Saturday, January 3, 2026 · Little Caesars Arena
Penguins 4 at Red Wings 1
Final
Three Stars
Scoring
1st Period
-
3:44
Bryan Rust
(16)
Sidney Crosby (21), Parker Wotherspoon (12)
· Wrist
PIT 1 – 0 DET
-
17:30
Egor Chinakhov
(4)
Ben Kindel (8), Parker Wotherspoon (13)
· Wrist
PIT 2 – 0 DET
2nd Period
-
15:06
Alex DeBrincat
(22)
Unassisted
· Snap
PIT 2 – 1 DET
3rd Period
-
19:00
Rickard Rakell
(5)
EN
Sidney Crosby (22), Brett Kulak (4)
· Wrist
PIT 3 – 1 DET
-
19:28
Connor Dewar
(7)
EN
Blake Lizotte (5), Kris Letang (18)
· Wrist
PIT 4 – 1 DET
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidney Crosby C | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 18:17 | 1.63 |
| Bryan Rust R | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 18:56 | 1.53 |
| Rickard Rakell R | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | +2 | 19:02 | 1.50 |
| Parker Wotherspoon D | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 18:49 | 1.48 |
| Connor Dewar C | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 14:40 | 1.08 |
| Egor Chinakhov R | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12:26 | 1.03 |
| Brett Kulak D | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +1 | 20:13 | 0.98 |
| Kris Letang D | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 22:26 | 0.95 |
| Blake Lizotte C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 15:12 | 0.78 |
| Ben Kindel C | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:36 | 0.63 |
| Noel Acciari C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 14:02 | 0.35 |
| Erik Karlsson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 20:59 | 0.30 |
| Jack St. Ivany D | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16:38 | 0.15 |
| Anthony Mantha R | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 | 0.12 |
| Justin Brazeau R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:00 | 0.05 |
| Ryan Shea D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18:29 | 0.05 |
| Rutger McGroarty R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12:25 | 0.02 |
| Tommy Novak C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:07 | -0.08 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Skinner | W | 12 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 60:00 | 0.35 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | G | A | SOG | HIT | BLK | +/- | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex DeBrincat R | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:45 | 1.00 |
| Patrick Kane R | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16:45 | 0.13 |
| Mason Appleton C | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14:54 | 0.10 |
| J.T. Compher L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:01 | 0.10 |
| Jacob Bernard-Docker D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:48 | 0.10 |
| Axel Sandin-Pellikka D | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:03 | 0.08 |
| Ben Chiarot D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 21:35 | -0.05 |
| James van Riemsdyk L | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:22 | -0.13 |
| Michael Rasmussen C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 13:32 | -0.15 |
| Nate Danielson C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 11:52 | -0.15 |
| Marco Kasper C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 13:06 | -0.15 |
| Albert Johansson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 15:18 | -0.20 |
| Andrew Copp C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -2 | 16:52 | -0.22 |
| Dylan Larkin C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:49 | -0.23 |
| Lucas Raymond L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 17:34 | -0.30 |
| Moritz Seider D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -2 | 26:59 | -0.40 |
| Emmitt Finnie C | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 15:05 | -0.42 |
| Simon Edvinsson D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 21:24 | -0.50 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson | L | 29 | 27 | 2 | .931 | 58:16 | 1.20 |