DET 7–4 PIT

Final · W

Red Wings/Schedule/Recap Tue, Sep 22, 2026 · 2026-27 preseason

Detroit Red Wings

DET · 1-0-1

7–4

FinalW

Pittsburgh Penguins

PIT · 1-1-0

1ST2ND3RDT DET 182649723 PIT 11211228432 goals · shots on goal

First meeting this season — the Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

DET 1-0-1 · PIT 1-1-0 · First meeting this season — the Red Wings lead the season series 1–0

Red Wings beat the Penguins

The Red Wings were outchanced (4.6 to 2.6 expected goals) but won 7–4 anyway. Arturs Silovs allowed 3.8 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

▶ Recap ↗ ▶ Condensed game ↗

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★ NHL first starAnton Johansson

DET · D · #42 0 G · 4 A · 4 P

Who had the better chances

The Penguins created the better chances: 4.6 expected goals to 2.6, on 32 and 23 shots on goal.

DET 2.6 xG · 23 shots PIT 4.6 xG · 32 shots

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1st · the swing 0.7 · 2.0

2nd 0.7 · 1.6

3rd 1.1 · 0.9

Tap a numbered goal to see how it happened.

Deserve to winReplay this game 100 times with average goalies and the Red Wings win 23.

DET 23%PIT 77%

Goals and penalties

11 goals · 12 penalties

← Red Wings shoot this way Penguins shoot this way →

On net Missed Bigger = better chance 1Goal, numbered to the list

1st period

PEN

05:34

Egor Chinakhov· Tripping

Killed

2 min
Minor

1

07:19

Nick Robertson SH

Ilya Solovyov, Kaedan Korczak · wrist shot, a great chance (42%)

0–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

15:22

Axel Sandin-Pellikka· Cross-checking

Killed

2 min
Minor

2

18:23

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

Nate Danielson, Ben Chiarot · wrist shot, a good chance (10%)

1–1 ▶ Watch ↗

2nd period

PEN

03:51

Sidney Crosby· Slashing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

03:51

Marco Kasper· Slashing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

3

04:26

Mason Appleton

Ben Chiarot, Anton Johansson · backhand shot on a rebound, a great chance (33%)

2–1 ▶ Watch ↗

4

04:57

Axel Sandin-Pellikka

Viktor Arvidsson, Emmitt Finnie · slap shot, a good chance (24%)

3–1 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

08:17

Nate Danielson· Hooking

Killed

2 min
Minor

5

12:22

Rickard Rakell

Samuel Girard, Nick Robertson · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

3–2 ▶ Watch ↗

PEN

16:23

Sutter Muzzatti· Holding

Killed

2 min
Minor

3rd period

PEN

00:15

Albert Johansson· Tripping

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

00:15

Marco Kasper· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

00:15

Kaedan Korczak· Roughing

Offsetting

2 min
Minor

PEN

02:56

Declan Carlile· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

02:56

Declan Carlile· Roughing

Killed

2 min
Minor

PEN

02:56

Declan Carlile· Misconduct

10 min
Misconduct

6

05:37

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård PP

Anton Johansson, Theo Rochette · Power play (Carlile, misconduct) · deflected shot on a rebound, a great chance (32%)

4–2 ▶ Watch ↗

7

06:55

Kaedan Korczak

Mikhail Ilyin, Liam Ruck · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (1%) that found a way in

4–3 ▶ Watch ↗

8

09:24

GWG

Anton Johansson, · tip in shot, a good chance (11%)

5–3 ▶ Watch ↗

9

12:39

Sutter Muzzatti, Justin Faulk · wrist shot on a rebound, a good chance (13%)

6–3 ▶ Watch ↗

10

13:46

Jesse Kiiskinen

Anton Johansson, Theo Rochette · tip in shot, a low-percentage shot (6%) that found a way in

7–3 ▶ Watch ↗

11

17:47

Rutger McGroarty

Markus Ruck, Liam Ruck · wrist shot, a low-percentage shot (7%) that found a way in

7–4 ▶ Watch ↗

NHL three stars

the league's pick

Anton Johansson

DET · D · #42 0 G · 4 A · 4 P0G 4A ★ 2nd star

Michael Brandsegg-Nygård

DET · RW · #28 2 G · 0 A · 2 P2G 0A ★ 3rd star

Nick Robertson

PIT · LW · #14 1 G · 1 A · 2 P1G 1A

Goaltending

John Gibson

DET

+0.1

vs expected

22/24 saves · 2 GA · 2.1 xGA Gave up about what the shots he faced would predict.

Trey Augustine

DET

−0.9

vs expected

6/8 saves · 2 GA · 1.1 xGA Allowed 0.9 more goals than expected from the shots he faced.

Team DETPIT

Shots on goal

23

32

Expected goals

2.6

4.6

Hits

30

19

Blocks

14

15

Faceoffs

44%

56%

Power play

1/3

0/3

Penalty minutes

12

20

The Red Wings went 1-for-3 on the power play and killed all 3 Penguins power plays.

Box score

xG and GSAx are Inside the Game numbers

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
58Emmitt FinnieE. FinnieC	0	1	1	+1	0	0	6	1	22:35	26	50%	0	1	2	0.0
92Marco KasperM. KasperC	0	0	0	−1	4	1	2	0	20:33	25	37%	0	0	0	0.0
33Viktor ArvidssonV. ArvidssonLW	0	1	1	0	0	3	0	1	17:15	21	—	0	2	1	0.2
22Mason AppletonM. AppletonC	1	0	1	+2	0	2	2	0	15:31	19	—	0	0	0	0.4
29Nate DanielsonN. DanielsonC	0	1	1	+1	2	0	0	0	14:19	21	20%	0	0	0	0.0
57 . C	1	0	1	+1	0	1	0	0	13:40	16	54%	0	0	0	0.2
73 . C	1	1	2	+1	0	3	3	2	13:15	17	—	0	1	0	0.3
28Michael Brandsegg-NygårdM. Brandsegg-NygårdRW	2	0	2	0	0	3	8	0	12:43	18	100%	1	1	0	0.6
48Theo RochetteT. RochetteC	0	2	2	−1	0	0	1	0	12:04	17	58%	0	0	0	0.0
38Sutter MuzzattiS. MuzzattiC	0	1	1	+1	2	1	3	0	11:46	14	—	0	0	0	0.1
74N. Dower NilssonN. Dower NilssonLW	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	08:59	14	—	0	0	0	0.0
79Jesse KiiskinenJ. KiiskinenRW	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	08:03	12	—	0	1	0	0.1

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
72Justin FaulkJ. FaulkD	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	23:37	26	—	0	1	0	0.1
42Anton JohanssonA. JohanssonD	0	4	4	+1	0	0	1	3	22:27	25	—	0	3	0	0.1
20Albert JohanssonA. JohanssonD	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	20:55	24	—	0	1	0	0.0
8Ben ChiarotB. ChiarotD	0	2	2	+2	0	2	1	2	20:44	23	—	0	0	0	0.1
44Axel Sandin-PellikkaA. Sandin-PellikkaD	1	0	1	0	2	3	0	1	16:20	21	—	0	1	0	0.3
54W. WallinderW. WallinderD	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	4	15:14	21	—	0	1	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
31Trey AugustineT. AugustineG	6	8	2	.750	5/7	1/1	0/0	20:00		−0.9
36John GibsonJ. GibsonG	22	24	2	.917	18/19	4/4	0/1	40:00		+0.1

Forwards	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
67Rickard RakellR. RakellRW	1	0	1	−1	0	2	0	0	19:17	19	100%	0	0	0	0.3
14Nick RobertsonN. RobertsonLW	1	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	18:07	23	—	0	2	0	0.9
71E. MalkinE. MalkinC	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	17:33	19	—	0	4	0	0.1
87Sidney CrosbyS. CrosbyC	0	0	0	0	2	3	1	1	17:32	18	68%	0	1	2	0.1
59Egor ChinakhovE. ChinakhovRW	0	0	0	−1	2	3	1	0	15:53	19	—	0	0	0	0.9
18T. NovakT. NovakC	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	15:41	18	50%	0	0	0	0.5
70Mikhail IlyinM. IlyinRW	0	1	1	+1	0	2	0	1	14:06	16	—	0	1	0	0.3
23B. ZonnonB. ZonnonRW	0	0	0	−2	0	1	0	0	13:38	17	—	0	1	0	0.1
2Rutger McGroartyR. McGroartyRW	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	13:34	19	—	0	1	1	0.2
34Liam RuckL. RuckRW	0	2	2	+2	0	0	0	0	12:58	16	—	0	0	0	0.0
84A. CalvertA. CalvertC	0	0	0	−2	0	2	6	1	12:27	18	64%	0	0	0	0.2
80Markus RuckM. RuckC	0	1	1	+2	0	4	0	0	10:03	13	57%	0	0	0	0.6

Defense	G	A	P	+/−	PIM	S	Hits	Blk	TOI	Shifts	FO%	PPG	GV	TK	xG
6Kaedan KorczakK. KorczakD	1	1	2	+1	2	2	4	0	23:05	25	—	0	0	0	0.0
49Samuel GirardS. GirardD	0	1	1	−2	0	3	0	1	21:45	20	—	0	1	0	0.3
32T. GalvasT. GalvasD	0	0	0	−3	0	1	0	1	19:25	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
7Ilya SolovyovI. SolovyovD	0	1	1	+2	0	2	2	2	18:08	20	—	0	0	0	0.0
50F. HardingF. HardingD	0	0	0	−2	0	2	3	3	17:23	20	—	0	0	1	0.0
72Declan CarlileD. CarlileD	0	0	0	0	14	0	1	2	12:44	15	—	0	0	0	0.0

Goalies	Saves	SA	GA	Sv%	EV	PP	SH	TOI	GS	GSAx
37Arturs SilovsA. SilovsG	16	23	7	.696	12/18	4/5	0/0	60:00		−3.8

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