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New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

NHLFebruary 26, 2026PPG Paints Arena

DevilsNew JerseyNJ28-29-2

Devils 1, Penguins 4

Final
PenguinsPittsburghPITWon30-15-12
Score by period
Team123T
NJ0101
PIT1034

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Jack Hughes faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  3. 0:04Connor Dewar hit Dougie Hamilton
  4. 0:21Jonas Siegenthaler hit Blake Lizotte
  5. 0:28Icing
  6. 0:28Thomas Novak faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  7. 0:33Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  8. 0:35Goalie Stopped
  9. 0:35Nico Hischier faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  10. 0:55Timo Meier hit Thomas Novak
  11. 1:06Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  12. 1:08Goalie Stopped
  13. 1:08Cody Glass faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  14. 1:38Brenden Dillon hit Bryan Rust
  15. 1:45Avery Hayes hit Arseny Gritsyuk
  16. 1:49Icing
  17. 1:49Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nick Bjugstad
  18. 1:56Giveaway by Ben Kindel
  19. 1:57Giveaway by Arseny Gritsyuk
  20. 2:12Ryan Shea shot blocked by Ben Kindel
  21. 2:16Nick Bjugstad hit Ben Kindel
  22. 2:21Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  23. 2:23Goalie Stopped
  24. 2:23Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nick Bjugstad
  25. 2:26Tommy Novak Snap Shot Hit Right Post
  26. 2:27Egor Chinakhov Backhand Hit Left Post
  27. 2:38Ryan Shea Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  28. 2:49Connor Clifton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  29. 2:58Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  30. 3:16Connor Clifton hit Paul Cotter
  31. 3:43Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  32. 3:48Goalie Stopped
  33. 3:48Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  34. 3:57Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
  35. 4:15Brenden Dillon hit Blake Lizotte
  36. 4:52Off-side
  37. 4:52Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  38. 5:00Timo Meier hit Kris Letang
  39. 5:13Nico Hischier Wrist Shot Wide Right
  40. 5:15Puck Frozen - Goalie
  41. 5:15Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  42. 5:19Giveaway by Kris Letang
  43. 5:29Giveaway by Brett Pesce
  44. 5:45Johnathan Kovacevic hit Noel Acciari
  45. 5:52Kris Letang shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  46. 6:05Arseny Gritsyuk Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  47. 6:32Connor Clifton hit Cody Glass
  48. 6:44Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
  49. 6:51Simon Nemec Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  50. 6:53Goalie Stopped
  51. 6:53Jack Hughes faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  52. 6:56Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  53. 7:33Giveaway by Jesper Bratt
  54. 8:22Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  55. 8:42Maksim Tsyplakov hit Bryan Rust
  56. 8:42Brenden Dillon hit Avery Hayes
  57. 8:47Puck in Netting
  58. 8:47Nico Hischier faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  59. 8:50Giveaway by Simon Nemec
  60. 8:59Justin Brazeau Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  61. 9:01Goalie Stopped
  62. 9:01Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  63. 9:15Timo Meier Wrist Shot Short
  64. 9:52Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  65. 9:53Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  66. 10:08Takeaway by Arseny Gritsyuk
  67. 10:16Jonas Siegenthaler Tip-In Wide Left
  68. 10:35Arseny Gritsyuk Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  69. 11:07Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  70. 11:09Puck in Netting
  71. 11:09Jack Hughes faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  72. 11:26Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  73. 11:42Brenden Dillon Wrist Shot Short
  74. 11:52Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
  75. 11:58Giveaway by Egor Chinakhov
  76. 12:09Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  77. 13:07Lenni Hameenaho Wrist Shot Wide Left
  78. 13:15Hand Pass
  79. 13:15Jack Hughes faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  80. 13:54Timo Meier hit Connor Clifton
  81. 13:55Takeaway by Timo Meier
  82. 13:57Puck Frozen - Goalie
  83. 13:57Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  84. 14:08High Stick
  85. 14:08Nick Bjugstad faceoff won against Anthony Mantha
  86. 14:19Giveaway by Simon Nemec
  87. 14:46Simon Nemec Wrist Shot Wide Left
  88. 15:03Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  89. 15:18Connor Brown shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  90. 15:19Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Kris Letang
  91. 15:48Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  92. 16:04Connor Clifton hit Dawson Mercer
  93. 16:06Connor Clifton hit Dawson Mercer
  94. 16:21Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
  95. 16:33Giveaway by Ryan Shea
  96. 16:38Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Avery Hayes
  97. 16:56Avery Hayes Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  98. 17:06Giveaway by Arseny Gritsyuk
  99. 17:13Connor Dewar Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom
  100. 17:15Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  101. 17:19Blake Lizotte shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
  102. 17:26Arseny Gritsyuk Slashing against Parker Wotherspoon
  103. 17:26Nico Hischier faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  104. 17:46Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  105. 18:51Thomas Novak Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Kris Letang (23), Evgeni Malkin (32)
  106. 18:51Jack Hughes faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  107. 19:21Simon Nemec Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  108. 19:25Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Connor Dewar
  109. 19:55Jack Hughes shot blocked by Maksim Tsyplakov
