Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 7–4 on Thursday, April 6, 2017 on the road.

Final score, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team Goals 2016-2017 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 50-21-11
at New Jersey Devils 4 28-40-14

Goals by period

Goals by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 3 2 7
New Jersey Devils 1 3 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Team 1st period 2nd period 3rd period Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 8 12 8 28
New Jersey Devils 12 16 10 38

Three stars

  1. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
  2. K. Palmieri, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. J. Guentzel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Every goal, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:59 New Jersey Devils Stefan Noesen (8) Beau Bennett (11), Jacob Josefson (8) Even strength PIT 0, NJD 1
1st 14:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (15) Nick Bonino (18) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 1
1st 17:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel (15) Nick Bonino (19), Justin Schultz (38) Even strength PIT 2, NJD 1
2nd 00:10 New Jersey Devils John Moore (11) Kyle Palmieri (27), Adam Henrique (20) Even strength PIT 2, NJD 2
2nd 02:09 Pittsburgh Penguins Josh Archibald (3) Scott Wilson (18), Carter Rowney (4) Even strength PIT 3, NJD 2
2nd 03:05 Pittsburgh Penguins Conor Sheary (23) Sidney Crosby (44), Jake Guentzel (16) Even strength PIT 4, NJD 2
2nd 05:34 New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall (20) Andy Greene (9), Travis Zajac (30) Power play PIT 4, NJD 3
2nd 07:45 Pittsburgh Penguins Patric Hornqvist (21) Phil Kessel (46), Sidney Crosby (45) Power play PIT 5, NJD 3
2nd 18:36 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri (26) Travis Zajac (31) Even strength PIT 5, NJD 4
3rd 01:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Matt Cullen (13) Tom Kuhnhackl (11), Ron Hainsey (13) Shorthanded PIT 6, NJD 4
3rd 16:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Nick Bonino (17) Brian Dumoulin (14), Chad Ruhwedel (8) Power play PIT 7, NJD 4

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

Team stats

Team stats, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 28 38
Power play 2 of 3 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 6
Hits 26 32
Blocked shots 13 5
Giveaways 6 6
Takeaways 7 5
Faceoffs won 39/69 (56.5%) 30/69 (43.5%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 7 M. Cullen C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 70.6% 15:30
Number 13 N. Bonino C 1 2 3 +2 0 2 2 0 1 56.3% 18:23
Number 17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 3 1 0 100% 17:47
Number 23 S. Wilson C 0 1 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 10:00
Number 34 T. Kuhnhackl R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 15:05
Number 37 C. Rowney C 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 2 0 62.5% 09:53
Number 43 C. Sheary L 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 17:58
Number 45 J. Archibald R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 08:32
Number 59 J. Guentzel C 1 1 2 0 2 4 0 1 0 16:03
Number 72 P. Hornqvist R 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 1 14:32
Number 81 P. Kessel R 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 100% 16:16
Number 87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 -1 0 1 1 0 0 44% 17:13
Number 2 C. Ruhwedel D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 17:04
Number 4 J. Schultz D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 22:12
Number 6 T. Daley D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 20:48
Number 8 B. Dumoulin D 0 1 1 -1 0 0 6 3 0 20:24
Number 28 I. Cole D 0 0 0 +2 2 0 2 0 0 18:59
Number 65 R. Hainsey D 0 1 1 +1 2 0 1 3 0 18:01
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 30 M. Murray 38 34 4 .895 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player Position GoalsAssistsPointsPlus/minusPenalty minutesShots on goalHitsBlocked shotsPower-play goalsFaceoff percentageTime on ice
Number 8 B. Bennett R 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 12:26
Number 9 T. Hall L 1 0 1 -1 2 4 3 1 1 17:10
Number 13 M. Cammalleri L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 18:30
Number 14 A. Henrique C 0 1 1 +1 2 1 0 1 0 33.3% 17:30
Number 16 J. Josefson C 0 1 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 30.8% 12:38
Number 19 T. Zajac C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 0 0 0 63% 18:17
Number 21 K. Palmieri C 1 1 2 +2 0 3 2 1 0 17:00
Number 23 S. Noesen R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 11:25
Number 37 P. Zacha C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 1 0 0 35.7% 15:22
Number 40 B. Coleman L 0 0 0 -2 0 2 2 0 0 27.3% 14:18
Number 43 B. Thomson L 0 0 0 -3 2 2 3 1 0 10:50
Number 44 M. Wood L 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 15:03
Number 2 J. Moore D 1 0 1 +1 0 5 4 0 0 17:58
Number 6 A. Greene D 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 20:43
Number 7 J. Merrill D 0 0 0 -1 0 4 1 0 0 18:10
Number 12 B. Lovejoy D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 19:41
Number 28 D. Severson D 0 0 0 -1 0 5 5 0 0 20:15
Number 32 M. Kapla D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 1 0 0 17:45
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie Shots againstSavesGoals againstSave percentageTime on iceDecision
Number 35 C. Schneider 28 21 7 .750 59:56 Loss

Penalties

Penalties, Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils
Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Ian Cole Slashing 2
1st 14:53 New Jersey Devils Ben Thomson Boarding 2
2nd 04:14 Pittsburgh Penguins Ron Hainsey Tripping 2
2nd 06:24 New Jersey Devils Taylor Hall Slashing 2
3rd 00:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Jake Guentzel Slashing 2
3rd 15:11 New Jersey Devils Adam Henrique Roughing 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Mike Sullivan
New Jersey Devils head coach
John Hynes
Referees
Tim Peel, Trevor Hanson
Linesmen
Michel Cormier, Bryan Pancich
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Mark Streit, Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, Tom Sestito, Carl Hagelin, Cameron Gaunce, Dominik Simon
New Jersey Devils scratches
Luke Gazdic, Dalton Prout, Devante Smith-Pelly, Joseph Blandisi, Steven Santini

2016-2017 season series

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Sources and further reading

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