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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 30, PIT 37. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 0-1 PIT; P2 NJD 1-0 PIT; P3 NJD 0-3 PIT.

Scoring plays: P1 18:51 Tommy Novak (assists: Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin) to make it NJD 0-1 PIT; P2 04:56 Paul Cotter (assists: Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 1-1 PIT; P3 06:30 Connor Clifton (assists: Ryan Shea, Anthony Mantha) to make it NJD 1-2 PIT; P3 07:20 Egor Chinakhov (assists: Evgeni Malkin) to make it NJD 1-3 PIT; P3 18:01 Blake Lizotte to make it NJD 1-4 PIT. Top skaters: Evgeni Malkin (PIT) 0 G, 2 A; Connor Clifton (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Tommy Novak (PIT) 1 G, 0 A; Paul Cotter (NJD) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 31 saves on 34, decision L; Arturs Silovs (PIT) 28 saves on 29, decision W.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PIT
Evgeni Malkin
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 4 SOG · 17:38 TOI
Goals · PIT
Egor Chinakhov
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 3 SOG · 12:42 TOI
Goaltending · PIT
Arturs Silovs
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 P3 18:01 (NJD 1, PIT 4) · 3-0 run, P3 6:30–P3 18:01
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 1 time
Scoring summary
  • P1 18:51 Tommy Novak (Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin) PIT · Power play · tip-in shot · NJD 0, PIT 1
  • P2 4:56 Paul Cotter (Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes) NJD · Power play · deflected shot · NJD 1, PIT 1
  • P3 6:30 Connor Clifton (Ryan Shea, Anthony Mantha) PIT · slap shot · NJD 1, PIT 2
  • P3 7:20 Egor Chinakhov (Evgeni Malkin) PIT · wrist shot · NJD 1, PIT 3
  • P3 18:01 Blake Lizotte PIT · Empty net · wrist shot · NJD 1, PIT 4

Linescore

123 T
NJD 010 1
PIT 103 4

Shots on goal: NJD 29, PIT 35

Biggest Period

The Pittsburgh Penguins scored 3 goals in P3 — the biggest single period of the game.

📋 Team Stats

NJDPIT
30Shots on goal37
64Shot attempts72
33Faceoff wins22
26Hits15
11Blocked shots21
0Power-play goals1
3Takeaways6
18Giveaways15
6Penalty minutes8
91.2%Save %96.6%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD7121130
PIT9141437

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils1 G · 51 attempts
Timo Meier: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Simon Nemec: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netJonas Siegenthaler: missed the netArseny Gritsyuk: saved (wrist)Jesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: missed the netSimon Nemec: missed the netSimon Nemec: saved (wrist)Johnathan Kovacevic: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: goal (deflected)Nico Hischier: missed the netNico Hischier: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (wrist)Dawson Mercer: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (slap)Nico Hischier: saved (wrist)Jack Hughes: saved (wrist)Paul Cotter: saved (wrist)Jonas Siegenthaler: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: missed the netNick Bjugstad: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Johnathan Kovacevic: missed the netTimo Meier: saved (wrist)Timo Meier: saved (wrist)Dougie Hamilton: saved (snap)Lenni Hameenaho: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: missed the netLenni Hameenaho: saved (wrist)Brett Pesce: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Lenni Hameenaho: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netSimon Nemec: missed the netDougie Hamilton: saved (wrist)Cody Glass: saved (deflected)Cody Glass: saved (wrist)Brenden Dillon: saved (wrist)Arseny Gritsyuk: missed the net
  • 1Goals2% of attempts
  • 29Saved57% of attempts
  • 21Missed the net41% of attempts
Pittsburgh Penguins4 G · 49 attempts
Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: missed the netEgor Chinakhov: missed the netRyan Shea: missed the netConnor Clifton: missed the netJustin Brazeau: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netAvery Hayes: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (tip-in)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: goal (tip-in)Erik Karlsson: missed the netConnor Dewar: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: missed the netRyan Shea: saved (wrist)Blake Lizotte: saved (tip-in)Bryan Rust: missed the netAvery Hayes: saved (backhand)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (snap)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Tommy Novak: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: saved (backhand)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Connor Dewar: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: missed the netErik Karlsson: saved (tip-in)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Egor Chinakhov: saved (wrist)Avery Hayes: missed the netSamuel Girard: saved (slap)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Bryan Rust: missed the netBryan Rust: saved (wrist)Ryan Shea: missed the netConnor Clifton: goal (slap)Egor Chinakhov: goal (wrist)Ben Kindel: saved (wrist)Anthony Mantha: saved (wrist)Justin Brazeau: saved (wrap-around)Kris Letang: saved (wrist)Evgeni Malkin: saved (wrist)Rickard Rakell: saved (wrist)Connor Clifton: saved (wrist)Blake Lizotte: goal (wrist)
  • 4Goals8% of attempts
  • 33Saved67% of attempts
  • 12Missed the net24% 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
Paul Cotter L 101+122010:05
Jack Hughes C 011-120025:42
Dougie Hamilton D 011-134122:10
Connor Brown R 000000022:02
Simon Nemec D 000020020:09
Brett Pesce D 000-100119:53
Jesper Bratt L 000021019:43
Nico Hischier C 000041018:00
Brenden Dillon D 000013117:59
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000001317:07
Timo Meier R 000043116:30
Dawson Mercer C 000-111015:14
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000-106213:13
Arseny Gritsyuk R 000-220112:58
Lenni Hameenaho R 000-230012:50
Cody Glass C 000-230111:47
Nick Bjugstad C 000003011:06
Maxim Tsyplakov R 000001009:33
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom L 313491.2358:34
PIT skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Evgeni Malkin C 022+140017:38
Connor Clifton D 101+127118:15
Blake Lizotte C 101+121114:31
Tommy Novak C 101020113:39
Egor Chinakhov R 101+130012:42
Ryan Shea D 011+120020:19
Kris Letang D 011-120219:02
Anthony Mantha R 011+110213:54
Erik Karlsson D 000+110221:41
Samuel Girard D 000010417:53
Parker Wotherspoon D 000+201117:49
Bryan Rust R 000+110116:47
Noel Acciari C 000001116:17
Rickard Rakell R 000030116:06
Connor Dewar C 000052115:49
Ben Kindel C 000+110013:07
Justin Brazeau R 000031213:00
Avery Hayes R 000-122111:47
PIT goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Arturs Silovs W 282996.6159:44

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

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