  110. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  3. 0:29Erik Karlsson Wrist Shot Wide Left
  4. 0:38Dougie Hamilton hit Connor Dewar
  5. 0:53High Stick
  6. 0:53Nico Hischier faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  7. 1:06Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  8. 1:24Evgeni Malkin High-sticking against Brett Pesce
  9. 1:24Nico Hischier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  10. 1:32Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
  11. 1:35Puck in Benches
  12. 1:35Nico Hischier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  13. 1:54Connor Dewar shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
  14. 2:19Dougie Hamilton hit Connor Dewar
  15. 2:26Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  16. 2:42Takeaway by Nico Hischier
  17. 3:09Timo Meier shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
  18. 3:19Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  19. 3:25Timo Meier Snap Shot Short
  20. 3:32Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
  21. 3:44Icing
  22. 3:44Ben Kindel faceoff won against Nick Bjugstad
  23. 4:19Nick Bjugstad hit Rickard Rakell
  24. 4:32Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  25. 4:36Justin Brazeau hit Brett Pesce
  26. 4:56Paul Cotter Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Dougie Hamilton (15), Jack Hughes (26)
  27. 4:56Delaying Game - Unsucc. chlg served by Avery Hayes
  28. 4:56Challenge Hm - goal interference - goal
  29. 4:56Nico Hischier faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  30. 5:06Nico Hischier Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  31. 5:27Puck Frozen - Goalie
  32. 5:27Nico Hischier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  33. 5:55Giveaway by Nico Hischier
  34. 6:22Nico Hischier Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  35. 6:42Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  36. 6:45Giveaway by Nico Hischier
  37. 7:41Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  38. 7:47Paul Cotter shot blocked by Thomas Novak
  39. 7:56Johnathan Kovacevic hit Thomas Novak
  40. 8:05Giveaway by Maxim Tsyplakov
  41. 8:11Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot Wide Right
  42. 8:26Giveaway by Tommy Novak
  43. 8:26Johnathan Kovacevic hit Thomas Novak
  44. 9:02Ryan Shea Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  45. 9:17Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  46. 9:20Cody Glass Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  47. 9:22Goalie Stopped
  48. 9:22Ben Kindel faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  49. 9:59Avery Hayes Slashing against Simon Nemec
  50. 9:59Timo Meier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  51. 10:12Lenni Hameenaho Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  52. 10:13Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  53. 10:15Goalie Stopped
  54. 10:15Timo Meier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  55. 10:34Lenni Hameenaho shot blocked by Erik Karlsson
  56. 11:02Blake Lizotte Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom
  57. 11:04Bryan Rust Backhand Wide Left
  58. 11:43Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  59. 12:03Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  60. 12:04Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  61. 12:34Paul Cotter Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  62. 12:38Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot Wide Right
  63. 12:40TV Timeout
  64. 12:40Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  65. 12:46Icing
  66. 12:46Jack Hughes faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  67. 13:02Avery Hayes Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
  68. 13:04Johnathan Kovacevic High-sticking against Avery Hayes
  69. 13:04Nico Hischier faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
  70. 13:50Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  71. 13:51Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  72. 14:02Evgeni Malkin Snap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  73. 14:04Goalie Stopped
  74. 14:04Cody Glass faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  75. 14:06Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
  76. 14:26Ben Kindel shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  77. 14:45High Stick
  78. 14:45Nick Bjugstad faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  79. 14:55Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  80. 15:07Thomas Novak Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  81. 15:08Justin Brazeau Backhand saved by Jacob Markstrom
  82. 15:33Kris Letang Interference against Jesper Bratt
  83. 15:33TV Timeout
  84. 15:33Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  85. 15:44Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  86. 16:07Connor Dewar Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  87. 16:09Noel Acciari hit Dougie Hamilton
  88. 16:32Connor Brown Slap Shot Wide Left
  89. 16:41Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  90. 17:05Lenni Hameenaho shot blocked by Bryan Rust
  91. 17:19Takeaway by Blake Lizotte
  92. 17:58Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  93. 18:00Simon Nemec Holding the stick against Blake Lizotte
  94. 18:00Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  95. 18:09Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
  96. 18:53Rickard Rakell Slap Shot Wide Right
  97. 19:10Giveaway by Nick Bjugstad
  98. 19:15Erik Karlsson Tip-In saved by Jacob Markstrom
  99. 19:20Johnathan Kovacevic hit Bryan Rust
  100. 19:29Nick Bjugstad Wrap-around Wide Left
  101. 19:55Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  102. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  3. 0:08Icing
  4. 0:08Jack Hughes faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  5. 0:15Icing
  6. 0:15Thomas Novak faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  7. 0:29Giveaway by Connor Brown
  8. 0:50Avery Hayes hit Nico Hischier
