Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 1, 2026

Final / OTThursday, Jan 1, 2026· PPG Paints Arena

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Goals	1	2	3	OT	T		Shots	1	2	3	OT	T
DET	1	1	1	0	3		DET	10	10	7	0	27
PIT	2	0	1	1	4		PIT	6	9	14	2	31

: DET 68PIT 66
: DET 2.90PIT 2.48
PP goals: DET 2PIT 1
Hits: DET 21PIT 15
Blocks: DET 17PIT 18
PIM: DET 6PIT 16
: DET 47%PIT 53%

Fantasy takeaways

Generated from the play-by-play, shifts and season context. No opinions, just what changed.

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Pittsburgh Penguins beat Detroit Red Wings 4–3 in overtime at home. Sidney Crosby (PIT) led the scoring with 2G 1A. DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:24 together.

Points
Sidney Crosby had two goals and an assist (3 points) on 4 shots in 18:27.Crosby
Points
Erik Karlsson had 2 assists (2 points) on 1 shot in 22:34.Karlsson
PP1
DET's first power-play unit (Kane, Larkin, DeBrincat, Seider and Raymond) scored 1 power-play goal on 12 attempts in 5:24 together.Kane Larkin DeBrincat Seider Raymond
PP1
PIT's first power-play unit (Crosby, Karlsson, Rust, Rakell and Mantha) scored 1 power-play goal on 4 attempts in 2:44 together.Crosby Karlsson Rust Rakell Mantha
New line
New look for PIT: Chinakhov–McGroarty–Kindel skated 7:06 together at 5v5 as the L2 trio (46.2% of the shot attempts), a combination not used in the team's last 5 games.Chinakhov McGroarty Kindel
Usage
Marco Kasper (DET) played 9:06, −4:45 down on his 13:51 season average over 80 games.Kasper
Luck
PIT scored 4 goals on 2.48 expected goals (66 attempts), finishing well above its chances.
Usage
Anthony Mantha (PIT) played 11:42, −3:32 down on his 15:14 season average over 80 games.Mantha

Shot map

Both teams on one rink, filtered by strength and period.

Shot map

Every attempt, sized by expected goals. Goals are rings, shots on goal dots, misses hollow, blocks crosses.

Strength

Period

Team

← DET attacks left (bottom on phones)PIT attacks right (top on phones) →

PIT
DET
Goal
Shot on goal
Missed
Blocked

Showing 134 of 134 attempts · PIT 66 · DET 68

Game flow

Cumulative expected goals and shot attempts, with power plays shaded and goals marked.

Cumulative shot attempts

PIT
DET
Goal
Power play (shaded)

Pressure Index

PIT pressure
DET pressure
Goal
Control (|PI| > 0.25)

: descriptive only, the team with more pressure scored the next goal about half the time. In control: DET 31% of the game, PIT 33%.

Shift chart

Every shift, grouped by line and pair; bars are coloured by strength state. Click a player to highlight.

Shifts

PIT

DET

goals / penalties

Even strength
Power play
Penalty kill
Goal
Penalty

Head-to-head matchups

PIT skaters (rows) against DET skaters (columns) at 5v5. Square size is time together; colour is xGF% from the PIT side.

Matchup matrix

PIT xGF% 4060square size = TOI together · blank = under 1:00

Sequence card

5-on-5 possession-chain numbers from the sequence engine (Draw Equity and control cover all situations).

Sequence card
Stat	DET	PIT
	44	65
	1.11	2.14
	1.09	2.02
	8	5
	6	2
	17	16
	−0.002	+0.002
	31%	33%

Definitions: sequence xG, transition attempts, Draw Equity, control and the Pressure Index.

Lines used

Detected from who actually shared the ice, with time together. Percentages are the unit's share of shot attempts.

