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Red Wings Down Pittsburgh 3-2 - Match Report

Detroit earned a 3-2 victory over Pittsburgh on Friday, but needed a shootout to do it at PPG Paints Arena.

Detroit won as a +237 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.

Givani Smith, and Filip Zadina each scored for the Red Wings in the victory. Smith opened the scoring for Detroit.

Calvin Pickard stopped 36 of 38 Pittsburgh shots in the victory.

Jake Guentzel(2) scored for the Penguins, finding the net behind Calvin Pickard.

Pittsburgh got a 30-stop effort from Casey DeSmith in the loss.

Detroit scored 1 times on 2 chances on the power play, while Pittsburgh went 1-for-3 with the man advantage.

Detroit lost the shots on goal battle to Pittsburgh by a margin of 38-32.

Next game, Detroit takes its act home to face Toronto looking for another win. For Pittsburgh, they head home to face Los Angeles.