
Game No: 687
Started: 2026-01-08 19:14:00
Ended: 2026-01-08 21:41:00
Attendance: 16,125
Three Stars by: PPG Paints Arena Media
Full Recap
| Period | Time | Team | Scorer | Shot Type | Distance (ft) | Assist | Assist | Highlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6:39 | PIT | Erik Karlsson | Rickard Rakell | Sidney Crosby | |||
| 2 | 5:23 | PIT | Connor Dewar | Rickard Rakell | Kris Letang | |||
| 2 | 19:07 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Sidney Crosby | Erik Karlsson | |||
| 3 | 2:55 | N.J | Luke Hughes | Dougie Hamilton | Jack Hughes | |||
| 3 | 13:26 | PIT | Blake Lizotte | Noel Acciari | Connor Dewar |
#8 Francois StLaurent
#49 Riley Brace
#51 Andrew Smith
#61 James Tobias
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Penalty | PIM | Drawn By |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 3:16 | PIT | Connor Dewar | High-sticking | 2 | |
| 2 | 17:16 | N.J | Timo Meier | Slashing | 2 | Ryan Shea |
| 2 | 17:38 | N.J | Connor Brown | Tripping | 2 | Evgeni Malkin |
| 3 | 1:32 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin | Slashing | 2 | Dougie Hamilton |
| 3 | 5:30 | N.J | Brett Pesce | Tripping | 2 | Noel Acciari |
Coach: Sheldon Keefe
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | D |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | D |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | R |
| 12 | Cody Glass | C |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | C |
| 14 | Luke Glendening | C |
| 16 | Connor Brown | R |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | D |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | L |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | D |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | G |
| 28 | Timo Meier | R |
| 34 | Jake Allen | G |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | D |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | L |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | L |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | D |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | R |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | C |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | C |
Coach: Dan Muse
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | D |
| 3 | John St. Ivany | D |
| 5 | Ryan Shea | D |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | R |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | R |
| 18 | Thomas Novak | C |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | C |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | D |
| 37 | Arturs Silovs | G |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | R |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | C |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | C |
| 58 | Kris Letang | D |
| 59 | Egor Chinakhov | R |
| 59 | Yegor Chinakhov | R |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | D |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | R |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | C |
| 74 | Stuart Skinner | G |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | D |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | C |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Dennis Cholowski | D |
| 45 | Colton White | D |
| 83 | Juho Lammikko | C |
| # | Player | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Kevin Hayes | R |
| 75 | Connor Clifton | D |
| 1 | Goals | 4 |
| 2 | Assists | 8 |
| -15 | Plus / Minus | 15 |
| 3 | Penalties | 2 |
| 6 | PIM | 4 |
| 41 | Corsi For | 47 |
| 46.59 | Corsi % | 53.41 |
| 29 | Fenwick For | 47 |
| 38.16 | Fenwick % | 61.84 |
| 29 | Shots | 29 |
| 16 | Shots Blocked | 20 |
| 12 | Missed Shots | 18 |
| 25 | Hits | 10 |
| 21 | Giveaways | 23 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 5 |
| 19 | Blocked Shots | 16 |
| 33 | Faceoffs Won | 26 |
| 26 | Faceoffs Lost | 33 |
| 56% | Faceoff Percentage | 44% |
| New Jersey Devils | Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead | Time With Lead | Lead | Time With Lead |
| 1 | 1 | 18:44 | |
| 2 | 2 | 24:15 | |
| 3 | 3 | 10:22 | |
| New Jersey Devils - Pittsburgh Penguins | Time With Lead |
|---|---|
| 0 - 1 | 18:44 |
| 0 - 2 | 13:44 |
| 0 - 3 | 3:48 |
| 1 - 3 | 10:31 |