  9. 1:04Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  10. 1:04Johnathan Kovacevic hit Bryan Rust
  11. 1:18Giveaway by Kris Letang
  12. 1:34Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  13. 2:10Cody Glass shot blocked by Lenni Hameenaho
  14. 2:15Lenni Hameenaho shot blocked by Kris Letang
  15. 2:43Dougie Hamilton hit Evgeni Malkin
  16. 2:50Icing
  17. 2:50Nick Bjugstad faceoff won against Thomas Novak
  18. 3:30Egor Chinakhov Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  19. 3:54Blake Lizotte hit Jesper Bratt
  20. 3:58Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
  21. 4:08Parker Wotherspoon hit Jesper Bratt
  22. 4:10Takeaway by Parker Wotherspoon
  23. 4:31Connor Dewar hit Brett Pesce
  24. 4:53Avery Hayes Backhand Wide Left
  25. 4:57Samuel Girard Slap Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  26. 5:10Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  27. 5:11Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
  28. 5:21Bryan Rust shot blocked by Timo Meier
  29. 5:22Bryan Rust Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  30. 5:25Goalie Stopped
  31. 5:25Cody Glass faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  32. 5:30Takeaway by Connor Clifton
  33. 5:39Cody Glass shot blocked by Anthony Mantha
  34. 5:50Connor Clifton hit Arseny Gritsyuk
  35. 5:52Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  36. 6:07Ben Kindel shot blocked by Cody Glass
  37. 6:18Giveaway by Cody Glass
  38. 6:26Ryan Shea Snap Shot Off Crossbar
  39. 6:30Connor Clifton Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (20), Anthony Mantha (23)
  40. 6:30Blake Lizotte faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  41. 7:11Giveaway by Brenden Dillon
  42. 7:20Egor Chinakhov Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (33)
  43. 7:20Rickard Rakell faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  44. 7:32Puck in Benches
  45. 7:32Nico Hischier faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  46. 7:41Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  47. 7:42Goalie Stopped
  48. 7:42Nico Hischier faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  49. 7:51Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  50. 7:58Nico Hischier hit Avery Hayes
  51. 8:00Giveaway by Nico Hischier
  52. 8:07Avery Hayes shot blocked by Brett Pesce
  53. 8:08Johnathan Kovacevic hit Avery Hayes
  54. 8:16Ben Kindel Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  55. 8:30Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Justin Brazeau
  56. 8:32Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  57. 8:35Jesper Bratt hit Samuel Girard
  58. 8:48Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  59. 8:59Connor Clifton shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  60. 9:05Giveaway by Justin Brazeau
  61. 9:12Dougie Hamilton hit Anthony Mantha
  62. 9:31Lenni Hameenaho Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  63. 9:32Cody Glass Wrist Shot Wide Right
  64. 9:39Lenni Hameenaho Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  65. 9:48Simon Nemec shot blocked by Connor Clifton
  66. 9:58Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Arseny Gritsyuk
  67. 10:15Icing
  68. 10:15Nick Bjugstad faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  69. 10:22Nick Bjugstad hit Avery Hayes
  70. 10:32Puck in Crowd
  71. 10:32Cody Glass faceoff won against Ben Kindel
  72. 10:36Brett Pesce Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
  73. 10:57Anthony Mantha Wrist Shot Wide Left
  74. 11:24Justin Brazeau Wrap-around saved by Jacob Markstrom
  75. 11:42Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  76. 11:43Goalie Stopped
  77. 11:43Thomas Novak faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  78. 11:45Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  79. 11:53Puck in Crowd
  80. 11:53Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  81. 11:56Dawson Mercer hit Samuel Girard
  82. 11:57Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  83. 12:12Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  84. 12:22Puck in Netting
  85. 12:22Noel Acciari faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  86. 12:41Connor Clifton Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
  87. 12:53Connor Clifton hit Connor Brown
  88. 13:32Connor Clifton hit Paul Cotter
  89. 14:07Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  90. 14:29Lenni Hameenaho Tip-In Wide Left
  91. 14:38Lenni Hameenaho shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  92. 14:40Puck in Netting
  93. 14:40Nico Hischier faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  94. 14:44Jack Hughes shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
  95. 15:35Giveaway by Bryan Rust
  96. 16:08Icing
  97. 16:08Nico Hischier faceoff won against Rickard Rakell
  98. 16:11Puck in Penalty Benches
  99. 16:11Connor Clifton Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  100. 16:11Nico Hischier faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  101. 16:29Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Right
  102. 16:31Puck in Netting
  103. 16:31Noel Acciari faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  104. 17:19Simon Nemec Snap Shot Wide Left
  105. 17:21Noel Acciari shot blocked by Blake Lizotte
  106. 17:27Off-side
  107. 17:27Cody Glass faceoff won against Blake Lizotte
  108. 17:33Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  109. 17:41Jack Hughes shot blocked by Samuel Girard
  110. 17:48Cody Glass Deflected saved by Arturs Silovs
  111. 17:49Cody Glass Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  112. 17:55Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
  113. 18:01Blake Lizotte Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  114. 18:01Nick Bjugstad faceoff won against Noel Acciari
  115. 18:14Giveaway by Samuel Girard
  116. 18:23Brenden Dillon Wrist Shot saved by Arturs Silovs
  117. 19:22Arseny Gritsyuk Wrist Shot Wide Right
  118. 19:43Paul Cotter hit Thomas Novak
  119. 19:56Paul Cotter hit Justin Brazeau
  120. 20:00End of 3rd Period
  121. 20:00Game End

