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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 Thursday, January 8, 2026 at home.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
New Jersey Devils 1 42-37-3
at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 41-25-16

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 0 0 1 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 1 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 11 6 12 29
Pittsburgh Penguins 7 17 5 29

Three stars

  1. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  2. C. Dewar, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Skinner, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 06:39 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (4) Rickard Rakell (10), Sidney Crosby (24) Even strength NJD 0, PIT 1
2nd 05:23 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar (8) Rickard Rakell (11), Kris Letang (19) Even strength NJD 0, PIT 2
2nd 19:07 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (9) Sidney Crosby (25), Erik Karlsson (29) Power play NJD 0, PIT 3
3rd 02:55 New Jersey Devils Luke Hughes (5) Dougie Hamilton (5), Jack Hughes (14) Power play NJD 1, PIT 3
3rd 13:26 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte (5) Noel Acciari (6), Connor Dewar (8) Even strength NJD 1, PIT 4

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Pittsburgh Penguins
Shots on goal 29 29
Power play 1 of 2 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 4
Hits 25 10
Blocked shots 19 16
Giveaways 20 23
Takeaways 6 5
Faceoffs won 33/59 (55.9%) 26/59 (44.1%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 S. Noesen R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 1 1 0 100% 08:16
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 0 62.5% 13:32
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 -1 0 3 1 1 0 75% 20:47
14 L. Glendening C 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 12.5% 10:47
16 C. Brown R 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 100% 16:21
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 09:13
28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 -1 2 4 1 2 0 100% 16:25
47 P. Cotter L 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 0 13:22
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 18:16
81 A. Gritsyuk R 0 0 0 -2 0 2 0 0 0 14:44
86 J. Hughes C 0 1 1 -1 0 3 0 0 0 17:14
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 22.2% 17:37
5 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 6 0 0 18:26
7 D. Hamilton D 0 1 1 -1 0 2 2 0 0 20:52
17 S. Nemec D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 1 0 17:49
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -2 2 0 0 2 0 17:20
43 L. Hughes D 1 0 1 -1 0 1 2 2 1 20:15
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 22:56
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 29 25 4 .862 59:57 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12:47
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 2 0 19:29
18 T. Novak C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 30% 10:57
19 C. Dewar C 1 1 2 +2 2 1 0 0 0 11:43
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 50% 11:33
46 B. Lizotte C 1 0 1 +2 0 1 0 2 0 80% 12:40
55 N. Acciari C 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 20% 13:36
59 E. Chinakhov R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 15:02
67 R. Rakell R 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 0 0 19:11
71 E. Malkin C 1 0 1 0 2 4 0 1 1 18:19
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 61.5% 17:42
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +1 0 1 2 1 0 40.9% 17:33
3 J. St. Ivany D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 14:33
5 R. Shea D 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 14:56
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 5 4 0 20:04
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +2 0 1 1 1 0 22:54
65 E. Karlsson D 1 1 2 +1 0 2 0 0 0 22:56
77 B. Kulak D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 2 0 20:42
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 29 28 1 .966 60:00 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
2nd 03:16 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Dewar High sticking 2
2nd 17:16 New Jersey Devils Timo Meier Slashing 2
2nd 17:38 New Jersey Devils Connor Brown Tripping 2
3rd 01:32 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin Slashing 2
3rd 05:30 New Jersey Devils Brett Pesce Tripping 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Francois St-Laurent, Riley Brace
Linesmen
Andrew Smith, James Tobias
New Jersey Devils scratches
Juho Lammikko, Colton White, Dennis Cholowski
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Connor Clifton

2025-2026 season series

Matchup Status Details
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final/SO Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
New Jersey Devils 1 at Pittsburgh Penguins 4 Final Game page
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Jan 8

Matchup Status Details
Calgary Flames 1 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 2 at Montreal Canadiens 6 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Detroit Red Wings 5 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 5 at New York Rangers 2 Final Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 1 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 2 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
New York Islanders 1 at Nashville Predators 2 Final/SO Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Winnipeg Jets 3 Final Game page
Ottawa Senators 2 at Colorado Avalanche 8 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 3 at Vegas Golden Knights 5 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 3 at Seattle Kraken 2 Final/OT Game page

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