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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
Detroit 4, Pittsburgh 2
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, October 7, 2021
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees: Brandon Blandina, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen: Andrew Smith, James Tobias
Attendance: 14812
Final Scoring Summary
 
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Pittsburgh 0112
Detroit 1124
Periods:
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  • 2
  • 3
1
Pittsburgh   Detroit
  0:00 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Dominik Simon hits Bobby Ryan. 0:20  
  0:27 Taro Hirose shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Anthony Angello hits Moritz Seider. 0:47  
Anthony Angello blocks shot from Gustav Lindstrom. 1:11  
  1:20 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  1:22 Chase Pearson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 1:30  
Juuso Riikola hits Mitchell Stephens. 1:44  
  1:54 Dan Renouf hits Sam Poulin.
  2:37 Riley Barber shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Filip Hallander blocks shot from Marc Staal. 2:46  
  3:10 Takeaway by Joe Veleno.
  3:37 Giveaway by Joe Veleno.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Joe Veleno. 3:46  
  3:48 Bobby Ryan shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:25 Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Brian Boyle blocks shot from Pius Suter. 4:44  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 4:45  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 4:52  
  4:58 Shot by Sam Gagner misses the net
  5:22 Giveaway by Filip Hronek.
Chad Ruhwedel hits Filip Hronek. 5:27  
  5:31 Carter Rowney shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Anthony Angello hits Sam Gagner. 5:32  
Chad Ruhwedel blocks shot from Jonatan Berggren. 5:41  
  5:57 Giveaway by Riley Barber.
Nathan Legare hits Jonatan Berggren. 6:07  
Sam Lafferty hits Riley Barber. 6:09  
  6:37 Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  6:38 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Bobby Ryan. 6:40  
  7:11 Shot by Taro Hirose misses the net
  7:18 Dan Renouf shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  7:49 Lucas Raymond shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Juuso Riikola hits Tyler Bertuzzi. 7:51  
Niclas Almari shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 8:05  
Takeaway by Sam Poulin. 8:44  
Nathan Legare shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 8:55  
  9:59 Takeaway by Riley Barber.
  10:00 Riley Barber shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  10:30 Giveaway by Luke Witkowski.
  10:45 Luke Witkowski blocks shot from Anthony Angello.
  10:50 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Shot by Pierre-Olivier Joseph misses the net 11:38  
  12:04 Takeaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
  12:28 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  12:29 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
Anthony Angello shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 13:22  
Takeaway by Niclas Almari. 13:30  
Radim Zohorna wins the faceoff against Bobby Ryan. 14:16  
Giveaway by Pierre-Olivier Joseph. 14:29  
  14:53 Shot by Joe Veleno misses the net
Nathan Legare penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Gustav Lindstrom. 15:20  
  15:20 Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Drew O'Connor blocks shot from Filip Hronek. 15:54  
  16:31 Shot by Riley Barber misses the net
  17:04 Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  17:07 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  17:22 Pius Suter scores. Assisted by Joe Veleno and Taro Hirose.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 17:22  
Sam Poulin shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 17:51  
  17:53 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Radim Zohorna wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 18:00  
Shot by Chad Ruhwedel misses the net 18:03  
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 18:14  
  18:15 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
  18:37 Giveaway by Tyler Bertuzzi.
Brian Boyle hits Moritz Seider. 19:27  
Juuso Riikola penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jonatan Berggren. 19:39  
  19:39 Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
2
Pittsburgh   Detroit
  0:00 Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 0:43  
Chad Ruhwedel penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Bobby Ryan. 0:45  
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Sam Gagner. 0:45  
  1:15 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  1:15 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Mike Matheson blocks shot from Pius Suter. 1:26  
  1:33 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  1:36 Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  1:37 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  1:43 Riley Barber shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  1:45 Sam Gagner wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
Taylor Fedun blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. 1:56  
  2:03 Thomas Greiss penalty for delay of game - 2 mins (Minor). Served by Bobby Ryan.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 2:03  
  2:47 Pius Suter shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  2:49 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Drew O'Connor.
  3:04 Takeaway by Sam Gagner.
  3:40 Luke Witkowski shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:19 Tyler Bertuzzi shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:24 Riley Barber wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
  4:24 Chase Pearson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  4:31 Giveaway by Jonatan Berggren.
Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 5:03  
  5:18 Shot by Joe Veleno misses the net
  5:31 Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  5:36 Shot by Marc Staal misses the net
  5:38 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  5:40 Chase Pearson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  5:41 Chase Pearson wins the faceoff against Dominik Simon.
  5:43 Chase Pearson shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Radim Zohorna wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 5:43  
  6:06 Filip Hronek scores. Assisted by Sam Gagner and Marc Staal.
  6:06 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 6:16  
  6:31 Luke Witkowski hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  6:45 Luke Witkowski hits Niclas Almari.
Taylor Fedun shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 6:53  
  6:54 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Anthony Angello.
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 6:57  
Juuso Riikola shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 7:23  
  7:25 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 7:32  
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 7:45  
  8:30 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
  9:05 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  9:13 Giveaway by Dan Renouf.
  9:13 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Sam Poulin.
  9:43 Luke Witkowski penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Sam Poulin.
Drew O'Connor wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 9:43  
Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net 9:55  
Drew O'Connor shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 10:10  
Drew O'Connor scores a power play goal. Assisted by Valtteri Puustinen and Mike Matheson. 10:20  
Jonathan Gruden wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 10:20  
  11:05 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  11:14 Riley Barber shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  11:27 Gustav Lindstrom blocks shot from Pierre-Olivier Joseph.
