Pittsburgh Penguins at Detroit Red Wings

Sat, Jan 3, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena · 2025–26 Regular Season

Pittsburgh Penguins

4 – 1

Final

Detroit Red Wings

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4–1 on Sat, Jan 3, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena. Parker Wotherspoon led the way with 2 points. Stuart Skinner made 11 saves for the win. Shots on goal were 31–12.

Linescore

Team	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
PIT	2	0	2	4	31
DET	0	1	0	1	12

Scoring summary

Per	Time	Team	Str	Goal	Assists	Score
1st	03:44	PIT	EV	Bryan Rust (16) · wrist	Sidney Crosby (21), Parker Wotherspoon (12)	1–0
1st	17:30	PIT	EV	Egor Chinakhov (4) · wrist	Ben Kindel (8), Parker Wotherspoon (13)	2–0
2nd	15:06	DET	EV	Alex DeBrincat (22) · snap	Unassisted	2–1
3rd	19:00	PIT	SH EN	Rickard Rakell (5) · wrist	Sidney Crosby (22), Brett Kulak (4)	3–1
3rd	19:28	PIT	SH EN	Connor Dewar (7) · wrist	Blake Lizotte (5), Kris Letang (18)	4–1

Penalties

Per	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Min
1st	07:45	PIT	Brett Kulak	holding	2
1st	08:47	DET	Moritz Seider	high sticking	2
2nd	16:41	PIT	Tommy Novak	hooking	2
3rd	00:34	DET	Simon Edvinsson	hooking	2

Shot map

Goal● Shot on goal○ MissedSize = expected goals (xG)

Expected goals: PIT 3.58 · DET 1.57 · xG% PIT 69.5

Pittsburgh Penguins

#	Skater	Pos	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
28	Parker Wotherspoon	D	0	2	2	+2	0	1	2	0		18:49	20
87	Sidney Crosby	C	0	2	2	+2	0	1	0	0	58.8	18:17	21
77	Brett Kulak	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	0	4		20:13	23
67	Rickard Rakell	R	1	0	1	+2	0	6	2	2		19:02	21
17	Bryan Rust	R	1	0	1	+2	0	5	2	1		18:56	23
46	Blake Lizotte	C	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	0	42.9	15:12	20
19	Connor Dewar	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	1	0		14:40	21
81	Ben Kindel	C	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	80.0	13:36	17
59	Egor Chinakhov	R	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	1		12:26	18
58	Kris Letang	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	2		22:26	23
65	Erik Karlsson	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	1	0		20:59	22
5	Ryan Shea	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		18:29	22
3	Jack St. Ivany	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0		16:38	20
55	Noel Acciari	C	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	1	57.1	14:02	22
39	Anthony Mantha	R	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	0		13:43	16
18	Tommy Novak	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	62.5	13:07	18
16	Justin Brazeau	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		13:00	15
2	Rutger McGroarty	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		12:25	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
74	Stuart Skinner	W	12	11	1	.917	60:00

Detroit Red Wings

#	Skater	Pos	G	P	+/-	PIM	SOG	HIT	BLK	FO%	TOI	SHF
93	Alex DeBrincat	R	1	1	0	0	4	0	0		17:45	19
53	Moritz Seider	D	0	0	-2	2	0	4	2		26:59	28
8	Ben Chiarot	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	1		21:35	23
77	Simon Edvinsson	D	0	0	-2	2	0	0	1		21:24	25
71	Dylan Larkin	C	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	37.5	18:49	22
23	Lucas Raymond	L	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0		17:34	22
44	Axel Sandin-Pellikka	D	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		17:03	20
18	Andrew Copp	C	0	0	-2	0	1	2	1	54.5	16:52	22
88	Patrick Kane	R	0	0	0	0	1	0	2		16:45	19
20	Albert Johansson	D	0	0	-1	0	0	0	1		15:18	20
58	Emmitt Finnie	C	0	0	-3	0	1	0	0	100.0	15:05	19
22	Mason Appleton	C	0	0	0	0	2	5	0		14:54	20
37	J.T. Compher	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45.5	14:01	19
25	Jacob Bernard-Docker	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	2		13:48	19
27	Michael Rasmussen	C	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1		13:32	21
92	Marco Kasper	C	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	25.0	13:06	18
29	Nate Danielson	C	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	33.3	11:52	16
21	James van Riemsdyk	L	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0		11:22	15

#	Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
36	John Gibson	L	29	27	2	.931	58:16