🐧 Away Penguins 17-15-4 before this game
0–4
Final
😈 Home Devils 17-13-4 before this game
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Penguins at Devils

Devils beat Penguins 4–0 at Prudential Center on December 26, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 26, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Pierre Dagenais
1 G, 1 A
6 shots · 08:17 TOI · +1
2nd star 😈 NJD
Brian Rafalski
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 24:15 TOI · +1
3rd star 😈 NJD
John Madden
2 A
3 shots · 15:53 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

4 goals · in order
2nd period
😈 Brian Rafalski Go-ahead 2nd · 01:27
Assists: Patrik Elias, Scott Gomez · beat Johan Hedberg
0–1
😈 Pierre Dagenais 2nd · 05:46
Assists: John Madden, Turner Stevenson · beat Johan Hedberg
0–2
😈 Bobby Holik 2nd · 12:51
Assists: John Madden, Scott Niedermayer · beat Johan Hedberg
0–3
😈 Jason Arnott PP 2nd · 16:57
Assists: Pierre Dagenais, Brian Rafalski · beat Johan Hedberg
0–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NJD😈
20 Shots on goal 41
0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5
24 Hits 19
15 Blocked shots 11
21 Takeaways 23
6 Giveaways 10
12 Penalty minutes 4
PIT shooting 0.0% (0/20) NJD shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
Johan Hedberg
27/31
.871 SV% · 4 GA · 40:00 TOI
Jean-Sebastien Aubin Shutout
10/10
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 20:00 TOI
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur Shutout
20/20
1.000 SV% · 0 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Penguins
Penguins — tied after 1st: 17-15-4 (47% win rate, 36 games)
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 17-13-4 (50% win rate, 34 games)
After 2nd — 0–4
Penguins
Penguins: no games found in this situation this year.
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Primeau · Lang · Hrdina 18:35
L2 Richer · Kovalev · Morozov 16:25
L3 Lacouture · Petersen · Tibbetts 11:28
L4 Oliwa · Beech · Kraft 10:30
D1 Kasparaitis · Rozsival 24:32
D2 Melichar · Jonsson 18:44
D3 Laukkanen · Jakopin 15:32
😈Devils
L1 Arnott · Elias · Gomez 19:14
L2 Brylin · Holik · Salomonsson 17:20
L3 Madden · Mckay · Stevenson 15:53
L4 Nemchinov · McKenzie · Dagenais 8:17
D1 Rafalski · White 22:39
D2 Niedermayer · Stevens 18:34
D3 Zyuzin · Commodore 15:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Penguins lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Nov 27, 2001
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
0–6 · Penguins won
Nov 13, 2001
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
5–1 · Penguins won
May 22, 2001
🐧PIT @ 😈NJD
2–4 · Devils won
May 19, 2001
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
5–0 · Devils won
May 17, 2001
😈NJD @ 🐧PIT
3–0 · Devils won

❓ PIT vs NJD, answered

Who won Penguins vs Devils on December 26, 2001?

Devils won 4–0.

What was the final score of Penguins vs Devils?

The final score was Penguins 0, Devils 4.

Who scored for Devils?

Bobby Holik, Brian Rafalski, Jason Arnott, Pierre Dagenais.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Johan Hedberg made 27 saves on 31 shots (.871 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 20 saves on 20 shots (1.000 save percentage) for a shutout.

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 2–1 after 3 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
🐧Penguins
Previous game · Dec 22
🐧PIT @ 🦅WSH
4–4 · PIT won
Next game · Dec 29
🏛️OTT @ 🐧PIT
5–2 · OTT won
😈Devils
Previous game · Dec 22
🏛️OTT @ 😈NJD
1–0 · OTT won
Next game · Dec 29
😈NJD @ 🐋VAN
2–4 · VAN won
Also on December 26, 2001
🏛️OTT @ 🐻BOS
2–3 final
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
1–3 final
🔔PHI @ 🦅WSH
4–1 final
🍁TOR @ 🌪️CAR
3–4 final
🐆FLA @ 🐦ATL
3–3 final
🪶CHI @ 🎵STL
3–1 final
🏔️COL @ ⭐DAL
2–0 final
⚡TBL @ 🐯NSH
1–0 final
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