Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings — January 3, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the Detroit Red Wings 4-1 on January 3, 2026. The Pittsburgh Penguins controlled play with 54.1% Corsi and generated 5.26 expected goals compared to 4.05 from the Detroit Red Wings at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 6 high-danger scoring chances compared to 4 from the Detroit Red Wings at 5-on-5. Bryan Rust was the most dangerous skater with 1.32 individual expected goals on 4 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the Detroit Red Wings 31-12 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as Pittsburgh Penguins vs Detroit Red Wings progressed on Jan 3, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
Strength filter — 5v5 by default, with options for power play, penalty kill, and all situations

PIT4 - 1DET

Jan 3, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
DET	P1	21	15	58.3	14	13	51.9	5	10	33.3	13	8	61.9	3	1	75.0	2.88	1.53	65.3	0	2	0.0
	P2	15	18	45.5	10	12	45.5	4	9	30.8	11	14	44.0	1	3	25.0	1.47	2.06	41.6	1	0	100.0
	P3	6	24	20.0	4	18	18.2	3	12	20.0	5	18	21.7	0	3	0.0	0.30	3.21	8.6	0	2	0.0
	Total	42	57	42.4	28	43	39.4	12	31	27.9	29	40	42.0	4	7	36.4	4.65	6.80	40.6	1	4	20.0
PIT	P1	15	21	41.7	13	14	48.1	10	5	66.7	8	13	38.1	1	3	25.0	1.53	2.88	34.7	2	0	100.0
	P2	18	15	54.5	12	10	54.5	9	4	69.2	14	11	56.0	3	1	75.0	2.06	1.47	58.4	0	1	0.0
	P3	24	6	80.0	18	4	81.8	12	3	80.0	18	5	78.3	3	0	100.0	3.21	0.30	91.4	2	0	100.0
	Total	57	42	57.6	43	28	60.6	31	12	72.1	40	29	58.0	7	4	63.6	6.80	4.65	59.4	4	1	80.0

Win Probability

DET Favored

PIT Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

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Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

PIT Attempts

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Individual Event Map

Player:

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Missed Shot

Shot Blocked

Giveaway

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (DET) performed against every skater on the away team (PIT) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = DET players, Columns = PIT players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the DET player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

DET ↓ / PIT →	Crosby	Novak	Dewar	Acciari	Lizotte	Kindel	Rust	Rakell	Chinakhov	Brazeau	Mantha	McGroarty	Letang	Kulak	Karlsson	Wotherspoon	Shea	St. Ivany
Larkin	29	0	57	80	33	29	31	29	33	0	0	33	60	50	19	33	32	33
Copp	20	73	0	0	20	45	43	29	36	89	73	44	40	39	60	57	80	80
Appleton	45	25	50	50	50	50	55	50	50	0	0	43	42	46	50	43	33	40
Finnie	56	25	33	43	43	50	60	56	50	25	14	50	57	50	30	30	56	50
Rasmussen	29	20	40	40	40	50	38	31	50	0	0	40	42	46	25	33	29	40
Kasper	0	0	33	33	25	40	0	0	40	0	0	50	11	13	0	0	31	31
Danielson	0	33	29	38	38	50	33	0	50	33	20	50	33	33	17	17	60	60
Raymond	38	0	50	67	29	40	38	38	50	0	0	50	50	40	33	43	33	33
Compher	45	25	50	50	50	50	55	50	50	0	0	40	45	50	43	33	33	40
van Riemsdyk	0	33	20	33	33	100	25	0	100	33	20	100	40	40	25	25	75	75
DeBrincat	25	89	30	38	13	45	40	33	40	89	89	40	47	44	42	50	60	100
Kane	25	89	30	38	13	45	40	33	40	89	89	40	47	44	42	50	60	100
Seider	25	25	38	45	25	50	33	30	38	9	14	33	33	33	24	30	43	45
Chiarot	38	36	50	50	50	43	46	36	50	43	33	50	18	27	57	58	47	53
Edvinsson	29	11	33	33	29	20	36	33	0	14	13	0	39	35	0	0	22	14
Sandin-Pellikka	40	43	40	40	50	42	50	40	45	43	43	42	20	22	67	67	47	50
Johansson	27	67	33	50	33	75	33	27	78	47	60	75	75	71	21	27	75	75
Bernard-Docker	50	50	33	50	33	63	50	50	56	58	46	71	61	63	17	25	75	75