🐧 Away Penguins 20-13-5 before this game

6–1

Final

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

Penguins at Devils

Penguins beat Devils 6–1 at Prudential Center on January 2, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Jan 2, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1996-97 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Mario Lemieux

4 A

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Jaromir Jagr

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · +3

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Jason Woolley

3 A

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Ron Francis PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:36

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jason Woolley

1–0

🐧 Stu Barnes 1st · 17:41

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Jason Woolley

2–0

2nd period

🐧 Fredrik Olausson 2nd · 01:30

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jaromir Jagr

3–0

🐧 Jaromir Jagr 2nd · 01:52

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Fredrik Olausson

4–0

😈 Steve Sullivan PP 2nd · 05:51

Assists: Shawn Chambers

4–1

🐧 Kevin Hatcher PP 2nd · 13:52

Assists: Mario Lemieux, Jason Woolley

5–1

3rd period

🐧 Petr Nedved 3rd · 09:37

Assists: Tomas Sandstrom, Jaromir Jagr

6–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NJD😈

21 Shots on goal 32

2/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

15 Penalty minutes 23

PIT shooting 28.6% (6/21) NJD shooting 3.1% (1/32)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Patrick Lalime

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Mike Dunham

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 20:00 TOI

Martin Brodeur

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 40:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 5–1

Penguins

Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

4–3 (OT) · Devils won

Feb 7, 1996

🐧PIT @ 😈NJD

1–1 (OT) · Penguins won

3–3 (OT) · Penguins won

❓ PIT vs NJD, answered

Who won Penguins vs Devils on January 2, 1997?

Penguins won 6–1.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Devils?

The final score was Penguins 6, Devils 1.

Who scored for Penguins?

Fredrik Olausson, Jaromir Jagr, Kevin Hatcher, Petr Nedved, Ron Francis, Stu Barnes.

Who scored for Devils?

Steve Sullivan.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Patrick Lalime made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mike Dunham made 0 saves on 1 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Penguins vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Penguins vs Devils season series?

Penguins lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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

🐧Penguins

Previous game · Dec 30

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 31

Also on January 2, 1997

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