivunen · McGroarty 17:57

L3 Heinen · Lizotte · Acciari 15:32

L4 Dewar · Tomasino · Hayes 7:09

D1 Letang · Grzelcyk 24:17

D2 Karlsson · Timmins 20:02

D3 Shea · Graves 14:03

⭐Stars

L1 Johnston · Hintz · Rantanen 17:31

L2 Robertson · Duchene · Granlund 15:13

L3 Marchment · Bourque · Dadonov 13:43

L4 Blackwell · Steel · Bäck 10:47

D1 Harley · Lindell 22:51

D2 Lyubushkin · Bichsel 18:18

D3 Ceci · Dumba 16:52

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT DAL⭐

40 Shots on goal 24

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

17 Hits 8

11 Blocked shots 20

5 Takeaways 6

20 Giveaways 23

4 Penalty minutes 6

PIT shooting 12.5% (5/40) DAL shooting 12.5% (3/24)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

21/24

.875 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

⭐Stars

Casey DeSmith

35/39

.897 SV% · 4 GA · 59:40 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

PIT DAL

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: 30-34-12 (39% win rate, 76 games)

Stars

Stars — tied after 1st: 50-21-4 (67% win rate, 75 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

All →

Season series tied 1–1

Nov 112024 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 7–1 Mar 222024 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 2–4 Oct 242023 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 4–1 Mar 232023 🐧PIT @ ⭐DAL 2–3 Dec 122022 ⭐DAL @ 🐧PIT 1–2

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❓ PIT vs DAL, answered

Who won Penguins vs Stars on April 5, 2025?

Penguins won 5–3. The final score was Penguins 5, Stars 3.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (3), Blake Lizotte, Bryan Rust.

Who scored for Stars?

Evgenii Dadonov (3).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 21 saves on 24 shots (.875 save percentage).

How did the Stars goalie play?

Casey DeSmith made 35 saves on 39 shots (.897 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Stars played?

At American Airlines Center in Dallas, the Stars home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Stars season series?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeApr 3 🐧PIT @ 🎵STL 4–5 AfterApr 6 🐧PIT @ 🪶CHI 1–3

⭐ Stars

BeforeApr 3 🐯NSH @ ⭐DAL 1–5 AfterApr 6 ⭐DAL @ 🌲MIN 2–3

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