Devils 2–5 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 25, 2012)

The game

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

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 19:53 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 21:34 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Marc-Andre Fleury

32 saves

0.941 SV% · 2 GA

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Chris Kunitz Go-ahead 1st · 01:04

Assists: Evgeni Malkin · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

😈 Zach Parise Tying 1st · 05:10

Unassisted · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–1

🐧 Jordan Staal Go-ahead 1st · 19:04

Assists: Matt Cooke · beat Martin Brodeur

1–2

2nd period

🐧 Pascal Dupuis 2nd · 15:34

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Craig Adams · beat Martin Brodeur

1–3

3rd period

😈 Ilya Kovalchuk 3rd · 03:37

Assists: Travis Zajac, Alexei Ponikarovsky · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

2–3

🐧 Sidney Crosby 3rd · 04:55

Assists: Zbynek Michalek, Pascal Dupuis · beat Martin Brodeur

2–4

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Empty net 3rd · 18:28

Assists: Jordan Staal, Chris Kunitz

2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Kovalchuk · Parise · Elias 18:41

L2 Zubrus · Henrique · Clarkson 15:47

L3 Ponikarovsky · Zajac · Sykora 14:36

L4 Carter · Josefson · Bernier 9:06

D1 Zidlicky · Salvador 22:59

D2 Fayne · Greene 18:38

D3 Taormina · Larsson 16:27

🐧Penguins

L1 Neal · Malkin · Crosby 19:53

L2 Kunitz · Staal · Dupuis 18:40

L3 Cooke · Adams · Asham 13:34

L4 Jeffrey · Kennedy · Park 8:56

D1 Orpik · Michalek 25:54

D2 Martin · Letang 22:22

D3 Engelland · Lovejoy 9:04

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

34 Shots on goal 28

16 Hits 36

11 Blocked shots 18

2 Takeaways 6

4 Giveaways 9

10 Penalty minutes 6

NJD shooting 5.9% (2/34) PIT shooting 17.9% (5/28)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

23/27

.852 SV% · 4 GA · 58:48 TOI

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

32/34

.941 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NJD PIT

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 6-11-1 (33% win rate, 18 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 11-5-3 (58% win rate, 19 games)

After 2nd — 1–3

Devils

Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 11-0-2 (85% win rate, 13 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 3–3

Mar 172012 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 5–2 Feb 52012 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 2–5 Jan 72012 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–1 Dec 312011 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–3 Oct 222011 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4

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Who won Devils vs Penguins on March 25, 2012?

Penguins won 5–2. The final score was Devils 2, Penguins 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Ilya Kovalchuk, Zach Parise.

Who scored for Penguins?

Chris Kunitz, Evgeni Malkin, Jordan Staal, Pascal Dupuis, Sidney Crosby.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 23 saves on 27 shots (.852 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Marc-Andre Fleury made 32 saves on 34 shots (.941 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 3–3 after 6 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeMar 23 🍁TOR @ 😈NJD 4–3 AfterMar 27 🪶CHI @ 😈NJD 1–2

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 24 🐧PIT @ 🏛️OTT 4–8 AfterMar 27 🏝️NYI @ 🐧PIT 5–3

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