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- Red Wings
- Published: Jan. 03, 2026, 2:39 p.m.
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings had trouble generating overmuch of an onslaught Saturday, losing 4-1 to nan Pittsburgh Penguins astatine Little Caesars Arena.
The Red Wings registered a season-low 12 shots and fewer value scoring chances, losing back-to-back games against Pittsburgh and dropping consecutive games for nan first clip since a four-game skid from Nov. 24-29 (0-3-1).
The Red Wings led nan Eastern Conference pinch 52 points entering nan crippled but fell to 24-15-4. The Penguins are 19-12-9 (47 points).
Stuart Skinner stopped 11 shots for nan win. John Gibson made 27 saves and kept his squad successful nan crippled but received small violative support.
Rikard Rakell and Connor Dewar scored empty-net goals successful nan last infinitesimal to seal nan outcome.
The Red Wings sojourn nan Ottawa Senators connected Monday.
The Red Wings had fewer shots, fewer chances and small going offensively earlier Alex DeBrincat scored astatine 15:06 of nan 2nd to trim their shortage to 2-1.
It was his team-leading 22nd goal, coming connected a two-on-one pinch Andrew Copp. DeBrincat corralled nan puck aft Rutger McGroary’s changeable went wide and rimmed retired of nan zone.
But nan Red Wings grounded to build connected nan momentum.
The Penguins led 2-0 aft nan first period.
Bryan Rust scored 3:44 connected a changeable from nan faceoff circle to nan correct of Gibson.
Yegor Chinakhov converted connected a breakaway astatine 17:30. He took a agelong walk from Ben Kindel arsenic nan Penguins capitalized erstwhile Moritz Seider near for a change.
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