PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
41-24-16 · L2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
L
W
L
W
W
OT
W
L
W
Final
2—4
2024-12-31 · Little Caesars Arena
DET
Detroit Red Wings
41-30-9 · L1 · L10: 3-6-1
W
L
L
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
DET dominated expected goals 5.0 to 1.8
xG Flow
CUMULATIVEPIT xG
1.79
ACTUAL
2 — 4
DET xG
4.98
Scoring Timeline
0.79
HIGH xG
1P 07:52Even Strength
29
Jonatan Berggren(5)
R · DET · #29
Vladimir Tarasenko (10), J.T. Compher (14)PIT 0 - 1 DET
0.09
MED xG
1P 18:29Even Strength
18
Drew O'Connor(4)
L · PIT · #18
Cody Glass (8)PIT 1 - 1 DET
0.79
HIGH xG
2P 03:41Power Play
88
Patrick Kane(7)
R · DET · #88
Alex DeBrincat (13), Lucas Raymond (22)PIT 1 - 2 DET
0.13
HIGH xG
3P 03:18Power Play18
Drew O'Connor(5)
L · PIT · #18
Erik Karlsson (23), Sidney Crosby (31)PIT 2 - 2 DET
0.79
HIGH xG
3P 14:26Power Play
37
J.T. Compher(5)
L · DET · #37
Erik Gustafsson (7), Jonatan Berggren (4)PIT 2 - 3 DET
0.62
HIGH xG
3P 19:46Power Play
71
Dylan Larkin(13)
C · DET · #71
Lucas Raymond (23), Joe Veleno (4)PIT 2 - 4 DET
Three Stars
PUCKLAB PICKS★1
39
Alex Nedeljkovic
G · PIT · #39
21/24 saves, .875 SV%, +1.1 GSAx
★2
34
Alex Lyon
G · DET · #34
23/25 saves, .920 SV%, -0.2 GSAx
★3
18
Drew O'Connor
L · PIT · #18
2G, 4 SOG, 1 HIT
Team Stats
PITDET
25Shots25
1.79xGF4.98
50.6CF%49.4
43.8FO%56.2
1/3PP2/3
9Hits18
13Blocks18
13Giveaways7
5Takeaways7
6PIM6
Period Breakdown
| Period | PIT SOG | DET SOG | PIT xG | DET xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 6 | 6 | 0.28 | 1.40 |
| 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0.82 | 1.52 |
| 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0.70 | 2.06 |
| Total | 23 | 21 | 1.80 | 4.98 |
Penalties
6 TOTAL1P 04:15
Evgeni Malkinslashing (2 min)
Drawn by Alex DeBrincat2P 02:50
Cody Glasstripping (2 min)
Drawn by Marco Kasper2P 09:46
Dylan Larkinholding (2 min)
Drawn by Sidney Crosby3P 01:45
Jeff Petrytripping (2 min)
Drawn by Evgeni Malkin3P 07:53
Simon Edvinssonhigh-sticking (2 min)
Drawn by Michael Bunting3P 12:55
Erik Karlssontripping (2 min)
Drawn by J.T. Compher