Detroit Red Wings

L1Compher – Appleton – Rasmussen
12:4033% CF
L2Larkin – Raymond – Finnie
9:1850% CF
L3Kane – Copp – DeBrincat
7:5340% CF
L4van Riemsdyk – Kasper – Danielson
4:4154% CF
D1Seider – Edvinsson
14:3944% CF
D2Chiarot – Sandin-Pellikka
8:3529% CF
D3Bernard-Docker – Johansson
7:2859% CF

PP1Kane – Larkin – DeBrincat – Seider – Raymond
5:2486% CF
PP2Larkin – Seider – Raymond – Danielson – Finnie
3:2286% CF
PK1FLarkin – Rasmussen
1:17
PK2FCopp – Compher
1:13
PK1DSeider – Edvinsson
2:03
PK2DChiarot – Johansson
1:15

Current DET line combinations →

Pittsburgh Penguins

L1Crosby – Rust – Rakell
11:4274% CF
L2Chinakhov – McGroarty – Kindel
7:0646% CF
L3Mantha – Novak – Brazeau
6:5868% CF
L4Acciari – Dewar – Lizotte
6:5468% CF
D1Letang – Kulak
15:2174% CF
D2Karlsson – Wotherspoon
10:4958% CF
D3Shea – St. Ivany
9:0047% CF

PP1Crosby – Karlsson – Rust – Rakell – Mantha
2:4480% CF
PP2Letang – Novak – Brazeau – Chinakhov – Kindel
0:34100% CF
PK1FAcciari – Dewar
4:41
PK2FRust – Lizotte
1:45
PK1DShea – St. Ivany
5:34
PK2DKarlsson – Wotherspoon
5:08

Current PIT line combinations →

Scoring summary

Every goal with the skaters on the ice for it.

Box score

Skaters grouped by the line they played on; CF% is the 5v5 share of shot attempts while on the ice.

Detroit Red Wings

DET skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
J.T. Compher L	L1	0	0	0	-1	1	0.19	0	0	0	16:41	—	—	36	31
Michael Rasmussen C	L1	0	0	0	-1	6	0.10	1	0	0	15:39	—	—	32	24
Mason Appleton C	L1	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	2	0	0	15:02	—	—	34	31
Dylan Larkin C	L2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.28	0	1	0	23:32	—	—	40	5
Lucas Raymond L	L2	0	1	1	-1	2	0.19	2	0	4	21:58	—	—	40	5
Emmitt Finnie C	L2	0	0	0	-2	1	0.27	0	0	0	17:21	—	—	60	32
Alex DeBrincat R	L3	1	0	1	0	3	0.82	3	0	0	17:08	—	—	38	66
Andrew Copp C	L3	1	0	1	+1	2	0.28	1	2	0	16:46	—	—	42	70
Patrick Kane R	L3	0	1	1	+1	4	0.19	0	1	0	15:41	—	—	40	69
Nate Danielson C	L4	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	2	11:44	—	—	53	42
James van Riemsdyk L	L4	1	0	1	0	2	0.41	1	0	0	10:01	—	—	57	43
Marco Kasper C	L4	0	1	1	0	0	0.00	4	1	0	9:06	—	—	42	21
Moritz Seider D	D1	0	0	0	0	1	0.03	0	3	0	26:10	—	—	46	26
Simon Edvinsson D	D1	0	1	1	-2	3	0.06	1	4	0	22:24	—	—	43	30
Ben Chiarot D	D2	0	1	1	-1	0	0.00	3	2	0	19:54	—	—	24	20
Axel Sandin-Pellikka D	D2	0	0	0	0	0	0.03	0	0	0	12:43	—	—	37	40
Albert Johansson D	D3	0	0	0	0	2	0.02	0	1	0	15:12	—	—	52	46
Jacob Bernard-Docker D	D3	0	0	0	0	0	0.02	3	2	0	11:40	—	—	46	47

DET goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Cam Talbot(start)	O	31	27	4	.871	2.48	60:46

