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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, February 26, 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 1 0 1
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 0 3 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 7 12 11 30
Pittsburgh Penguins 9 14 14 37

Three stars

  1. C. Clifton, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)
  2. A. Silovs, Pittsburgh Penguins (goaltender)
  3. E. Chinakhov, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 18:51 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak (12) Kris Letang (23), Evgeni Malkin (32) Power play NJD 0, PIT 1
2nd 04:56 New Jersey Devils Paul Cotter (6) Dougie Hamilton (15), Jack Hughes (26) Even strength NJD 1, PIT 1
3rd 06:30 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton (2) Ryan Shea (20), Anthony Mantha (23) Even strength NJD 1, PIT 2
3rd 07:20 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov (12) Evgeni Malkin (33) Even strength NJD 1, PIT 3
3rd 18:01 Pittsburgh Penguins Blake Lizotte (7) Unassisted Shorthanded, Empty net 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 30 37
Power play 0 of 5 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 6 10
Hits 26 15
Blocked shots 11 20
Giveaways 18 15
Takeaways 3 6
Faceoffs won 33/55 (60%) 22/55 (40%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 1 0 100% 11:47
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 63.6% 18:00
16 C. Brown R 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22:02
28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 0 0 4 3 1 0 100% 16:30
29 L. Hameenaho R 0 0 0 -2 0 3 0 0 0 12:50
42 M. Tsyplakov R 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 09:33
47 P. Cotter L 1 0 1 +1 0 2 2 0 0 10:05
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 19:43
72 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 62.5% 11:06
81 A. Gritsyuk R 0 0 0 -2 2 2 0 1 0 12:58
86 J. Hughes C 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 0 0 38.9% 25:42
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 0 0 15:14
5 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 0 17:59
7 D. Hamilton D 0 1 1 -1 0 4 4 1 0 22:10
8 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 -1 2 0 6 2 0 13:15
17 S. Nemec D 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 20:09
22 B. Pesce D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 0 19:53
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 17:05
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
25 J. Markstrom 36 33 3 .917 58:34 Loss

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 2 0 13:00
17 B. Rust R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 1 0 16:47
18 T. Novak C 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 33.3% 13:39
19 C. Dewar C 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 0 15:49
39 A. Mantha R 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 13:54
46 B. Lizotte C 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 1 0 33.3% 14:31
55 N. Acciari C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 42.9% 16:17
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 0 12:42
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 30% 16:06
71 E. Malkin C 0 2 2 +1 2 5 0 0 0 66.7% 17:38
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 +1 0 2 0 0 0 55.6% 13:07
85 A. Hayes R 0 0 0 -1 2 2 2 1 0 11:47
5 R. Shea D 0 1 1 +1 0 2 0 0 0 20:19
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 0 0 +2 0 0 1 1 0 17:49
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 17:53
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 -1 2 2 0 2 0 19:02
65 E. Karlsson D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 2 0 21:41
75 C. Clifton D 1 0 1 +1 2 2 7 1 0 18:15
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
37 A. Silovs 30 29 1 .967 59:44 Win

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 17:26 New Jersey Devils Arseny Gritsyuk Slashing 2
2nd 01:24 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin High sticking 2
2nd 04:56 Pittsburgh Penguins Bench Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (bench minor) 2
2nd 09:59 Pittsburgh Penguins Avery Hayes Slashing 2
2nd 13:04 New Jersey Devils Johnathan Kovacevic High sticking 2
2nd 15:33 Pittsburgh Penguins Kris Letang Interference 2
2nd 18:00 New Jersey Devils Simon Nemec Holding the stick 2
3rd 16:11 Pittsburgh Penguins Connor Clifton Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Stephen Hiff
Linesmen
Dylan Blujus, CJ Murray
New Jersey Devils scratches
Evgenii Dadonov, Luke Glendening, Colton White
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Ilya Solovyov

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 Feb 26

Matchup Status Details
Columbus Blue Jackets 2 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
New York Islanders 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
Detroit Red Wings 2 at Ottawa Senators 1 Final/OT Game page
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 at Florida Panthers 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Carolina Hurricanes 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at New York Rangers 2 Final/OT Game page
Seattle Kraken 1 at St. Louis Blues 5 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Nashville Predators 4 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 5 at Colorado Avalanche 2 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 4 at San Jose Sharks 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 8 at Los Angeles Kings 1 Final Game page

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