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New Jersey Devils 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 4 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 4. Shots on goal: NJD 29, PIT 29. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 0-1 PIT; P2 NJD 0-2 PIT; P3 NJD 1-1 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 06:39 Erik Karlsson (assists: Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby) to make it NJD 0-1 PIT; P2 05:23 Connor Dewar (assists: Rickard Rakell, Kris Letang) to make it NJD 0-2 PIT; P2 19:07 Evgeni Malkin (assists: Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson) to make it NJD 0-3 PIT; P3 02:55 Luke Hughes (assists: Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 1-3 PIT; P3 13:26 Blake Lizotte (assists: Noel Acciari, Connor Dewar) to make it NJD 1-4 PIT. Top skaters: Erik Karlsson (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Connor Dewar (PIT) 1 G, 1 A; Sidney Crosby (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Rickard Rakell (PIT) 0 G, 2 A. Goaltending (box score): Jake Allen (NJD) 25 saves on 29, decision L; Stuart Skinner (PIT) 28 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Erik Karlsson
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 2 SOG · 22:56 TOI
Goals · PIT
Connor Dewar
1 G, 1 A, 2 PTS, 1 SOG · 11:43 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Stuart Skinner
28 saves on 29 shots (.966) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 0 largest lead Never led
PIT 3 largest lead P2 19:07 (NJD 0, PIT 3) · 3-0 run, P1 6:39–P2 19:07
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 6:39 Erik Karlsson (Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby) PIT · wrist shot · NJD 0, PIT 1
  • P2 5:23 Connor Dewar (Rickard Rakell, Kris Letang) PIT · wrist shot · NJD 0, PIT 2
  • P2 19:07 Evgeni Malkin (Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson) PIT · Power play · slap shot · NJD 0, PIT 3
  • P3 2:55 Luke Hughes (Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes) NJD · Power play · slap shot · NJD 1, PIT 3
  • P3 13:26 Blake Lizotte (Noel Acciari, Connor Dewar) PIT · tip-in shot · NJD 1, PIT 4

Linescore

123 T
NJD 001 1
PIT 121 4

Shots on goal: NJD 29, PIT 29

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 2 goals in P2 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDPIT
29Shots on goal29
61Shot attempts63
33Faceoff wins26
25Hits10
19Blocked shots16
1Power-play goals1
6Takeaways5
18Giveaways22
6Penalty minutes4
86.2%Save %96.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD1161229
PIT717529

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils1 G · 41 attempts
Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (backhand)Nico Hischier: saved (deflected)Simon Nemec: saved (slap)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Nico Hischier: missed the netJonas Siegenthaler: saved (snap)Timo Meier: saved (tip-in)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (backhand)Luke Hughes: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (backhand)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (tip-in)Brenden Dillon: missed the netBrett Pesce: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: saved (tip-in)Luke Hughes: goal (slap)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: saved (wrist)Luke Hughes: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netCody Glass: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (backhand)
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 28Saved68% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net29% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins4 G · 47 attempts
Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (deflected)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (tip-in)Erik Karlsson: goal (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (tip-in)Rickard Rakell: missed the netAnthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Brett Kulak: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: goal (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Erik Karlsson: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: saved (wrist)Sidney Crosby: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Kris Letang: missed the netNoel Acciari: missed the netNoel Acciari: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: missed the netJustin Brazeau: missed the netKris Letang: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: saved (slap)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (slap)Evgeni Malkin: goal (slap)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: missed the netRickard Rakell: missed the netRickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (backhand)Erik Karlsson: missed the netEvgeni Malkin: missed the netBen Kindel: missed the netKris Letang: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Ben Kindel: missed the netBlake Lizotte: goal (tip-in)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netBen Kindel: saved (wrist)
  • 4Goals9% of attempts
  • 25Saved53% of attempts
  • 18Missed the net38% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Luke Hughes D 101-112220:15
Dougie Hamilton D 011-122020:52
Jack Hughes C 011-130017:14
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000010322:56
Nico Hischier C 000-131120:47
Brenden Dillon D 000-116018:26
Jesper Bratt L 000-120018:16
Simon Nemec D 000-130117:49
Dawson Mercer C 000-230117:37
Brett Pesce D 000-200217:20
Timo Meier R 000-131216:25
Connor Brown R 000011016:21
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000-230014:44
Cody Glass C 000022213:32
Paul Cotter L 000012213:22
Luke Glendening C 000002110:47
Ondrej Palat L 000005109:13
Stefan Noesen R 000-101108:16
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jake Allen L 252986.2459:57
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Erik Karlsson D 112+120022:56
Connor Dewar C 112+210011:43
Rickard Rakell R 022+240019:16
Sidney Crosby C 022+112117:32
Evgeni Malkin C 101040118:19
Blake Lizotte C 101+210212:36
Kris Letang D 011+211122:52
Noel Acciari C 011+120013:36
Brett Kulak D 000+220220:42
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+105420:06
Bryan Rust R 000+120219:29
Ben Kindel C 000021117:42
Egor Chinakhov R 000010015:02
Ryan Shea D 000030014:56
Jack St. Ivany D 000001014:33
Justin Brazeau R 000010012:47
Anthony Mantha R 000010111:33
Tommy Novak C 000010110:57
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Stuart Skinner W 282996.6160:00

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