Red Wings 6, Penguins 5
Final/OT · Mellon Arena
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DET | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
 PIT | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
The Detroit Red Wings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-5 on Feb 8, 1997 at Mellon Arena.
Top performers
Brendan Shanahan had 3 goals and 1 assist for the Red Wings.
Mike Vernon made 24 saves on 29 shots for the Red Wings.
Jaromir Jagr had 3 assists for the Penguins.
Patrick Lalime made 41 saves on 47 shots for the Penguins.
Before and after
- Red Wings · 1996-97 season · Previous Feb 6, 1997: VAN 7, DET 4 · Next Feb 12, 1997: SJ 1, DET 7
- Penguins · 1996-97 season · Previous Feb 5, 1997: PIT 6, MTL 3 · Next Feb 12, 1997: NYI 5, PIT 1
Other Red Wings vs Penguins games
| Feb 27, 1997 | PIT at DET | 1-4 | Regular |
| Mar 31, 2026 | DET at PIT | 1-5 | Regular |
| Jan 3, 2026 | PIT at DET | 4-1 | Regular |
| Jan 1, 2026 | DET at PIT | 3-4 | Regular |
| Dec 31, 2024 | PIT at DET | 2-4 | Regular |
| Nov 13, 2024 | DET at PIT | 3-2 | Regular |
