Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 to Detroit Red Wings 1, on Saturday, January 3, 2026 at Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins.
NHLSaturday, January 3, 2026
DateJan 3, 2026
Start time12:00 PM ET
VenueLittle Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI
TVABC/ESPN+
Attendance19,515
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top performers
Team comparison
Pittsburgh PenguinsDetroit Red Wings
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
19-12-9Record24-15-4
6th in Metropolitan DivisionStanding8th in Atlantic Division
3-8Road record / home record4-6
WLWLLLast 5LLLLW
W1StreakL4
Team stats
Pittsburgh PenguinsDetroit Red Wings
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 ReserveDetroit Red Wings
Albert Johansson D · Undisclosed - Not Specified
Injured ReserveDylan Larkin C · Suspension
Injured ReserveSimon Edvinsson D · Contract Dispute
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 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 14:02 | 0:00 | 1:20 | 12:42 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 57.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:00 | 1:33 | 0:00 | 11:27 | 15 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:26 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 11:59 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 18:17 | 2:35 | 0:09 | 15:33 | 21 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 58.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14:40 | 0:00 | 2:13 | 12:27 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Kindel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0:25 | 0:00 | 13:11 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15:12 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 13:48 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 42.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Mantha | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 1:20 | 0:00 | 12:23 | 16 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rutger McGroarty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 12:25 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13:07 | 0:27 | 0:00 | 12:40 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 62.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Rickard Rakell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 19:02 | 2:35 | 0:10 | 16:17 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18:56 | 2:34 | 0:44 | 15:38 | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:59 | 2:35 | 1:46 | 16:38 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:13 | 0:11 | 0:13 | 19:49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Kris Letang | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:26 | 0:27 | 0:40 | 21:19 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:01 | 1:17 | 17:11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 16:02 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:49 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 17:13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Skinner | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 11 | .917 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
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 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 0:10 | 0:13 | 14:31 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| J.T. Compher | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14:01 | 0:12 | 0:40 | 13:09 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 45.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andrew Copp | 1 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 16:52 | 1:06 | 1:30 | 14:16 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 54.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nate Danielson | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:52 | 0:57 | 0:00 | 10:55 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex DeBrincat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 15:59 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Emmitt Finnie | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 15:05 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 14:01 | 19 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Kane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16:45 | 1:46 | 0:00 | 14:59 | 19 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Kasper | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:06 | 0:00 | 1:06 | 12:00 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 25.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Larkin | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | 1:46 | 1:17 | 15:46 | 22 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 37.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Rasmussen | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 13:32 | 0:07 | 1:17 | 12:08 | 21 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Raymond | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:34 | 1:58 | 0:00 | 15:36 | 22 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James van Riemsdyk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:22 | 1:04 | 0:00 | 10:18 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 12:16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Chiarot | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 20:18 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Edvinsson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:24 | 0:12 | 0:49 | 20:23 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Albert Johansson | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 13:57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Moritz Seider | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 26:59 | 2:02 | 1:06 | 23:51 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Detroit Red Wings Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | 2 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 27 | .931 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 58:16 | 0 | 0 |
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 4-1, on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
What was the final score of Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings?
Pittsburgh Penguins 4, Detroit Red Wings 1.
Who were the top performers?
Pittsburgh Penguins: Rickard Rakell (1 goals). Detroit Red Wings: Alex DeBrincat (1 goals).
Where is Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings played?
Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, MI.
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