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Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3–1 on Monday, December 29, 2014 at home.

Team Goals 2014-2015 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 43-27-12
at New Jersey Devils 3 32-36-14

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 0 1
New Jersey Devils 0 2 1 3

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 7 12 28
New Jersey Devils 7 8 12 27

Three stars

  1. J. Jagr, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
  2. T. Zajac, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Tootoo, New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 14:37 Pittsburgh Penguins Sidney Crosby (11) Chris Kunitz (12), Derrick Pouliot (2) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 0
2nd 05:33 New Jersey Devils Travis Zajac (5) Dainius Zubrus (3), Marek Zidlicky (14) Power play PIT 1, NJD 1
2nd 18:40 New Jersey Devils Jaromir Jagr (6) Jon Merrill (6) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 2
3rd 05:32 New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique (10) Travis Zajac (5) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 3

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 28 27
Power play 0 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 16 16
Hits 20 21
Blocked shots 10 12
Giveaways 4 5
Takeaways 3 9
Faceoffs won 18/40 (45%) 22/40 (55%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
13 N. Spaling C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 16:57
14 C. Kunitz L 0 1 1 0 0 6 0 0 0 19:54
16 B. Sutter C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 61.5% 17:20
20 R. Klinkhammer L 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 08:48
25 A. Ebbett C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 100% 06:58
34 B. Farnham R 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 08:26
36 B. Rust R 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 19:13
46 D. Uher C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 05:38
57 M. Goc C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27.3% 14:45
59 J. Megna C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 3 0 0 13:58
71 E. Malkin C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:00
87 S. Crosby C 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 42.9% 23:04
4 R. Scuderi D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 18:25
8 B. Dumoulin D 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 19:51
41 R. Bortuzzo D 0 0 0 0 10 0 3 1 0 12:01
47 S. Despres D 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 1 0 20:14
51 D. Pouliot D 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 20:48
58 K. Letang D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 2 1 0 28:58
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
29 M. Fleury 27 24 3 .889 59:00 Loss

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
8 D. Zubrus C 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 66.7% 22:33
11 S. Gionta C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 40% 08:06
12 T. Sestito L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 72.7% 12:11
14 A. Henrique C 1 0 1 +1 0 4 1 0 0 33.3% 18:18
15 T. Ruutu L 0 0 0 0 2 2 3 0 0 13:58
18 S. Bernier R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 13:18
19 T. Zajac C 1 1 2 +1 0 3 2 0 1 50% 21:53
20 J. Tootoo R 0 0 0 -1 10 0 3 0 0 02:37
21 S. Gomez C 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 50% 17:18
23 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 +1 0 4 2 0 0 20:50
33 J. Whitney R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 05:17
68 J. Jagr R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 17:26
2 M. Zidlicky D 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 22:23
5 A. Larsson D 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 17:35
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 24:59
7 J. Merrill D 0 1 1 +2 0 0 0 3 0 22:08
10 P. Harrold D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 21:26
22 E. Gelinas D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 11:44
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
35 C. Schneider 28 27 1 .964 59:58 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 01:50 New Jersey Devils Eric Gelinas High sticking 2
2nd 03:25 Pittsburgh Penguins Robert Bortuzzo Fighting (major) 5
2nd 03:25 New Jersey Devils Jordin Tootoo Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Andrew Ebbett Boarding 2
2nd 16:16 New Jersey Devils Jordin Tootoo Fighting (major) 5
2nd 16:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Robert Bortuzzo Fighting (major) 5
2nd 16:16 New Jersey Devils Tuomo Ruutu Holding 2
3rd 05:47 New Jersey Devils Scott Gomez Interference 2
3rd 09:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Simon Despres Slashing 2
3rd 18:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Johnston
New Jersey Devils head coach
Scott Stevens/Adam Oates
Referees
Dan O'Halloran, Thomas John Luxmore
Linesmen
Pierre Racicot, Jean Morin
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Thomas Greiss, Steve Downie, Scott Harrington
New Jersey Devils scratches
Jacob Josefson, Seth Helgeson, Stefan Matteau

2014-2015 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 3 at Pittsburgh Penguins 8 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 0 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 3 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 at New Jersey Devils 1 Final/OT Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 0 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Dec 29

Matchup Status Details
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Boston Bruins 5 Final Game page
Washington Capitals 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at Carolina Hurricanes 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 2 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 0 at St. Louis Blues 3 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Winnipeg Jets 2 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 4 at Chicago Blackhawks 5 Final/SO Game page
New York Rangers 2 at Dallas Stars 3 Final Game page
Los Angeles Kings 1 at Calgary Flames 2 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Arizona Coyotes 4 Final Game page

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