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Pittsburgh Penguins at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final

Final score

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 5–2 on Thursday, April 9, 2026 on the road.

Team Goals 2025-2026 record
Pittsburgh Penguins 5 41-25-16
at New Jersey Devils 2 42-37-3

Goals by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 2 2 5
New Jersey Devils 0 2 0 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Pittsburgh Penguins 15 8 7 30
New Jersey Devils 10 6 5 21

Three stars

  1. E. Chinakhov, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. E. Malkin, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 goal, 1 assist)
  3. S. Crosby, Pittsburgh Penguins (2 assists)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:53 Pittsburgh Penguins Bryan Rust (29) Egor Chinakhov (20), Kris Letang (31) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 0
2nd 09:51 New Jersey Devils Paul Cotter (9) Dougie Hamilton (24), Brian Halonen (1) Even strength PIT 1, NJD 1
2nd 11:43 Pittsburgh Penguins Tommy Novak (16) Evgeni Malkin (42), Erik Karlsson (51) Even strength PIT 2, NJD 1
2nd 11:52 Pittsburgh Penguins Egor Chinakhov (21) Ryan Shea (26), Sidney Crosby (44) Even strength PIT 3, NJD 1
2nd 15:07 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (26) Jonas Siegenthaler (15), Connor Brown (24) Even strength PIT 3, NJD 2
3rd 06:50 Pittsburgh Penguins Evgeni Malkin (19) Sidney Crosby (45), Egor Chinakhov (21) Even strength PIT 4, NJD 2
3rd 17:00 Pittsburgh Penguins Erik Karlsson (15) Parker Wotherspoon (27), Noel Acciari (12) Even strength, Empty net PIT 5, NJD 2

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

Team stats

Stat Pittsburgh Penguins New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 30 21
Power play 0 of 1 0 of 1
Penalty minutes 2 2
Hits 7 12
Blocked shots 8 18
Giveaways 15 19
Takeaways 4 5
Faceoffs won 26/47 (55.3%) 21/47 (44.7%)

Box score

Pittsburgh Penguins

Pittsburgh Penguins skaters
Player
16 J. Brazeau R 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 14:19
17 B. Rust R 1 0 1 +1 0 2 1 0 16:21
18 T. Novak C 1 0 1 +1 0 3 0 0 75% 16:21
25 E. Soderblom L 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 11:32
39 A. Mantha R 0 0 0 -1 2 1 0 0 16:02
55 N. Acciari C 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 63.6% 14:51
59 E. Chinakhov R 1 2 3 +2 0 2 0 0 14:23
67 R. Rakell R 0 0 0 +1 0 8 0 1 50% 18:06
71 E. Malkin C 1 1 2 +3 0 2 0 0 17:13
81 B. Kindel C 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 57.1% 14:47
85 A. Hayes R 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 1 11:13
87 S. Crosby C 0 2 2 +2 0 4 0 1 47.1% 14:43
5 R. Shea D 0 1 1 +2 0 2 0 0 18:00
28 P. Wotherspoon D 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 1 21:40
49 S. Girard D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 18:50
58 K. Letang D 0 1 1 +1 0 0 0 1 20:15
65 E. Karlsson D 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 22:30
75 C. Clifton D 0 0 0 +2 0 1 0 1 16:54
Pittsburgh Penguins goalies
Goalie
74 S. Skinner 21 19 2 .905 60:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
12 C. Glass C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 50% 14:33
13 N. Hischier C 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 47.4% 18:06
16 C. Brown R 0 1 1 -1 0 2 0 1 18:09
21 M. McLaughlin C 0 0 0 +1 0 0 1 1 83.3% 09:41
28 T. Meier R 0 0 0 -3 0 3 1 1 17:00
29 L. Hameenaho R 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 13:59
47 P. Cotter L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 1 0 10:49
48 B. Halonen L 0 1 1 +1 0 0 3 0 08:54
63 J. Bratt L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 17:41
72 N. Bjugstad C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 1 14:06
86 J. Hughes C 1 0 1 -1 0 5 0 3 18.2% 20:49
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 17:21
5 B. Dillon D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 0 21:24
7 D. Hamilton D 0 1 1 +1 0 3 0 0 20:04
8 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 3 3 19:24
17 S. Nemec D 0 0 0 -2 2 1 1 4 23:01
44 D. Cholowski D 0 0 0 -2 0 1 0 2 17:40
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 0 1 16:04
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34 J. Allen 29 25 4 .862 59:15 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 05:55 Pittsburgh Penguins Anthony Mantha Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 09:02 New Jersey Devils Simon Nemec Tripping 2

Game information

Pittsburgh Penguins head coach
Dan Muse
New Jersey Devils head coach
Sheldon Keefe
Referees
Jon McIsaac, Mike Sullivan
Linesmen
Matt MacPherson, Devin Berg
Pittsburgh Penguins scratches
Kevin Hayes, Ryan Graves, Connor Dewar, Jack St. Ivany, Blake Lizotte, Ilya Solovyov
New Jersey Devils scratches
Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Pesce, Arseny Gritsyuk, Luke Hughes, Maxim Tsyplakov

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 Apr 9

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 3 at New York Islanders 5 Final Game page
Columbus Blue Jackets 0 at Buffalo Sabres 5 Final Game page
Tampa Bay Lightning 1 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 1 at Ottawa Senators 5 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 3 at Detroit Red Wings 6 Final Game page
Winnipeg Jets 3 at St. Louis Blues 2 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 7 at Chicago Blackhawks 2 Final Game page
Minnesota Wild 4 at Dallas Stars 5 Final Game page
Calgary Flames 1 at Colorado Avalanche 3 Final Game page
Nashville Predators 1 at Utah Mammoth 4 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Anaheim Ducks 6 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 3 at Seattle Kraken 4 Final/SO Game page
Vancouver Canucks 1 at Los Angeles Kings 4 Final Game page

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