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT skaters
Skater	Line	G	A	P	+/-			Hits	Blk	PIM		PP	SH
Bryan Rust R	L1	0	1	1	+2	2	0.26	0	2	2	20:56	—	—	71	91
Sidney Crosby C	L1	2	1	3	+2	4	0.32	0	0	2	18:27	—	—	60	86
Rickard Rakell R	L1	0	0	0	+1	4	0.41	0	1	0	18:10	—	—	63	88
Ben Kindel C	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.03	0	0	0	13:07	—	—	41	8
Egor Chinakhov R	L2	0	0	0	-1	1	0.01	3	1	0	11:06	—	—	47	30
Rutger McGroarty R	L2	0	0	0	-1	0	0.00	1	0	0	8:44	—	—	47	9
Anthony Mantha R	L3	0	1	1	0	1	0.01	1	0	0	11:42	—	—	64	88
Justin Brazeau R	L3	0	0	0	0	3	0.51	0	0	0	11:07	—	—	54	84
Tommy Novak C	L3	0	0	0	0	2	0.09	0	1	4	10:53	—	—	54	85
Noel Acciari C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.12	0	1	0	16:27	—	—	63	52
Connor Dewar C	L4	0	0	0	+1	2	0.06	3	1	0	16:02	—	—	65	51
Blake Lizotte C	L4	1	0	1	+1	1	0.13	1	0	2	14:29	—	—	70	59
Kris Letang D	D1	1	0	1	+1	2	0.34	1	1	0	22:16	—	—	69	92
Brett Kulak D	D1	0	0	0	0	3	0.03	0	2	2	20:08	—	—	68	86
Erik Karlsson D	D2	0	2	2	0	1	0.13	1	2	0	22:34	—	—	53	64
Parker Wotherspoon D	D2	0	1	1	0	1	0.04	2	3	2	19:23	—	—	61	66
Ryan Shea D	D3	0	0	0	+1	0	0.00	0	2	0	17:21	—	—	45	46
Jack St. Ivany D	D3	0	0	0	+1	1	0.00	2	1	2	15:47	—	—	56	48

PIT goalies
Goalie	Dec	SA	SV	GA			TOI
Arturs Silovs(start)	W	27	24	3	.889	2.90	60:58

Goal anatomy

Animated replays from NHL EDGE tracking, with the entry, passes and shot speed for each goal.

Sidney Crosby (PIT PP) 1st 4:08 · assists Anthony Mantha, Erik Karlsson · Point shot · 86.3 mph shot.

Sidney Crosby · 1st 4:08 · PIT PP

Play: point-shot
Passes: 2 (royal road)
Shot: 86.3 mph
Distance: 49 ft

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Sidney Crosby · 1st 5:46 · PIT

Play: rush
Entry: loose
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 61.0 mph
Distance: 26 ft
Entry to goal: 4.0 s

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Blake Lizotte · 3rd 15:51 · PIT

Play: rebound
Passes: 0
Shot: 16.0 mph
Distance: 20 ft
Type: rebound

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James van Riemsdyk · 1st 17:46 · DET PP

Play: deflection
Passes: 5 (royal road)
Shot: 30.4 mph
Distance: 6 ft
Type: deflection

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Andrew Copp · 2nd 1:01 · DET

Play: dump-and-chase
Entry: dump
Odd man: No
Passes: 3 (royal road)
Shot: 38.5 mph
Distance: 16 ft
Entry to goal: 2.5 s

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Alex DeBrincat · 3rd 17:02 · DET PP

Play: turnover-forecheck
Passes: 0
Shot: 24.0 mph
Distance: 3 ft

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Kris Letang · OT 0:58 · PIT

Play: turnover-forecheck
Entry: carry
Odd man: No
Passes: 0
Shot: 51.0 mph
Distance: 29 ft
Entry to goal: 8.8 s

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Methodology

Shot locations come from the NHL play-by-play, normalised so each shooter attacks the same way, then flipped so the home team attacks right. On-ice stats and lines come from the shift charts: a unit is the exact set of skaters sharing the ice, and CF% is the share of all shot attempts while they were out. Head-to-head cells are 5v5 time against each opponent. Expected goals and the Pressure Index appear as their models are released.

Detroit Red Wings vs. Pittsburgh PenguinsJan 1, 2026

Fantasy takeaways

Pittsburgh Penguins edge Detroit Red Wings 4–3 (OT)

Shot map

Shot map

Game flow

Cumulative shot attempts

Shift chart

Shifts

Head-to-head matchups

Matchup matrix

Sequence card

Lines used

Detroit Red Wings

Pittsburgh Penguins

Scoring summary

1st period

2nd period

3rd period

OT period

Box score

Detroit Red Wings

Pittsburgh Penguins

Goal anatomy

Sidney Crosby · 1st 4:08 · PIT PP

Sidney Crosby · 1st 5:46 · PIT

Blake Lizotte · 3rd 15:51 · PIT

James van Riemsdyk · 1st 17:46 · DET PP

Andrew Copp · 2nd 1:01 · DET

Alex DeBrincat · 3rd 17:02 · DET PP

Kris Letang · OT 0:58 · PIT