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Final

PIT · Away

Penguins
5

DET · Home

Red Wings
2

Thursday, December 31, 2015 · Joe Louis Arena

Game analysis

Penguins beat Red Wings 5–2

  • S. Crosby scored the game-winner at 7:48 of the third.
  • The Penguins came back from a 2-goal deficit.
  • An empty-net goal sealed it late.
  • J. Zatkoff stopped 33 of 35 shots (.943) for the win.
  • Power play: PIT 2/3, DET 0/3.
  • K. Letang led all scorers with 2 goals and 1 assist.

Three stars

  1. 1st star
    E. Malkin

    PIT · 1G 2A

  2. 2nd star
    P. Hornqvist

    PIT · 1G 2A

  3. 3rd star
    J. Abdelkader

    DET · 1G 0A

Scoring summary

2nd

3rd

Team stats

Team stats comparison
PITStatDET
37Shots35
50.8%Faceoff %49.2%
2/3Power Play0/3
12PIM12
22Hits15
17Blocked7
3Giveaways8
8Takeaways5

Penguins at Red Wings recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

For educational/analytics purposes only — not gambling advice