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Detroit Red Wings vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, January 1, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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3–4

Final/OT

SOG 27–31

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SN · FDSNDET · SN-PIT

Game summary

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the Detroit Red Wings 4-3 in overtime on Thursday, January 1, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Red Wings 31-27.

Sidney Crosby scored twice. James van Riemsdyk, Andrew Copp, Blake Lizotte, Alex DeBrincat and Kris Letang also scored.

Arturs Silovs made 24 saves on 27 shots for the win; Cam Talbot stopped 27 of 31.

Goals1st2nd3rdOTTSOG
Detroit Red WingsDET1110327
Pittsburgh PenguinsPIT2011431

Three stars

  1. ★1st starKris LetangPIT · 1G 0A
  2. ★2nd starSidney CrosbyPIT · 2G 1A
  3. ★3rd starErik KarlssonPIT · 0G 2A

Scoring

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Tired legs

Seconds into the shift for every skater on the ice at each goal. Taller bar, longer shift.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+
1:36

2–3 · 3rd 15:51 · Lizotte. Edvinsson was 1:36 into his shift when it went in.

GoalDET on icePIT on ice

0–1 PIT

1st 4:08 · PP · Crosby

Larkin 0:24

0–2 PIT

1st 5:46 · Crosby

Chiarot 0:37

1–2 DET

1st 17:46 · PP · van Riemsdyk

Long shift: Rust 1:00

2–2 DET

2nd 1:01 · Copp

Chinakhov 0:20

2–3 PIT

3rd 15:51 · Lizotte

Stuck out there: Edvinsson 1:36

3–3 DET

3rd 17:02 · PP · DeBrincat

Karlsson 0:48

3–4 PIT

OT 0:58 · Letang

Edvinsson 0:40

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league. Share of 5v5 unblocked shots that went in, by how far into his shift the defending team’s longest-serving skater was (2025–26).
3.9%
5.8%
6.5%
7.1%
7.3%
0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.9×

Shots against a skater 80s+ into his shift go in 1.9 times as often as against fresh legs (7.3% vs 3.9%).

30%

of 5v5 goals came with a defender 60s+ into his shift.

Team stats

DETPIT
27Shots on goal31
47%Faceoff %53%
2/8Power play1/3
6Penalty minutes16
21Hits15
17Blocked shots18
11Giveaways11
4Takeaways4

Penalties

  • 1st 00:20Sidney Crosby · tripping2 min
  • 1st 03:44Nate Danielson · holding2 min
  • 1st 09:43Brett Kulak · holding2 min
  • 1st 12:47Parker Wotherspoon · roughing2 min
  • 1st 16:19Tommy Novak · high sticking double minor4 min
  • 2nd 10:09Bryan Rust · abuse of officials2 min
  • 2nd 11:42Lucas Raymond · holding the stick2 min
  • 3rd 04:01Lucas Raymond · high sticking2 min
  • 3rd 07:08Blake Lizotte · tripping2 min
  • 3rd 16:14Jack St. Ivany · delaying game puck over glass2 min

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