Detroit Red Wings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 4: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings, Detroit Red Wings 3 to Pittsburgh Penguins 4, on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings.
NHLThursday, January 1, 2026
DateJan 1, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVESPN+
Attendance15,540
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Red Wings | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Detroit Red WingsPittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
24-14-4Record18-12-9
8th in Atlantic DivisionStanding6th in Metropolitan Division
3-6Road record / home record4-4
LLLLWLast 5WLWLL
L4StreakW1
Team stats
Detroit Red WingsPittsburgh Penguins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
Detroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
Injured ReservePittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBox score
Detroit Red Wings Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Appleton | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 15:02 | 0:13 | 0:45 | 14:04 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 16:41 | 0:16 | 1:24 | 15:01 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 46.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 16:46 | 4:32 | 1:43 | 10:31 | 24 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:44 | 6:02 | 0:00 | 5:42 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17:08 | 6:47 | 0:02 | 10:19 | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 17:21 | 6:42 | 0:00 | 10:39 | 26 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:41 | 6:15 | 0:00 | 9:26 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9:06 | 0:43 | 1:08 | 7:15 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 23:32 | 9:01 | 1:33 | 12:58 | 27 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:39 | 0:13 | 1:19 | 14:07 | 19 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 21:58 | 8:59 | 0:00 | 12:59 | 27 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10:01 | 4:28 | 0:00 | 5:33 | 14 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Bernard-Docker | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:40 | 0:00 | 0:31 | 11:09 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 2 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 19:54 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 18:05 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:24 | 2:22 | 2:08 | 17:54 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Albert Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:12 | 0:15 | 1:22 | 13:35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:43 | 3:51 | 0:00 | 8:52 | 16 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:10 | 8:21 | 2:04 | 15:45 | 27 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam Talbot | 4 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .871 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 60:46 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:27 | 0:00 | 6:55 | 9:32 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:07 | 0:56 | 0:00 | 10:11 | 16 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 11:06 | 1:03 | 0:00 | 10:03 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:27 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 15:10 | 22 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 61.1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Connor Dewar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16:02 | 0:00 | 8:06 | 7:56 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 13:07 | 0:39 | 1:39 | 10:49 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 70.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:29 | 0:00 | 6:21 | 8:08 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11:42 | 2:52 | 0:00 | 8:50 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:44 | 0:03 | 0:01 | 8:40 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:53 | 0:35 | 0:00 | 10:18 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Rickard Rakell | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 18:10 | 3:19 | 0:00 | 14:51 | 21 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:56 | 2:54 | 4:31 | 13:31 | 26 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 22:34 | 3:13 | 5:58 | 13:23 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:08 | 0:09 | 2:51 | 17:08 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22:16 | 0:45 | 2:16 | 19:15 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:21 | 0:00 | 5:40 | 11:41 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 15:47 | 0:00 | 5:40 | 10:07 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 19:23 | 0:00 | 5:14 | 14:09 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 3 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 24 | .889 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 60:58 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 4-3, on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
What was the final score of Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Detroit Red Wings 3, Pittsburgh Penguins 4.
Who were the top performers?
Detroit Red Wings: Andrew Copp (1 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Sidney Crosby (2 goals).
Where is Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
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