Pittsburgh Penguins 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins 7 to Chicago Blackhawks 3, on Sunday, December 28, 2025 at United Center, Chicago, IL. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Chicago Blackhawks vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLSunday, December 28, 2025
DateDec 28, 2025
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenueUnited Center, Chicago, IL
TVESPN+
Attendance20,173
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Chicago Blackhawks | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsChicago Blackhawks
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
16-12-9Record14-18-6
6th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding8th in Central Division
3-8Road record / home record4-5
WLWLLLast 5LLLLL
W1StreakL6
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsChicago Blackhawks
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.
Pittsburgh 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 ReserveChicago Blackhawks
Patrick Kane RW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBowen Byram D · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBox score
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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:35 | 0:00 | 2:36 | 10:59 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 60.0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11:37 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 10:38 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 17:37 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 16:38 | 21 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 14:38 | 0:00 | 3:16 | 11:22 | 20 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:47 | 1:05 | 1:36 | 13:06 | 20 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 40.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ville Koivunen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:11 | 0:08 | 0:00 | 13:03 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 3:32 | 11:46 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 71.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:20 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 11:11 | 18 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 12:04 | 0:59 | 0:00 | 11:05 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12:33 | 1:09 | 0:00 | 11:24 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19:36 | 0:58 | 0:07 | 18:31 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:38 | 1:03 | 0:51 | 15:44 | 21 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:49 | 1:13 | 2:26 | 12:10 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21:27 | 0:00 | 1:49 | 19:38 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21:18 | 0:55 | 1:38 | 18:45 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Ryan Shea | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19:37 | 0:03 | 2:43 | 16:51 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 19:45 | 0:00 | 0:54 | 18:51 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 3 | 3 | 0 | -2 | 20:39 | 0:00 | 2:32 | 18:07 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arturs Silovs | 3 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 21 | .875 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 59:31 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Bertuzzi | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20:03 | 4:16 | 0:00 | 15:47 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Burakovsky | 0 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 14:31 | 4:29 | 0:01 | 10:01 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Colton Dach | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13:51 | 1:21 | 0:00 | 12:30 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Dickinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:56 | 0:10 | 0:59 | 16:47 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 47.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Donato | 1 | 3 | 1 | -3 | 15:33 | 4:25 | 0:02 | 11:06 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Foligno | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:02 | 0:09 | 0:00 | 12:53 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Greene | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:56 | 1:21 | 0:40 | 13:55 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Lafferty | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11:26 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 11:26 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Lardis | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:03 | 1:36 | 0:00 | 14:27 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Oliver Moore | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:05 | 1:37 | 0:37 | 12:51 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Slaggert | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:07 | 0:07 | 0:51 | 14:09 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Teuvo Teravainen | 0 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 15:04 | 4:14 | 1:05 | 9:45 | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louis Crevier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:15 | 0:02 | 0:59 | 16:14 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Grzelcyk | 0 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 19:53 | 1:21 | 0:02 | 18:30 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wyatt Kaiser | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 17:11 | 0:00 | 1:00 | 16:11 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Artyom Levshunov | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 23:20 | 4:37 | 1:00 | 17:43 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Murphy | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17:37 | 0:00 | 0:08 | 17:29 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Alex Vlasic | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:59 | 0:15 | 1:08 | 17:36 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Blackhawks Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arvid Soderblom | 3 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 12 | .800 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 27:57 | 0 | 0 |
| Spencer Knight | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .556 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 32:03 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 7-3, on Sunday, December 28, 2025.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks?
Pittsburgh Penguins 7, Chicago Blackhawks 3.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Justin Brazeau (3 goals). Chicago Blackhawks: Tyler Bertuzzi (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Chicago Blackhawks played?
United Center, Chicago, IL.
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