Sat, Jan 3 · FINAL
19:28Connor Dewar Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Blake Lizotte (5), Kris Letang (18)
PIT
DET
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John GibsonScoring
- 19:283rdConnor Dewar Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: Blake Lizotte (5), Kris Letang (18)
- 19:003rdRickard Rakell Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (22), Brett Kulak (4)
- 15:062ndAlex DeBrincat Goal (22) Snap Shot, assists: none
- 17:301stYegor Chinakhov Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Ben Kindel (8), Parker Wotherspoon (13)
- 3:441stBryan Rust Goal (16) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (21), Parker Wotherspoon (12)
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Erik KarlssonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20:59 | 2:35 | 1:46 | 16:38 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Brett KulakD | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20:13 | 0:11 | 0:13 | 19:49 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Kris LetangD | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 22:26 | 0:27 | 0:40 | 21:19 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ryan SheaD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18:29 | 0:01 | 1:17 | 17:11 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jack St. IvanyD | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16:38 | 0:00 | 0:36 | 16:02 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Parker WotherspoonD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:49 | 0:00 | 1:36 | 17:13 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Red Wings
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jacob Bernard-DockerD | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13:48 | 0:00 | 1:32 | 12:16 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ben ChiarotD | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21:35 | 0:00 | 1:17 | 20:18 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Simon EdvinssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 21:24 | 0:12 | 0:49 | 20:23 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
 Albert JohanssonD | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:18 | 0:00 | 1:21 | 13:57 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Axel Sandin-PellikkaD | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:03 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 16:03 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Moritz SeiderD | 2 | 4 | 0 | -2 | 26:59 | 2:02 | 1:06 | 23:51 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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