Penguins 5–2 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Dec 27, 2016)

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	F
🐧 PIT	1	2	2	5
😈 NJD	2	0	0	2

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🐧 PIT

Sidney Crosby

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 16:48 TOI

2nd star 🐧 PIT

Carl Hagelin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 17:15 TOI

3rd star 🐧 PIT

Evgeni Malkin

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:19 TOI

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 PA Parenteau Go-ahead 1st · 01:18

Assists: Taylor Hall · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

0–1

🐧 Evgeni Malkin PP Tying 1st · 06:43

Assists: Sidney Crosby, Phil Kessel · beat Cory Schneider

1–1

😈 Adam Henrique PP Go-ahead 1st · 08:23

Assists: Kyle Palmieri, Travis Zajac · beat Marc-Andre Fleury

1–2

2nd period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Tying 2nd · 10:56

Assists: Conor Sheary · beat Cory Schneider

2–2

🐧 Justin Schultz Go-ahead 2nd · 19:54

Assists: Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby · beat Cory Schneider

3–2

3rd period

🐧 Carl Hagelin 3rd · 03:13

Assists: Chad Ruhwedel · beat Cory Schneider

4–2

🐧 Bryan Rust Empty net 3rd · 18:42

Assists: Nick Bonino, Carl Hagelin

5–2

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🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🐧Penguins

L1 Hagelin · Bonino · Crosby 17:11

L2 Malkin · Fehr · Kessel 14:58

L3 Kunitz · Cullen · Rust 13:39

L4 Sheary · Wilson · Hornqvist 11:39

D1 Cole · Schultz 23:20

D2 Dumoulin · Ruhwedel 20:28

D3 Oleksy · Pouliot 14:40

😈Devils

L1 Cammalleri · Zajac · Henrique 20:11

L2 Palmieri · Zacha · Parenteau 17:49

L3 Hall · Smith-Pelly · Bennett 13:21

L4 Wood · Fiddler · Lappin 9:02

D1 Severson · Greene 24:28

D2 Moore · Lovejoy 15:01

D3 Quincey · Merrill 14:44

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🐧PIT NJD😈

29 Shots on goal 23

1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/7

8 Hits 12

6 Blocked shots 9

1 Takeaways 4

3 Giveaways 4

16 Penalty minutes 8

PIT shooting 17.2% (5/29) NJD shooting 8.7% (2/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🐧Penguins

Marc-Andre Fleury

21/23

.913 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Cory Schneider

24/28

.857 SV% · 4 GA · 59:00 TOI

🗺 Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

PIT NJD

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⚔️ Last meetings

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Penguins lead the season series 3–0

Dec 232016 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Nov 262016 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–4 SO Mar 242016 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 3–0 Mar 62016 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 6–1 Jan 262016 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 0–2

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❓ PIT vs NJD, answered

Who won Penguins vs Devils on December 27, 2016?

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

Who scored for Penguins?

Bryan Rust, Carl Hagelin, Evgeni Malkin, Justin Schultz, Sidney Crosby.

Who scored for Devils?

Adam Henrique, PA Parenteau.

How did the Penguins goalie play?

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

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 24 saves on 28 shots (.857 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?

Penguins lead the season series 3–0 after 3 games.

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🧭 Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 23 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4 AfterDec 28 🌪️CAR @ 🐧PIT 2–3

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 23 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4 AfterDec 29 😈NJD @ 🦅WSH 2–1

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