New Jersey Devils 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins · SternSports

New Jersey Devils 2–5 Pittsburgh Penguins · SternSports

New Jersey Devils40-36-3

25Final

Pittsburgh Penguins41-22-16

Shots

21Shots30
0/1Power plays0/1
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

21 (45%)Faceoffs won26 (55%)
5Takeaways4
19Giveaways15
12Hits7
18Blocked shots8

Discipline

1Penalties1
2Penalty minutes2

Shots

21Shots30
0/1Power plays0/1
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

21 (45%)Faceoffs won26 (55%)
5Takeaways4
19Giveaways15

Stats

Shots

21Shots30
0/1Power plays0/1
0Short-handed goals0

Puck

21 (45%)Faceoffs won26 (55%)
5Takeaways4
19Giveaways15

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
D. Cholowski	2	0	0	-2	17:40	0:00	0:00	17:40	16	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
B. Dillon	0	2	0	-1	21:24	0:00	1:28	19:56	21	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
D. Hamilton	0	0	0	1	20:04	1:00	0:33	18:31	22	0	12	1	3	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Kovacevic	3	3	0	-2	19:24	0:12	1:29	17:43	18	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Nemec	4	1	0	-2	23:01	0:59	0:00	22:02	22	0	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
J. Siegenthaler	1	0	0	1	16:04	0:00	0:31	15:33	20	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Penguins

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
N. Acciari	0	0	1	0	14:51	0:00	1:14	13:37	17	0	12	1	0	1	0	7	4	63.6	1	0	0
J. Brazeau	0	0	0	-1	14:19	0:00	0:00	14:19	17	0	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. Chinakhov	0	0	0	2	14:23	0:48	0:00	13:35	19	1	21	2	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Crosby	1	0	0	2	14:43	1:10	0:00	13:33	20	0	29	2	4	2	0	8	9	47.1	0	0	0
A. Hayes	1	3	0	0	11:13	0:00	0:00	11:13	13	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
B. Kindel	0	0	0	1	14:47	0:49	0:47	13:11	18	0	17	0	1	0	0	4	3	57.1	0	0	0
E. Malkin	0	0	0	3	17:13	1:12	0:00	16:01	19	1	19	1	2	4	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
A. Mantha	0	0	1	-1	16:02	0:48	0:00	15:14	17	0	31	0	1	1	0	0	0	0.0	1	1	2
T. Novak	0	0	0	1	16:21	0:49	0:00	15:32	18	1	16	0	3	0	0	3	1	75.0	0	0	0
R. Rakell	1	0	0	1	18:06	1:11	0:43	16:12	20	0	24	0	8	2	0	4	4	50.0	3	0	0
B. Rust	0	1	0	1	16:21	1:12	1:15	13:54	21	1	29	0	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
E. Soderblom	1	2	1	0	11:32	0:00	0:00	11:32	14	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Clifton	1	0	1	2	16:54	0:00	0:47	16:07	16

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
S. Skinner	2	21	0	0	19	.905	19	0	0	60:00	0	0

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden KnightsVegas Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	OilersEdmonton Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15
3	MammothUtah Mammoth	10	7	3	0	+7	14
4	WildMinnesota Wild	10	6	2	2	+6	14
5	KrakenSeattle Kraken	10	6	3	1	+5	13
6	StarsDallas Stars	9	5	3	1	+8	11
7	AvalancheColorado Avalanche	10	5	4	1	+10	11
8	SharksSan Jose Sharks	10	5	4	1	−8	11
9	JetsWinnipeg Jets	9	4	3	2	−2	10
10	PredatorsNashville Predators	8	3	2	3	−1	9
11	BluesSt. Louis Blues	9	4	4	1	0	9
12	DucksAnaheim Ducks	9	4	5	0	−3	8
13	BlackhawksChicago Blackhawks	9	3	6	0	−15	6
14	CanucksVancouver Canucks	11	2	8	1	−18	5
15	KingsLos Angeles Kings	7	1	4	2	−10	4
16	FlamesCalgary Flames	8	2	6	0	−20	4

