Crosby, Malkin help Penguins rally from 2 goals down to beat Devils 4-2
— Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from two goals down and beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Pittsburgh Penguins
4
New Jersey Devils
2
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PIT | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| NJ | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | @ Montreal Canadiens | L 4-5 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | vs Utah Mammoth | L 3-4 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Nashville Predators | W 3-2 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | vs Florida Panthers | W 4-0 | NHL |
| 10/19/26 | @ Utah Mammoth | L 4-5 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 18:24 4-2
Bryan Rust Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (57), Ville Koivunen (4)
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Missed 17:25 3-2
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 16:39 3-2
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:43 3-2
Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 13:57 3-2
Erik Haula Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 13:44 3-2
Brett Pesce Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Goal 13:21 3-2
Sidney Crosby Goal (32) Tip-In, assists: Bryan Rust (34), Matt Grzelcyk (37)
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Penalty 12:00 2-2
Cody Glass High-sticking against Sidney Crosby
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Missed 11:24 2-2
Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:01 2-2
Danton Heinen Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
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Missed 10:35 2-2
Johnathan Kovacevic Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 8:55 2-2
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 8:40 2-2
Cody Glass Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 7:41 2-2
Matt Grzelcyk Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:15 2-2
Erik Haula Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 5:50 2-2
Brenden Dillon Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:42 2-2
Nico Hischier Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 1:27 2-2
Sidney Crosby Slap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 20:00 2-2
Brett Pesce Slashing against Bryan Rust
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Missed 16:52 2-2
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Right
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Penalty 15:24 2-2
Conor Timmins Tripping against Stefan Noesen
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Missed 12:52 2-2
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 12:44 2-2
Luke Hughes Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:15 2-2
Timo Meier Slap Shot Short
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Penalty 6:22 2-2
Matt Grzelcyk Tripping against Ondrej Palat
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Missed 5:00 2-2
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 1:47 2-2
Stefan Noesen Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Goal 1:05 2-2
Valtteri Puustinen Goal (2) Deflected, assists: Evgeni Malkin (34), Matt Grzelcyk (36)
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Penalty 1:00 1-2
Brett Pesce Hooking against Rickard Rakell
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Missed 16:36 1-2
Brett Pesce Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 16:10 1-2
Evgeni Malkin Goal (16) , assists: none
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Missed 16:06 0-2
Evgeni Malkin Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 15:40 0-2
Valtteri Puustinen Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Missed 14:08 0-2
Matt Grzelcyk Slap Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 14:01 0-2
Johnathan Kovacevic Tripping against Evgeni Malkin
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Missed 12:22 0-2
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 9:15 0-2
Luke Hughes Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:33 0-2
Evgeni Malkin Backhand Wide Right
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Goal 6:17 0-2
Ondrej Palat Goal (15) Deflected, assists: Cody Glass (16), Seamus Casey (3)
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Missed 5:05 0-1
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 4:02 0-1
Kevin Hayes Hooking against Ondrej Palat
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Missed 0:26 0-1
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Short
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Goal 0:15 0-1
Erik Haula Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (16), Brett Pesce (13)
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End of Game 20:00 4-2
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-2
End of 3rd Period
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Blocked 19:57 4-2
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Bryan Rust
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Shot 19:52 4-2
Stefan Noesen Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
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Face Off 19:51 4-2
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 19:51 4-2
Icing
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Blocked 19:44 4-2
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
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Shot 19:40 4-2
Stefan Noesen Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
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Shot 19:38 4-2
Jesper Bratt Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
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Blocked 19:27 4-2
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
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Face Off 18:50 4-2
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 18:50 4-2
Puck in Netting
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Face Off 18:24 4-2
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 18:24 4-2
Timeout - Home
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Goal 18:24 4-2
Bryan Rust Goal (29) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (57), Ville Koivunen (4)
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Blocked 18:17 3-2
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Ville Koivunen
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Missed 17:25 3-2
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Hit 17:18 3-2
Connor Dewar hit Brian Dumoulin
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Missed 16:39 3-2
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot Wide Right
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Giveaway 16:30 3-2
Giveaway by Danton Heinen
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Hit 15:53 3-2
Seamus Casey hit Ville Koivunen
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Hit 15:48 3-2
Curtis Lazar hit Bryan Rust
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Takeaway 15:04 3-2
Takeaway by Brett Pesce
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Missed 14:43 3-2
Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 14:25 3-2
Conor Timmins shot blocked by Cody Glass
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Shot 14:00 3-2
Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
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Missed 13:57 3-2
Erik Haula Slap Shot Wide Right
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Blocked 13:51 3-2
Brett Pesce shot blocked by Danton Heinen
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Missed 13:44 3-2
Brett Pesce Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
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Shot 13:42 3-2
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
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Hit 13:33 3-2
Timo Meier hit Kris Letang
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Hit 13:27 3-2
Erik Haula hit Ryan Shea
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Face Off 13:21 3-2
Erik Haula faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
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Goal 13:21 3-2
Sidney Crosby Goal (32) Tip-In, assists: Bryan Rust (34), Matt Grzelcyk (37)
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Giveaway 12:08 2-2
Giveaway by Rickard Rakell
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Face Off 12:00 2-2
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 12:00 2-2
TV Timeout
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Penalty 12:00 2-2
Cody Glass High-sticking against Sidney Crosby
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Missed 11:24 2-2
Conor Timmins Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:01 2-2
Danton Heinen Backhand Failed Bank Attempt
Showing the last 40 of 276 events.
Team Stats
PIT
NJ
13
Blocked Shots
4
19
Hits
20
3
Takeaways
4
24
Shots
28
2
Power Play Goals
0
4
Power Play Opportunities
3
50.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
28
46.2
Faceoff Win Percent
53.8
9
Giveaways
9
3
Total Penalties
4
6
Penalty Minutes
8
Head to Head
Injuries
New Jersey Devils
- Evan Rodrigues Day-To-Day
- Anthony Mantha Day-To-Day
- Seamus Casey Injured Reserve
Pittsburgh Penguins
- Evgeni Malkin Day-To-Day
- Kaedan Korczak Day-To-Day
- Elmer Soderblom Injured Reserve
- Bryan Rust Injured Reserve
- Trevor van Riemsdyk Injured Reserve
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