PIT
PIT
Pittsburgh Penguins
40-22-16 · W2 · L10: 6-4-0
W
W
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
Final
5—2
2026-04-09 · Prudential Center
NJD
NJD
New Jersey Devils
40-35-3 · L1 · L10: 5-4-1
L
W
SO
W
L
W
L
W
W
L
PIT dominated expected goals 3.7 to 2.0 · PIT controlled 58.6% of 5v5 shot attempts · 1 empty-net goal padded the final margin

xG Flow

CUMULATIVE
012341ST2ND3RD
PIT xG
3.70
ACTUAL
5 — 2
NJD xG
2.05

Scoring Timeline

0.06
MED xG
PIT1P 4:53Even Strength
Bryan Rust
17
Bryan Rust(29)
R · PIT · #17
Egor Chinakhov (20), Kris Letang (31)
PIT 1 - 0 NJD
0.17
HIGH xG
NJD2P 9:51Even Strength
Paul Cotter
47
Paul Cotter(9)
C · NJD · #47
Dougie Hamilton (24), Brian Halonen (1)
PIT 1 - 1 NJD
0.11
HIGH xG
PIT2P 11:43Even Strength
Tommy Novak
18
Tommy Novak(16)
C · PIT · #18
Evgeni Malkin (42), Erik Karlsson (51)
PIT 2 - 1 NJD
0.11
HIGH xG
PIT2P 11:52Even Strength
Egor Chinakhov
59
Egor Chinakhov(21)
R · PIT · #59
Ryan Shea (26), Sidney Crosby (44)
PIT 3 - 1 NJD
0.04
LOW xG
NJD2P 15:07Even Strength
Jack Hughes
86
Jack Hughes(26)
C · NJD · #86
Jonas Siegenthaler (15), Connor Brown (24)
PIT 3 - 2 NJD
0.08
MED xG
PIT3P 6:50Even Strength
Evgeni Malkin
71
Evgeni Malkin(19)
C · PIT · #71
Sidney Crosby (45), Egor Chinakhov (21)
PIT 4 - 2 NJD
0.37
HIGH xG
PIT3P 17:00Power PlayEN
Erik Karlsson
65
Erik Karlsson(15)
D · PIT · #65
Parker Wotherspoon (27), Noel Acciari (12)
PIT 5 - 2 NJD

Three Stars

PUCKLAB PICKS
★1
Stuart Skinner
74
Stuart Skinner
G · PIT · #74
19/21 saves, .904 SV%, +0.0 GSAx
★2
Jake Allen
34
Jake Allen
G · NJD · #34
25/29 saves, .862 SV%, -1.1 GSAx
★3
Egor Chinakhov
59
Egor Chinakhov
R · PIT · #59
1G, 2A, 2 SOG

Team Stats

PITNJD
30Shots21
3.70xGF2.05
58.6CF%41.4
55.3FO%44.7
0/1PP0/1
7Hits12
8Blocks18
15Giveaways19
4Takeaways5
2PIM2

Period Breakdown

PeriodPIT SOGNJD SOGPIT xGNJD xG
1st14101.361.02
2nd640.680.56
3rd551.660.46
Total25193.702.04

Penalties

2 TOTAL
1P 5:55
PIT
Anthony Manthadelaying-game-puck-over-glass (2 min)
3P 9:02
NJD
Simon Nemectripping (2 min)
Drawn by Elmer Soderblom