Detroit Red Wings v Pittsburgh Penguins

Start date: Fri Jun 12, 2009
League: National Hockey League
Sport: Hockey

Detroit Red Wings 1-2 Pittsburgh Penguins

Ericsson 53

Talbot 21
Talbot 30

Game summary

The game was played in National Hockey League on Friday June 12.
Pittsburgh Penguins took the lead when Talbot scored the first goal after 21 minutes.
Malkin was credited with an assist.
Talbot scored a goal for Pittsburgh Penguins, making it 0-2, in the 30th minute.
Kunitz was credited with an assist.
Scuderi was also credited with an assist.
Ericsson scored a goal for Detroit Red Wings, making it 1-2, in the 53th minute.
Lidström was credited with an assist.
Hudler was also credited with an assist.
The game ended in a 1-2 victory for the away 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 Detroit Red Wings (15 wins, 4 draws and 21 losses) and the last 40 games for Pittsburgh Penguins (18 wins, 2 draws and 20 losses).

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

The home team, Detroit Red Wings, is weak as a home team, winning 50% of their home games. The away team, Pittsburgh Penguins, usually wins 45% of its away games which is good compared to the rest of the league.