Pittsburgh 6, Detroit 3
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, October 10, 2024
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Pierre Lambert, Chris Rooney
Linesmen:
Tommy Hughes, Derek Nansen
Attendance:
17916
By Field Level Media
Anthony Beauvillier scored two goals to help lift the Pittsburgh Penguins to a 6-3 win at Detroit on Thursday, spoiling the Red Wings' season opener.
Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson each had a goal and an assist for Pittsburgh, which was coming off a season-opening 6-0 home loss to the New York Rangers on Wednesday.
Alex DeBrincat had two goals and an assist for Detroit.
With the score tied at 1-1 in the second period, Pittsburgh took a 4-1 lead on three goals in a span of 2:33.
Beauvillier scored off of a rebound in front of the Detroit goal, poking the puck past Red Wings goalie Ville Husso to make it 2-1 at 2:55.
Drew O'Connor took a pass from Evgeni Malkin and put the puck into a half-empty net to give Pittsburgh a 3-1 lead at 3:53.
Pittsburgh's fourth goal came courtesy of Pettersson, who floated a shot from the point that Husso couldn't coral with his glove before it went behind him into the net at 5:28.
Detroit cut its deficit to 4-2 at 12:32 of the second when Vladimir Tarasenko snapped a shot from the left faceoff circle past Pittsburgh goalie Joel Blomqvist (29 saves) just as a power play expired.
In the third period, Pittsburgh struck on the power play and regained a three-goal lead with 18:18 remaining on a goal by Karlsson, who wristed in a shot from the left faceoff circle.
DeBrincat scored on a two-man advantage with 11:47 remaining to bring Detroit to within 5-3, but Kevin Hayes gave Pittsburgh a 6-3 lead with 7:39 left.
The Red Wings opened the scoring just 3:46 into the first period on a goal by DeBrincat, who took a cross-ice pass from Lucas Raymond and beat Blomqvist stick side.
Pittsburgh tied the score at 1-1 with 4:58 remaining in the first period when Beauvillier sent a puck from behind the net that went off Detroit defenseman Ben Chiarot and across the goal line.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| Pittsburgh |
|
Detroit |
|
Anthony Beauvillier 2 |
Points |
Alex DeBrincat 3 |
|
Anthony Beauvillier 2 |
Goals |
Alex DeBrincat 2 |
|
Sidney Crosby 2 |
Assists |
Lucas Raymond 2 |
|
Erik Karlsson 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Alex DeBrincat 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Joel Blomqvist .906 |
Save Percentage |
Cam Talbot .857 |
|
Joel Blomqvist 29 |
Saves |
Cam Talbot 12 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| Pittsburgh
|
28 |
6 |
1-2 |
4-5 |
10 |
37 |
| Detroit
|
32 |
3 |
1-5 |
1-2 |
4 |
32 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Nashville. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Pittsburgh will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Penguins have a W/L % of .000 after a win and 1.000 after a loss.
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