Pittsburgh Penguins at Chicago Blackhawks
Sun, Dec 28, 2025 · United Center · 2025–26 Regular Season
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Chicago Blackhawks 7–3 on Sun, Dec 28, 2025 at United Center. Bryan Rust scored twice; Justin Brazeau scored a hat trick. Arturs Silovs made 21 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 24–24.
Linescore
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | SOG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| CHI | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 24 |
Scoring summary
| Per | Time | Team | Str | Goal | Assists | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 01:38 | PIT | EV | Anthony Mantha (12) · wrist | Jack St. Ivany (1), Ryan Shea (12) | 1–0 |
| 1st | 07:19 | PIT | EV | Bryan Rust (14) · wrist | Sidney Crosby (19), Kris Letang (17) | 2–0 |
| 1st | 08:20 | PIT | EV | Justin Brazeau (9) · snap | Anthony Mantha (13), Tommy Novak (12) | 3–0 |
| 1st | 12:03 | PIT | EV | Bryan Rust (15) · wrist | Ryan Shea (13), Blake Lizotte (3) | 4–0 |
| 2nd | 10:50 | CHI | EV | Nick Foligno (1) · backhand | Colton Dach (4), Sam Lafferty (1) | 4–1 |
| 2nd | 12:20 | PIT | PP | Justin Brazeau (10) · backhand | Ben Kindel (7), Ville Koivunen (3) | 5–1 |
| 2nd | 13:17 | PIT | EV | Justin Brazeau (11) · tip-in | Connor Dewar (6), Ryan Shea (14) | 6–1 |
| 2nd | 13:30 | CHI | EV | Wyatt Kaiser (4) · wrist | Ryan Greene (9), Connor Murphy (5) | 6–2 |
| 2nd | 18:48 | PIT | EV | Noel Acciari (3) · wrist | Jack St. Ivany (2), Blake Lizotte (4) | 7–2 |
| 3rd | 19:59 | CHI | EV | Tyler Bertuzzi (19) · wrist | Jason Dickinson (4) | 7–3 |
Penalties
| Per | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 09:56 | PIT | Bryan Rust | holding | 2 |
| 1st | 13:45 | PIT | Kris Letang | high sticking | 2 |
| 1st | 18:16 | PIT | Noel Acciari | fighting | 5 |
| 1st | 18:16 | CHI | Connor Murphy | fighting | 5 |
| 2nd | 01:54 | CHI | Nick Lardis | tripping | 2 |
| 2nd | 12:12 | CHI | Bench | too many men on the ice | 2 |
| 3rd | 06:45 | PIT | Jack St. Ivany | tripping | 2 |
Shot map
Expected goals: PIT 2.34 · CHI 3.23 · xG% PIT 42.0
Pittsburgh Penguins
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ryan Shea | D | 0 | 3 | 3 | +5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 19:37 | 20 | |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | R | 3 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:37 | 17 | |
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | D | 0 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19:45 | 21 | |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 | 21 | |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | C | 0 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 71.4 | 15:18 | 20 |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | R | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 18 | |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21:18 | 21 | |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 17:37 | 21 |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 40.0 | 15:47 | 20 |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:38 | 20 | |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 | 13:35 | 19 |
| 41 | Ville Koivunen | R | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:11 | 16 | |
| 18 | Tommy Novak | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.6 | 12:33 | 18 |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 21:27 | 22 | |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20:39 | 21 | |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:36 | 22 | |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 16 | |
| 2 | Rutger McGroarty | R | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:04 | 17 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | Arturs Silovs | W | 24 | 21 | 3 | .875 | 59:31 |
Chicago Blackhawks
| # | Skater | Pos | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | SOG | HIT | BLK | FO% | TOI | SHF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59 | Tyler Bertuzzi | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20:03 | 19 | |
| 16 | Jason Dickinson | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 47.4 | 17:56 | 23 |
| 5 | Connor Murphy | D | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17:37 | 23 | |
| 44 | Wyatt Kaiser | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17:11 | 22 | |
| 20 | Ryan Greene | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 61.5 | 15:56 | 23 |
| 34 | Colton Dach | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 33.3 | 13:51 | 17 |
| 17 | Nick Foligno | L | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13:02 | 18 | |
| 24 | Sam Lafferty | C | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 11:26 | 15 | |
| 55 | Artyom Levshunov | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:20 | 24 | |
| 48 | Matt Grzelcyk | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19:53 | 25 | |
| 72 | Alex Vlasic | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 22 | |
| 46 | Louis Crevier | D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17:15 | 22 | |
| 76 | Nick Lardis | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 16:03 | 20 | |
| 8 | Ryan Donato | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 54.5 | 15:33 | 16 |
| 84 | Landon Slaggert | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15:07 | 21 | |
| 11 | Oliver Moore | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 15:05 | 22 |
| 86 | Teuvo Teravainen | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 15:04 | 18 |
| 28 | Andre Burakovsky | L | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14:31 | 17 |
| # | Goalie | Dec | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Spencer Knight | L | 9 | 5 | 4 | .556 | 32:03 |
| 40 | Arvid Soderblom | 15 | 12 | 3 | .800 | 27:57 |