Pittsburgh Penguins v Detroit Red Wings

Start date: Tue Jun 9, 2009
League: National Hockey League
Sport: Hockey

Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 Detroit Red Wings

Staal 20
Kennedy 45

Draper 48

Game summary

The game was played in National Hockey League on Tuesday June 9.
Pittsburgh Penguins took the lead when Staal scored the first goal after 20 minutes.
Kennedy was credited with an assist.
Scuderi was also credited with an assist.
Kennedy scored a goal for Pittsburgh Penguins, making it 2-0, in the 45th minute.
Talbot was credited with an assist.
Fedotenko was also credited with an assist.
Draper scored a goal for Detroit Red Wings, making it 2-1, in the 48th minute.
Ericsson was credited with an assist.
Lidström was also credited with an assist.
The game ended in a 2-1 victory for the home team Pittsburgh Penguins.

Team comparison

Average goals and home team advantage

The graphs and numbers here are based on the last 40 played games for Pittsburgh Penguins (18 wins, 2 draws and 20 losses) and the last 40 games for Detroit Red Wings (15 wins, 4 draws and 21 losses).

During that period, the average number of goals scored per game was 3.5 for Pittsburgh Penguins and 3.68 for Detroit Red Wings. The average for all teams combined within the National Hockey League was 3.06 goals scored per game. This means that Pittsburgh Penguins is better than its peers and Detroit Red Wings is better than its peers when it comes to scoring goals.

The home team, Pittsburgh Penguins, is quite weak as a home team, winning just 45% of their home games. The away team, Detroit Red Wings, usually wins just 25% of its away games which is particularly weak compared to the rest of the league.