Devils 2–6 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 29, 2005)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

2 G, 1 A

2 shots · 14:50 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Ziggy Palffy

3 A

1 shots · 15:13 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Marc-Andre Fleury

44 saves

0.957 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Ric Jackman PP Go-ahead 1st · 05:42

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom, Erik Christensen · beat Scott Clemmensen

0–1

🐧 Sidney Crosby 1st · 18:13

Assists: Dick Tarnstrom, Ric Jackman · beat Scott Clemmensen

0–2

2nd period

🐧 Tomas Surovy 2nd · 06:11

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Max Talbot · beat Scott Clemmensen

0–3

🐧 Mark Recchi 2nd · 07:55

Assists: Shane Endicott, John LeClair · beat Scott Clemmensen

0–4

😈 Scott Gomez PP 2nd · 12:28

Assists: Jamie Langenbrunner, Brian Rafalski · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–4

3rd period

😈 Scott Gomez 3rd · 03:13

Assists: Zach Parise, Paul Martin · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–4

🐧 Tomas Surovy 3rd · 06:05

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Sidney Crosby · beat Scott Clemmensen

2–5

🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 14:07

Assists: Ziggy Palffy, Ryan Whitney · beat Scott Clemmensen

2–6

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Gomez · Madden · Gionta 20:58

L2 Pandolfo · Brylin · Langenbrunner 17:54

L3 Parise · Kozlov · Mogilny 14:01

L4 Marshall · Janssen 7:14

D1 Martin · Rafalski 26:19

D2 White · Matvichuk 20:35

D3 Hale · Albelin 9:20

D4 Brown 7:34

🐧Penguins

L1 Endicott · Talbot · Recchi 19:08

L2 Crosby · Palffy · Armstrong 14:57

L3 Surovy · LeClair · Ouellet 13:41

L4 Christensen · Boguniecki · Roy 10:41

D1 Whitney · Tarnstrom 22:28

D2 Scuderi · Melichar 20:04

D3 Gonchar · Jackman 16:50

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

46 Shots on goal 25

1/8 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

8 Hits 14

9 Blocked shots 15

1 Takeaways 2

3 Giveaways 6

8 Penalty minutes 16

NJD shooting 4.3% (2/46) PIT shooting 24.0% (6/25)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Scott Clemmensen

19/25

.760 SV% · 6 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

44/46

.957 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 0–2

Devils

Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Devils

Devils — trailing by 3 goals after 2nd: 0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 3 goals after 2nd: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 2–2

Nov 12005 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 4–3 OT Oct 202005 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 6–3 Oct 52005 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–5 Mar 172004 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–6 Jan 202004 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–0

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NJD vs PIT, answered

Who won Devils vs Penguins on December 29, 2005?

Penguins won 6–2. The final score was Devils 2, Penguins 6.

Who scored for Devils?

Scott Gomez (2).

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby (2), Tomas Surovy (2), Mark Recchi, Ric Jackman.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 19 saves on 25 shots (.760 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 44 saves on 46 shots (.957 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 28 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 2–7 AfterDec 31 🍁TOR @ 😈NJD 6–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 27 🍁TOR @ 🐧PIT 3–2 AfterDec 31 🗽NYR @ 🐧PIT 3–4

Also on December 29

🔔PHI 4–3 🌪️CAR ⚔️BUF 3–4 🍁TOR 🎵STL 0–3 ⭐DAL 👑LAK 5–6 🌵PHX 🌲MIN 2–4 🔥CGY

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