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 11:45  
  11:53 Moritz Seider blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
Brian Boyle hits Gustav Lindstrom. 12:22  
Niclas Almari shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 12:38  
  12:48 Joe Veleno hits Brian Boyle.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 13:14  
  13:31 Takeaway by Pius Suter.
  13:40 Shot by Luke Witkowski misses the net
  13:49 Giveaway by Luke Witkowski.
  14:03 Giveaway by Luke Witkowski.
Nathan Legare shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 14:03  
Kasper Bjorkqvist hits Filip Hronek. 14:51  
  15:16 Jonatan Berggren shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  15:38 Carter Rowney hits Taylor Fedun.
  16:05 Gustav Lindstrom shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  16:06 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  16:15 Joe Veleno hits Drew O'Connor.
  16:21 Joe Veleno blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Anthony Angello hits Taro Hirose. 16:33  
  16:54 Giveaway by Thomas Greiss.
  17:07 Shot by Joe Veleno misses the net
  17:35 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Juuso Riikola.
  17:44 Tyler Bertuzzi hits Juuso Riikola.
  18:19 Mitchell Stephens shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  18:20 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
  18:42 Giveaway by Sam Gagner.
Takeaway by Chad Ruhwedel. 18:51  
  19:50 Giveaway by Luke Witkowski.
  19:54 Carter Rowney hits Valtteri Puustinen.
3
Pittsburgh   Detroit
  0:00 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Takeaway by Mike Matheson. 0:42  
Anthony Angello hits Bobby Ryan. 1:06  
  1:09 Bobby Ryan blocks shot from Niclas Almari.
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 1:11  
  1:13 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Juuso Riikola.
  1:32 Giveaway by Lucas Raymond.
  1:38 Takeaway by Pius Suter.
Brian Boyle wins the faceoff against Mitchell Stephens. 1:59  
Giveaway by Drew O'Connor. 2:24  
  2:27 Giveaway by Chase Pearson.
Jonathan Gruden wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 2:39  
Takeaway by Filip Hallander. 3:00  
  3:17 Giveaway by Jonatan Berggren.
  3:21 Joe Veleno wins the faceoff against Dominik Simon.
  3:28 Gustav Lindstrom hits Radim Zohorna.
Radim Zohorna shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 3:40  
Niclas Almari shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 3:45  
  3:58 Giveaway by Joe Veleno.
Dominik Simon scores. 4:02  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 4:02  
  4:16 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Sam Lafferty.
Sam Poulin blocks shot from Tyler Bertuzzi. 4:24  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 4:28  
  4:45 Tyler Bertuzzi blocks shot from Taylor Fedun.
  4:46 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Brian Boyle.
  4:50 Giveaway by Filip Hronek.
  5:30 Chase Pearson hits Chad Ruhwedel.
Giveaway by Jonathan Gruden. 5:36  
Drew O'Connor hits Carter Rowney. 5:52  
  6:09 Shot by Riley Barber misses the net
  6:23 Moritz Seider shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Taylor Fedun shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 7:28  
Shot by Nathan Legare misses the net 7:42  
  8:11 Shot by Moritz Seider misses the net
  8:20 Moritz Seider blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
  8:24 Moritz Seider hits Drew O'Connor.
  8:35 Lucas Raymond blocks shot from Drew O'Connor.
  8:49 Moritz Seider hits Chad Ruhwedel.
  8:58 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Jonathan Gruden.
  9:04 Shot by Chase Pearson misses the net
  9:07 Dan Renouf shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
  9:23 Giveaway by Luke Witkowski.
  9:45 Giveaway by Mitchell Stephens.
Filip Hallander shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 10:04  
Radim Zohorna wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 10:06  
  10:11 Riley Barber blocks shot from Taylor Fedun.
  10:23 Filip Hronek blocks shot from Dominik Simon.
Dominik Simon hits Filip Hronek. 10:32  
Shot by Valtteri Puustinen misses the net 10:42  
Pierre-Olivier Joseph hits Taro Hirose. 11:02  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Joe Veleno. 11:17  
Shot by Nathan Legare misses the net 11:27  
  11:45 Gustav Lindstrom blocks shot from Chad Ruhwedel.
Nathan Legare shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 11:46  
Nathan Legare penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Moritz Seider. 11:47  
  11:47 Moritz Seider penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nathan Legare.
  11:47 Pius Suter wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Dominik Simon shoots Saved by Thomas Greiss. 11:52  
Shot by Drew O'Connor misses the net 13:14  
Nathan Legare hits Chase Pearson. 14:15  
  14:21 Shot by Filip Hronek misses the net
  14:25 Riley Barber shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Anthony Angello hits Bobby Ryan. 15:08  
  15:11 Joe Veleno shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Taylor Fedun hits Bobby Ryan. 15:25  
  15:25 Joe Veleno scores. Assisted by Gustav Lindstrom and Moritz Seider.
  15:28 Carter Rowney wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
  15:36 Dan Renouf blocks shot from Radim Zohorna.
  15:37 Mitchell Stephens wins the faceoff against Radim Zohorna.
Brian Boyle penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Filip Hronek. 16:52  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Sam Gagner. 16:52  
  17:08 Lucas Raymond hits Kasper Bjorkqvist.
  17:40 Shot by Moritz Seider misses the net
Taylor Fedun blocks shot from Lucas Raymond. 18:06  
Giveaway by Casey DeSmith. 18:06  
Giveaway by Sam Lafferty. 18:28  
  18:30 Pius Suter shoots Saved by Casey DeSmith.
Taylor Fedun blocks shot from Pius Suter. 18:31  
Sam Lafferty wins the faceoff against Pius Suter. 18:32  
  19:31 Tyler Bertuzzi scores on an empty net.
Jonathan Gruden wins the faceoff against Carter Rowney. 19:31