Players

Devils

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
N. Bjugstad	1	0	0	-1	14:06	0:00	0:00	14:06	16	0	6	0	0	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
J. Bratt	0	0	0	-1	17:41	1:00	0:49	15:52	21	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
C. Brown	1	0	0	-1	18:09	0:58	0:35	16:36	22	0	17	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	3	0	0
P. Cotter	0	1	0	1	10:49	0:10	0:00	10:39	13	1	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0
C. Glass	1	0	0	-1	14:33	0:57	0:32	13:04	18	0	18	0	0	1	0	5	5	50.0	1	0	0
B. Halonen	0	3	0	1	8:54	0:01	0:00	8:53	11	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
L. Hameenaho	0	0	2	-1	13:59	0:46	0:00	13:13	17	0	2	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
N. Hischier	0	0	1	-3	18:06	1:00	0:37	16:29	22	0	26	0	0	0	0	9	10	47.4	0	0	0
J. Hughes	3	0	0	-1	20:49	1:02	0:48	18:59	22	1	26	0	5	0	0	2	9	18.2	3	0	0
M. McLaughlin	1	1	1	1	9:41	0:14	0:00	9:27	11	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	1	83.3	0	0	0
T. Meier	1	1	1	-3	17:00	0:52	0:00	16:08	20	0	24	0	3	2	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
D. Mercer	0	0	0	-2	17:21	0:49	0:38	15:54	20	0	18	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
D. Cholowski	2	0	0	-2	17:40	0:00	0:00	17:40	16

goalies	GA	SA	SOS	SOSA	SV	SV%	ESSV	PPSV	SHSV	TOI	YTDG	PIM
J. Allen	4	29	0	0	25	.862	24	1	0	59:15	0	0

Penguins

forwards	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
N. Acciari	0	0	1	0	14:51	0:00	1:14	13:37

Game

Team	1	2	3
NJ	0	2	0
PIT	1	2	2

Leaders

Face-off: 10 Apr 2026, 01:00
Venue: Prudential Center, Newark
Attendance: 16’514

Match report on ESPN: Malkin, Crosby and Letang help the Penguins beat the Devils to clinch a playoff spot

Top stats

21Shots30

Standings

Eastern Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Hurricanes	11	8	2	1	+15	17
2	Bruins	10	7	2	1	+14	15
3	Rangers	11	7	3	1	+9	15
4	Lightning	9	7	2	0	+8	14
5	Senators	9	6	3	0	+1	12
6	Panthers	9	5	2	2	+5	12
7	Maple Leafs	11	5	4	2	+3	12
8	Islanders	9	5	3	1	+7	11
10	Devils	9	5	4	0	−1	10
14	Penguins	10	3	6	1	−5	7

Western Conference

#	Team	GP	W	L	OTL	DIFF	PTS
1	Golden Knights	11	8	3	0	+14	16
2	Oilers	9	7	1	1	+14	15

Head to head

Last 3 meetings

Devils wins: 1
Draws: 0
Penguins wins: 2

Earlier meetings

8 NovFinal/SO
New Jersey Devils2
Pittsburgh Penguins1

defenses	BS	HT	TK	+/-	TOI	PPTOI	SHTOI	ESTOI	SHFT	G	YTDG	A	S	SM	SOG	FW	FL	FO%	GV	PN	PIM
C. Clifton	1	0	1	2	16:54	0:00	0:47	16:07	16	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
S. Girard	1	0	0	1	18:50	0:00	0:17	18:33	18	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
E. Karlsson	0	0	0	0	22:30	1:11	0:57	20:22	23	1	15	1	2	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0
K. Letang	1	0	0	1	20:15	0:50	0:16	19:09	19	0	3	1	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	2	0	0
R. Shea	0	0	0	2	18:00	0:00	0:46	17:14	17	0	6	1	2	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
P. Wotherspoon	1	1	0	0	21:40	0:00	0:58	20:42	23	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0