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New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins

NHL
Devils
13-14-7, 33 PTS
1-4
Final
Penguins
22-8-5, 49 PTS
PPG Paints Arena
TV: Sportsnet+

On the ice

NJ shoots leftPIT shoots right

Shots on goal

1st2nd3rdT
NJ214824
PIT10171239

In net

Cory Schneider35/39 SV, .897
Marc-Andre Fleury23/24 SV, .958
Team123T
NJ0101
PIT1214

Who won: Penguins 4-1

The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on Friday, December 23, 2016 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins lead the series 2-0. Chad Ruhwedel led the Penguins in goals (1). Kyle Palmieri led the Devils in goals (1).

Player of the game

Evgeni Malkin

PIT · 2 A, 3 SOG

8.0

Deserved to win

23%
NJ · 1.96 xG
77%
PIT · 3.68 xG

Penguins created better chances: they win this game 77% of the time

Play by play

  1. End of the 3rd period
  2. P3 0:22Steven Oleksy

    Missed the net

    Missed

    S. Oleksy

  3. P3 0:26Seth Helgeson

    Big hit on E. Fehr

    Hit

    S. Helgeson

  4. P3 0:35Nick Bonino

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    N. Bonino

  5. P3 0:36P.A. Parenteau

    Shot

  6. P3 1:01Evgeni Malkin
    TO

    Takeaway

    E. Malkin · 2 A

  7. P3 4:16John Moore
    TO

    Giveaway

    J. Moore · 1 A

  8. GOALP3 7:55
    Patric Hornqvist

    Goal!

    P. Hornqvist · 1 G

    Goal

    NJ 1 - 4 PIT
  9. P3 7:58Damon Severson
    TO

    Giveaway

    D. Severson

  10. P3 8:01Adam Henrique

    Face off

    Face Off

  11. P3 8:22Conor Sheary

    Big hit on T. Hall

    Hit

    C. Sheary

  12. P3 9:18Damon Severson

    Shot blocked by J. Schultz

    Blocked

    D. Severson

  13. P3 9:43Nick Bonino

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    N. Bonino

  14. P3 9:52Seth Helgeson

    Missed

  15. P3 11:39Chris Kunitz
    TO

    Takeaway

    C. Kunitz · 1 A

  16. Start of the 3rd period
  17. End of the 2nd period
  18. P2 0:05Sergei Kalinin

    Shot on goal

    Shot

    S. Kalinin

  19. P2 0:17Andy Greene

    Missed the net

    Missed

    A. Greene

  20. P2 0:39Nick Bonino

    Faceoff win

    Face Off

    N. Bonino

  21. GOALP2 0:39
    Chad Ruhwedel

    Goal!

    C. Ruhwedel · 1 G

    Goal

    NJ 1 - 3 PIT
  22. P2 0:47Ben Lovejoy

    Shot

  23. P2 0:58Adam Henrique

    Face off

    Face Off

  24. P2 1:36Matt Cullen

    Missed the net

    Missed

    M. Cullen

  25. P2 2:07Miles Wood

    Penalty: penalty

    Penalty

    M. Wood

Leaders

NJPIT
Goals
Kyle Palmieri
1
Chad Ruhwedel
1
Assists
John Moore
1
Evgeni Malkin
2
Points
Kyle Palmieri
1
Evgeni Malkin
2

Season seriesPIT leads series 2-0

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