6–8

Final

🐧 Home Penguins 24-12-1 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	0	0	6
PIT	0	0	0	8

Devils at Penguins

Penguins beat Devils 8–6 at PPG Paints Arena on December 31, 1988.

🗓 Sat, Dec 31, 1988 · 13:30 CST 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1988-89 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

5 G, 3 A

8 shots · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Kirk Muller

2 G, 3 A

6 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Rob Brown

1 G, 3 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

35 Shots on goal 19

1/9 Power play (goals / chances) 4/7

33 Penalty minutes 36

NJD shooting 17.1% (6/35) PIT shooting 42.1% (8/19)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Bob Sauve

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 27:39 TOI

Chris Terreri

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 31:23 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tom Barrasso

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 17-17-4 (45% win rate, 38 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 1st: 24-12-1 (65% win rate, 37 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 17-17-4 (45% win rate, 38 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 24-12-1 (65% win rate, 37 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

Dec 23, 1988

🐧PIT @ 😈NJD

2–2 (OT) · Penguins won

Dec 10, 1988

😈NJD @ 🐧PIT

4–4 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs PIT, answered

Who won Devils vs Penguins on December 31, 1988?

Penguins won 8–6.

What was the final score of Devils vs Penguins?

The final score was Devils 6, Penguins 8.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Bob Sauve made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Penguins played?

At PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh, the Penguins home rink.

What is the Devils vs Penguins season series?

Season series tied 2–2 after 4 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 29

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 29

Also on December 31, 1988

Devils season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule