Final
DET at PIT game report
Red Wings
7–4
Penguins
Tuesday, September 22, 2026 · 7:00 p.m. ET · PPG Paints Arena
Red Wings beat the Penguins 7–4 despite being out-chanced 3.8–2.2 in expected goals and 13–10 in high-danger chances. Finishing made the difference.
Team comparison
PITDET
- 4Goals7
- 3.78Expected goals2.22
- 2.915-on-5 expected goals1.21
- 13High-danger chances10
- 32Shots on goal23
- 61Shot attempts46
- 515-on-5 shot attempts33
- 8:25Power-play time4:52
5-on-5 shares for PIT: 60.7% of shot attempts, 70.7% of expected goals.
Expected goals through the game
PenguinsRed WingsCircles mark goals
Each step is a shot; the bigger the step, the better the chance. A goal on a small step was a low-percentage finish.
Shot map
Red Wings shooting ←→ Penguins shootingBigger dot = better chance · filled = goal · blocked shots not shown
By strength
| PIT at… | Time | Attempts | xG | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 on 5 | 44:17 | 51–33 | 2.91–1.21 | 3–4 |
| Power play | 8:25 | 9–9 | 0.63–0.55 | 0–1 |
| Shorthanded | 4:52 | 1–0 | 0.24–0.00 | 1–0 |
| Other (4 on 4, 3 on 3, empty net) | 2:26 | 0–4 | 0.00–0.46 | 0–2 |
Read pairs as PIT–DET. “Power play” means PIT had the extra skater.
Goaltending
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | xGA | GSAx |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Gibson DET | 22/24 | .917 | 2.73 | +0.73 |
| Arturs Silovs PIT | 16/23 | .696 | 2.22 | -4.78 |
| Trey Augustine DET | 6/8 | .750 | 1.05 | -0.95 |
GSAx above zero means the goalie stopped more than an average goalie would have, given the shots faced.
Most dangerous shooters
| Player | G | SOG | Att | HD | ixG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Robertson PIT | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0.51 |
| Markus Ruck PIT | 0 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.46 |
| Tommy Novak PIT | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0.41 |
| Mikhail Ilyin PIT | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0.40 |
| Mason Appleton DET | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.39 |
| Rickard Rakell PIT | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0.37 |
| Egor Chinakhov PIT | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0.33 |
| Michael Brandsegg-Nygård DET | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0.32 |
| Wilmer Skoog DET | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0.31 |
| Rutger McGroarty PIT | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0.30 |
Three stars
- ★A. JohanssonDET · 0G 4A
- ★★M. Brandsegg-NygårdDET · 2G 0A
- ★★★N. RobertsonPIT · 1G 1A
Scoring
Period 1
- 07:19PIT N. Robertson sh (from I. Solovyov, K. Korczak)0–1
- 18:23DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård (from N. Danielson, B. Chiarot)1–1
Period 2
- 04:26DET M. Appleton (from B. Chiarot, A. Johansson)2–1
- 04:57DET A. Sandin-Pellikka (from V. Arvidsson, E. Finnie)3–1
- 12:22PIT R. Rakell (from S. Girard, N. Robertson)3–2
Period 3
- 05:37DET M. Brandsegg-Nygård pp (from A. Johansson, T. Rochette)4–2
- 06:55PIT K. Korczak (from M. Ilyin, L. Ruck)4–3
- 09:24DET O. Becher (from A. Johansson, W. Skoog)5–3
- 12:39DET W. Skoog (from S. Muzzatti, J. Faulk)6–3
- 13:46DET J. Kiiskinen (from A. Johansson, T. Rochette)7–3
- 17:47PIT R. McGroarty (from M. Ruck, L. Ruck)7–4