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🐧 PIT 1001
😈 NJD 0202

Penguins at Devils

Devils beat Penguins 2–1 at Prudential Center on March 16, 2006.

🗓 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2005-06 🔁 Season series tied 3–3
⚔️ Head-to-head

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Brian Gionta
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 21:31 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
John Madden
1 G
1 shots · 17:32 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
1 A
6 shots · 21:09 TOI

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🐧 Jani Rita Go-ahead 1st · 08:53
Unassisted · beat Martin Brodeur
1–0
2nd period
😈 John Madden Tying 2nd · 05:51
1–1
😈 Brian Gionta Go-ahead 2nd · 17:25
Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury
1–2

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
🐧Penguins
L1 Malone · Crosby · Armstrong 21:25
L2 Koltsov · LeClair · Rita 16:48
L3 Hilbert · Surovy · Ouellet 12:32
L4 Nordgren · Boguniecki · Roy 5:26
D1 Whitney · Gonchar 25:44
D2 Scuderi · Orpik 21:25
D3 Nasreddine · Melichar 13:30
😈Devils
L1 Gomez · Langenbrunner · Gionta 21:42
L2 Pandolfo · Elias · Madden 18:37
L3 Brylin · Parise · Marshall 13:47
L4 Rasmussen · Wiemer · Janssen 4:35
D1 Rafalski · Martin 24:53
D2 White · Lukowich 17:38
D3 Klee · Hale 13:08

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
🐧PIT NJD😈
14 Shots on goal 23
17 Hits 30
16 Blocked shots 6
1 Takeaways 6
6 Giveaways 10
14 Penalty minutes 8
PIT shooting 7.1% (1/14) NJD shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
🐧Penguins
21/23
.913 SV% · 2 GA · 59:01 TOI
😈Devils
13/14
.929 SV% · 1 GA · 59:54 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Penguins
Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-1-2 (62% win rate, 8 games)
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-6 (33% win rate, 9 games)
After 2nd — 1–2
Penguins
Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-11-5 (0% win rate, 16 games)
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-0-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)
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❓ PIT vs NJD, answered

Who won Penguins vs Devils on March 16, 2006?

Devils won 2–1. The final score was Penguins 1, Devils 2.

Who scored for Penguins?

Jani Rita.

Who scored for Devils?

Brian Gionta, John Madden.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 21 saves on 23 shots (.913 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 13 saves on 14 shots (.929 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?

Season series tied 3–3 after 6 games.

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