| 1 - 4 | 6:34 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 12 | Cody Glass | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 63 |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 75 |
| 14 | Luke Glendening | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 16 | Connor Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Jacob Markstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Timo Meier | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| 34 | Jake Allen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 22 |
| # | Player | G | A | Pts | +/- | P | PIM | S | SB | MS | H | GV | TK | B Shots | FW | FL | F% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | John St. Ivany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Thomas Novak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 30 |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Arturs Silovs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 50 |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 80 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Yegor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Stuart Skinner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 62 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 41 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 5 | Brenden Dillon | 23 | 00:48 | 18:26 | 00:00 | 02:12 | 16:14 |
| 7 | Dougie Hamilton | 26 | 00:48 | 20:52 | 00:45 | 02:01 | 18:06 |
| 11 | Stefan Noesen | 15 | 00:33 | 08:16 | 00:42 | 00:00 | 07:34 |
| 12 | Cody Glass | 18 | 00:45 | 13:32 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:32 |
| 13 | Nico Hischier | 23 | 00:54 | 20:47 | 02:40 | 02:21 | 15:46 |
| 14 | Luke Glendening | 17 | 00:38 | 10:47 | 00:00 | 01:48 | 08:59 |
| 16 | Connor Brown | 21 | 00:46 | 16:21 | 00:00 | 01:31 | 14:50 |
| 17 | Simon Nemec | 23 | 00:46 | 17:49 | 01:28 | 00:00 | 16:21 |
| 18 | Ondrej Palat | 13 | 00:42 | 09:13 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 09:13 |
| 22 | Brett Pesce | 24 | 00:43 | 17:20 | 00:00 | 01:29 | 15:51 |
| 28 | Timo Meier | 20 | 00:49 | 16:25 | 02:38 | 00:00 | 13:47 |
| 43 | Luke Hughes | 26 | 00:46 | 20:15 | 01:55 | 00:44 | 17:36 |
| 47 | Paul Cotter | 17 | 00:47 | 13:22 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 13:22 |
| 63 | Jesper Bratt | 22 | 00:49 | 18:16 | 02:36 | 00:12 | 15:28 |
| 71 | Jonas Siegenthaler | 24 | 00:57 | 22:56 | 00:00 | 02:17 | 20:39 |
| 81 | Arseny Gritsyuk | 21 | 00:42 | 14:44 | 00:43 | 00:00 | 14:01 |
| 86 | Jack Hughes | 20 | 00:51 | 17:14 | 02:00 | 00:00 | 15:14 |
| 91 | Dawson Mercer | 23 | 00:45 | 17:37 | 01:28 | 01:24 | 14:45 |
| TOI | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Player | Shifts | Avg Shift | Total | Power Play | Shorthanded | Even Strength |
| 3 | Jack St. Ivany | 0 | |||||
| 3 | John St. Ivany | 18 | 00:48 | 14:33 | 00:00 | 01:35 | 12:58 |
| 5 | Ryan Shea | 17 | 00:52 | 14:56 | 00:00 | 01:40 | 13:16 |
| 16 | Justin Brazeau | 18 | 00:42 | 12:47 | 01:05 | 00:00 | 11:42 |
| 17 | Bryan Rust | 23 | 00:50 | 19:29 | 03:17 | 01:28 | 14:44 |
| 18 | Thomas Novak | 16 | 00:41 | 10:57 | 00:00 | 00:00 | 10:57 |
| 19 | Connor Dewar | 17 | 00:41 | 11:43 | 00:00 | 00:45 | 10:58 |
| 28 | Parker Wotherspoon | 21 | 00:57 | 20:06 | 00:00 | 01:24 | 18:42 |
| 39 | Anthony Mantha | 17 | 00:40 | 11:33 | 01:00 | 00:00 | 10:33 |
| 46 | Blake Lizotte | 20 | 00:37 | 12:36 | 00:00 | 01:26 | 11:10 |
| 55 | Noel Acciari | 20 | 00:40 | 13:36 | 00:00 | 02:17 | 11:19 |
| 58 | Kris Letang | 23 | 00:59 | 22:52 | 01:05 | 00:25 | 21:22 |
| 59 | Egor Chinakhov | 0 | |||||
| 59 | Yegor Chinakhov | 19 | 00:47 | 15:02 | 01:05 | 00:00 | 13:57 |
| 65 | Erik Karlsson | 21 | 01:05 | 22:56 | 03:17 | 01:25 | 18:14 |
| 67 | Rickard Rakell | 22 | 00:52 | 19:16 | 03:17 | 00:42 | 15:17 |
| 71 | Evgeni Malkin | 19 | 00:57 | 18:19 | 03:17 | 00:00 | 15:02 |
| 77 | Brett Kulak | 22 | 00:56 | 20:42 | 00:05 | 00:25 | 20:12 |
| 81 | Ben Kindel | 19 | 00:55 | 17:42 | 01:05 | 00:00 | 16:37 |
| 87 | Sidney Crosby | 20 | 00:52 | 17:32 | 03:17 | 00:00 | 14:15 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | Jake Allen | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0.857 |
| 2 | 2 | 17 | 0.882 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 5 | 0.8 |
| # | Player | Period | Goals Against | Shots Against | Save Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Stuart Skinner | 1 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 12 | 0.917 |