New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
· PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4–1 on Friday, December 23, 2016 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
1 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
2 |
14 |
8 |
24 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins |
10 |
17 |
12 |
39 |
Three stars
- M. Fleury, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
- C. Ruhwedel, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
- E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
11:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Sidney Crosby (24) |
Justin Schultz (15), Phil Kessel (23) |
Power play |
NJD 0, PIT 1 |
| 2nd |
04:13 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Eric Fehr (4) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NJD 0, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
13:24 |
New Jersey Devils |
Kyle Palmieri (6) |
John Moore (8), Taylor Hall (14) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, PIT 2 |
| 2nd |
19:21 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Chad Ruhwedel (1) |
Chris Kunitz (13), Evgeni Malkin (24) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, PIT 3 |
| 3rd |
12:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Patric Hornqvist (8) |
Evgeni Malkin (25) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, PIT 4 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Stat |
New Jersey Devils |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
| Shots on goal |
24 |
39 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
9 |
9 |
| Hits |
37 |
24 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
4 |
6 |
| Takeaways |
8 |
7 |
| Faceoffs won |
30/62 (48.4%) |
32/62 (51.6%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 B. Bennett |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:45 |
| Number 9 T. Hall |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:00 |
| Number 11 P. Parenteau |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:13 |
| Number 13 M. Cammalleri |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:47 |
| Number 14 A. Henrique |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
60% |
17:57 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
16:47 |
| Number 20 L. Gazdic |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
09:58 |
| Number 21 K. Palmieri |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:09 |
| Number 37 P. Zacha |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
11.1% |
14:41 |
| Number 38 V. Fiddler |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
11:51 |
| Number 44 M. Wood |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:01 |
| Number 51 S. Kalinin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:34 |
| Number 2 J. Moore |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
19:03 |
| Number 6 A. Greene |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
21:24 |
| Number 7 J. Merrill |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:05 |
| Number 12 B. Lovejoy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:49 |
| Number 28 D. Severson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:24 |
| Number 39 S. Helgeson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:19 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 C. Schneider |
39 |
35 |
4 |
.897 |
59:49 |
Loss |
Pittsburgh Penguins
Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 7 M. Cullen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
55.6% |
10:51 |
| Number 13 N. Bonino |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
68.8% |
16:28 |
| Number 14 C. Kunitz |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:17 |
| Number 16 E. Fehr |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
10:09 |
| Number 17 B. Rust |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 23 S. Wilson |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:11 |
| Number 43 C. Sheary |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
14:15 |
| Number 62 C. Hagelin |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 71 E. Malkin |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40% |
17:53 |
| Number 72 P. Hornqvist |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 81 P. Kessel |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:07 |
| Number 87 S. Crosby |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
45.5% |
19:09 |
| Number 2 C. Ruhwedel |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:31 |
| Number 3 O. Maatta |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:19 |
| Number 4 J. Schultz |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
24:50 |
| Number 8 B. Dumoulin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
22:42 |
| Number 28 I. Cole |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:29 |
| Number 61 S. Oleksy |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 29 M. Fleury |
24 |
23 |
1 |
.958 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
09:36 |
New Jersey Devils |
Adam Henrique |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
07:03 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Bryan Rust |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:23 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Ian Cole |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
09:11 |
New Jersey Devils |
PA Parenteau |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
17:53 |
New Jersey Devils |
Miles Wood |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 2nd |
17:53 |
Pittsburgh Penguins |
Steve Oleksy |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- John Hynes
- Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
- Mike Sullivan
- Referees
- Kevin Pollock, Dave Lewis
- Linesmen
- Derek Amell, Devin Berg
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Kyle Quincey, Devante Smith-Pelly, Nick Lappin
- Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
- Trevor Daley, Tom Kuhnhackl, Derrick Pouliot
2016-2017 season series
Every New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins game in the 2016-2017 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 New Jersey Devils
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Nov 26, 2016
|
|
New Jersey Devils
1
at Pittsburgh Penguins
4
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
|
Pittsburgh Penguins
5
at New Jersey Devils
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Dec 27, 2016
|
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New Jersey Devils
4
at Pittsburgh Penguins
6
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Mar 17, 2017
|
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Pittsburgh Penguins
7
at New Jersey Devils
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Apr 6, 2017
|
Other NHL games on Dec 23
Other NHL games on Friday, December 23, 2016
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Buffalo Sabres
1
 at New York Islanders
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at New York Islanders, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Minnesota Wild
7
 at New York Rangers
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at New York Rangers, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
0
 at Washington Capitals
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Washington Capitals, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Montreal Canadiens
1
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Detroit Red Wings
4
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Detroit Red Wings at Florida Panthers, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Carolina Hurricanes, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Colorado Avalanche
2
 at Chicago Blackhawks
1
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Chicago Blackhawks, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Dallas Stars
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Dallas Stars, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Vancouver Canucks
1
 at Calgary Flames
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Calgary Flames, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Arizona Coyotes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Arizona Coyotes, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Fri, Dec 23, 2016
|
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