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Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings

Regular season · Friday, April 9, 2027 · Little Caesars Arena

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Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the Detroit Red Wings at Little Caesars Arena on Friday, April 9, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on DSN, SN+ and SN-PIT.

This is the third of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Penguins

Game 3 of a road trip: Washington and NY Rangers, now Detroit.

  1. 302027-03-30: at PHI
  2. 312027-03-31: no game
  3. 12027-04-01: vs NYI
  4. 22027-04-02: no game
  5. 32027-04-03: vs PHI
  6. 42027-04-04: at WSH, second of a back-to-backB2B
  7. 52027-04-05: no game
  8. 62027-04-06: at NYR
  9. 72027-04-07: no game
  10. 82027-04-08: no game
  11. 92027-04-09: at DET
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~481 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~877 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Red Wings

First home game after a 2-game road trip (Ottawa and NY Islanders).

  1. 302027-03-30: vs OTT
  2. 312027-03-31: no game
  3. 12027-04-01: no game
  4. 22027-04-02: vs CAR
  5. 32027-04-03: no game
  6. 42027-04-04: at OTT
  7. 52027-04-05: no game
  8. 62027-04-06: at NYI
  9. 72027-04-07: no game
  10. 82027-04-08: no game
  11. 92027-04-09: vs PIT
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~495 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,241 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11
Detroit Red WingsRed WingsTue, Oct 13 vs NJD
  1. L1Finnie#58DeBrincat#93Brandsegg-Nygård#28
    14:37 together at 5v5
  2. L2Arvidsson#33Raymond#23Larkin#71
    14:25 together at 5v5
  3. L3Copp#18Rasmussen#27Kolesar#55
    8:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1Chiarot#8Seider#53
    15:39 together at 5v5
  2. D2NewFaulk#72Sandin-Pellikka#44
    9:21 together at 5v5
  3. D3Englund#24Johansson#42
    7:57 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Arvidsson LRaymond LLarkin CDeBrincat RSeider D1:48

Penalty kill

  1. 1Copp CRasmussen CFaulk DJohansson D0:24
  2. 2Larkin CDries CChiarot DSeider D0:20

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITDET

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

PIT 70% (15th most settled)DET 66% (14th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)DET 1:50 left (16th earliest · 10 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)DET 47.4s (10th shortest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

PIT 33% (8th most often)DET 28% (13th least often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series