😈 Away Devils 2-3 in series
2–3
Final / OT
PIT leads 4–3
🐧 Home Penguins 3-2 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
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Devils at Penguins — First Round Game 6

Penguins, First Round Game 6, beat Devils 3–2 in overtime at PPG Paints Arena on May 2, 1999.

🗓 Sun, May 2, 1999 · 13:00 CDT 📍 PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh 🏒 1998-99 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

PIT vs NJD · PIT leads 4–3 Full series →
Game 1
1–3
Final · NJD
Game 2
4–1
Final · PIT
Game 3
2–4
Final · PIT
Game 4
4–2
Final · NJD
Game 5
3–4
Final · NJD
Game 6
2–3
OT · PIT
Game 7
4–2
Final · PIT

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🐧 PIT
Jaromir Jagr
2 G
4 shots · 29:35 TOI · +1
2nd star 🐧 PIT
Martin Straka
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 30:39 TOI · +3
3rd star 🐧 PIT
Alex Kovalev
2 A
2 shots · 22:17 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD PIT🐧
27 Shots on goal 28
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
23 Hits 35
10 Blocked shots 7
5 Takeaways 2
6 Giveaways 15
10 Penalty minutes 10
NJD shooting 7.4% (2/27) PIT shooting 10.7% (3/28)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
25/28
.893 SV% · 3 GA · 68:59 TOI
🐧Penguins
Tom Barrasso
25/27
.926 SV% · 2 GA · 68:55 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 53-25-9 (61% win rate, 87 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 44-32-11 (51% win rate, 87 games)
After 2nd — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 53-25-9 (61% win rate, 87 games)
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 2nd: 44-32-11 (51% win rate, 87 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Holik · Elias · Sykora 23:04
L2 Brylin · Arnott · Mckay 20:44
L3 Pandolfo · Carpenter · Rolston 15:19
L4 Nemchinov · Morrison · Sharifijanov 6:23
D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 30:26
D2 Daneyko · Odelein 19:36
D3 Dean · Bombardir 16:16
🐧Penguins
L1 Straka · Hrdina · Jagr 29:35
L2 Titov · Miller · Kovalev 22:25
L3 Lang · Brown · Morozov 10:15
L4 Wright · Kesa · Barnaby 6:52
D1 Hatcher · Moran 25:52
D2 Werenka · Slegr 23:24
D3 Dollas · Andrusak 16:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 30, 1999
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
3–4 · Devils won
Apr 27, 1999
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
4–2 · Devils won
Apr 25, 1999
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
2–4 · Penguins won
Apr 24, 1999
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
4–1 · Penguins won
Apr 22, 1999
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
1–3 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs PIT, answered

Who won Devils vs Penguins on May 2, 1999?

Penguins won 3–2 in overtime.

What was the final score of Devils vs Penguins?

The final score was Devils 2, Penguins 3, in overtime.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 25 saves on 28 shots (.893 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tom Barrasso made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Penguins played?

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

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 · Apr 30
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
3–4 · NJD won
Next game · May 4
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
4–2 · PIT won
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Apr 30
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
3–4 · NJD won
Next game · May 4
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
4–2 · PIT won
Also on May 2, 1999
🌵PHX @ 🎵STL
3–5 final
🌪️CAR @ 🐻BOS
0–2 final
🍁TOR @ 🔔PHI
1–0 final
Devils season page Penguins season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule