National Hockey League

FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins 3
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New Jersey Devils 1
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Match Report

Rust, Guentzel lead Penguins past Devils 3-1

— Bryan Rust and Jake Guentzel each had a goal and an assist Saturday, helping the Pittsburgh Penguins end a two-game skid with a 3-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils.

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Team Stats

PIT NJ
10
Blocked Shots
1
6
Hits
4
10
Takeaways
12
29
Shots
25
1
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
4
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
32
Faceoffs Won
24
57.1
Faceoff Win Percent
42.9
6
Giveaways
22
5
Total Penalties
3
10
Penalty Minutes
6

Top Performers

PIT

  • Casey DeSmith G GA 1 · SA 25 · SOS 0
  • Sidney Crosby C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 2
  • Sam Lafferty C BS 1 · HT 1 · TK 0
  • Frederick Gaudreau C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1

NJ

  • Scott Wedgewood G GA 3 · SA 29 · SOS 0
  • Pavel Zacha C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Travis Zajac C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 1
  • Jack Hughes C BS 0 · HT 0 · TK 0

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1

Injuries

New Jersey Devils

  • Seamus Casey Injured Reserve

Pittsburgh Penguins

  • Ben Kindel Injured Reserve
  • Elmer Soderblom Day-To-Day
  • Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
  • Egor Chinakhov Day-To-Day
  • Samuel Girard Injured Reserve

Play by Play

  1. Missed 18:48 3-1
    Nikita Gusev 3rd
  2. Penalty 14:45 3-1
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  3. Penalty 14:45 3-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  4. Goal 14:25 3-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  5. Missed 13:44 2-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  6. Missed 11:25 2-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  7. Penalty 9:21 2-1
    Brian Dumoulin 3rd
  8. Missed 9:01 2-1
    P.K. Subban 3rd
  9. Missed 7:30 2-1
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  10. Penalty 7:17 2-1
    Anthony Angello 3rd
  11. Missed 6:40 2-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  12. Missed 6:23 2-1
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  13. Missed 4:33 2-1
    Damon Severson 3rd
  14. Missed 3:28 2-1
    Mikhail Maltsev 3rd
  15. Missed 12:14 2-1
    Evan Rodrigues 2nd
  16. Missed 11:06 2-1
    Mike Matheson 2nd
  17. Penalty 7:35 2-1
    Sam Lafferty 2nd
  18. Goal 6:35 2-1
    Bryan Rust 2nd
  19. Penalty 5:14 1-1
    Miles Wood 2nd
  20. Goal 4:59 1-1
    Zachary Aston-Reese 2nd
  21. Missed 0:41 0-1
    Kris Letang 2nd
  22. Missed 19:02 0-1
    Andreas Johnsson 1st
  23. Missed 15:13 0-1
    Nikita Gusev 1st
  24. Penalty 14:06 0-1
    Anthony Angello 1st
  25. Missed 9:49 0-1
    John Marino 1st
  26. Penalty 7:44 0-1
    Damon Severson 1st
  27. Goal 7:19 0-1
    Kyle Palmieri 1st
  28. Missed 4:48 0-0
    Mikhail Maltsev 1st
  29. Missed 2:32 0-0
    Cody Ceci 1st
  1. End of Game 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  2. Period End 20:00 3-1
    3rd
  3. Face Off 19:57 3-1
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  4. Stoppage 19:57 3-1
    3rd
  5. Shot 19:53 3-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  6. Face Off 19:29 3-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  7. Stoppage 19:29 3-1
    3rd
  8. Takeaway 19:26 3-1
    Bryan Rust 3rd
  9. Hit 18:55 3-1
    Brian Dumoulin 3rd
  10. Missed 18:48 3-1
    Nikita Gusev 3rd
  11. Face Off 18:21 3-1
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  12. Stoppage 18:21 3-1
    3rd
  13. Stoppage 18:21 3-1
    3rd
  14. Shot 18:21 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  15. Face Off 18:06 3-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  16. Stoppage 18:06 3-1
    3rd
  17. Shot 18:06 3-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  18. Shot 18:06 3-1
    Jack Hughes 3rd
  19. Blocked 18:00 3-1
    Jesper Bratt 3rd
  20. Takeaway 16:36 3-1
    Ty Smith 3rd
  21. Blocked 16:00 3-1
    Kyle Palmieri 3rd
  22. Face Off 14:58 3-1
    Sidney Crosby 3rd
  23. Stoppage 14:58 3-1
    3rd
  24. Face Off 14:45 3-1
    Travis Zajac 3rd
  25. Stoppage 14:45 3-1
    3rd
  26. Penalty 14:45 3-1
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  27. Penalty 14:45 3-1
    Dmitry Kulikov 3rd
  28. Face Off 14:25 3-1
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  29. Goal 14:25 3-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  30. Face Off 14:19 2-1
    Pavel Zacha 3rd
  31. Stoppage 14:19 2-1
    3rd
  32. Giveaway 14:13 2-1
    Scott Wedgewood 3rd
  33. Missed 13:44 2-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  34. Shot 13:30 2-1
    Yegor Sharangovich 3rd
  35. Face Off 13:13 2-1
    Mark Jankowski 3rd
  36. Stoppage 13:13 2-1
    3rd
  37. Face Off 12:55 2-1
    Sam Lafferty 3rd
  38. Stoppage 12:55 2-1
    3rd
  39. Shot 12:50 2-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd
  40. Takeaway 12:46 2-1
    Jake Guentzel 3rd

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