1st

  1. 18:51NJ 0, PIT 1Thomas Novak Goal (12) Tip-In, assists: Kris Letang (23), Evgeni Malkin (32)

2nd

  1. 4:56NJ 1, PIT 1Paul Cotter Goal (6) Deflected, assists: Dougie Hamilton (15), Jack Hughes (26)

3rd

  1. 6:30NJ 1, PIT 2Connor Clifton Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Ryan Shea (20), Anthony Mantha (23)
  2. 7:20NJ 1, PIT 3Egor Chinakhov Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (33)
  3. 18:01NJ 1, PIT 4Blake Lizotte Goal (7) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Game leaders

DevilsNew Jersey

PenguinsPittsburgh

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Paul Cotter LW101020010:050.020000001269:550:100:00
Arseny Gritsyuk RW00-2001212:580.0200211117910:152:430:00
Cody Glass C00-2001011:47100.0305101018139:400:341:33
Connor Brown RW000000022:020.00001010241013:476:082:07
Dawson Mercer C00-1010015:140.0100000019139:083:462:20
Jack Hughes C01-1000025:4238.921170000231217:537:490:00
Jesper Bratt LW000010019:430.02001000241313:405:021:01
Lenni Hameenaho RW00-2000012:500.0300002017210:302:200:00
Maxim Tsyplakov RW00001009:330.000010001319:230:100:00
Nick Bjugstad C000030011:0662.503510101469:250:131:28
Nico Hischier C000010018:0063.64814303119198:407:022:18
Timo Meier RW000031016:30100.04020041181511:414:490:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Brenden Dillon D000031017:5910020100.020314:240:103:25
Brett Pesce D00-1001019:5300010100.021116:220:073:24
Dougie Hamilton D01-1041022:1040030000.023716:315:070:32
Johnathan Kovacevic D00-1062213:1500001200.020011:440:101:21
Jonas Siegenthaler D000013017:0500000200.022014:540:002:11
Simon Nemec D000000220:0920021200.020815:244:450:00
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Jacob Markstrom G36333.91758:3400236400

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