Devils 2–1 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Mar 21, 2021)

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 😈 NJD

Jesper Bratt

1 G

5 shots · 16:48 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Sami Vatanen

1 G

2 shots · 16:23 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Mackenzie Blackwood

35 saves

0.972 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Sidney Crosby Go-ahead 1st · 03:37

Assists: Jake Guentzel, Bryan Rust · beat Mackenzie Blackwood

0–1

2nd period

😈 Sami Vatanen Tying 2nd · 04:48

Assists: Janne Kuokkanen, Travis Zajac · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

Overtime

😈 Jesper Bratt Go-ahead OT · 02:50

Assists: Pavel Zacha, Ty Smith · beat Tristan Jarry

2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Sharangovich · Zajac · Hughes 19:01

L2 Bratt · Palmieri · Zacha 17:18

L3 Maltsev · Kuokkanen · Merkley 14:22

L4 Wood · Johnsson · McLeod 9:56

D1 Severson · Subban 23:44

D2 Smith · Kulikov 21:12

D3 Vatanen · Murray 16:04

🐧Penguins

L1 Crosby · Guentzel · Rust 19:31

L2 McCann · Rodrigues · Kapanen 15:23

L3 Jankowski · Aston-Reese · Lafferty 14:00

L4 Sceviour · Gaudreau · Angello 11:49

D1 Letang · Dumoulin 24:49

D2 Matheson · Marino 19:34

D3 Ceci · Pettersson 16:16

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

35 Shots on goal 36

24 Hits 26

9 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 6

3 Giveaways 10

4 Penalty minutes 4

NJD shooting 5.7% (2/35) PIT shooting 2.8% (1/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Mackenzie Blackwood

35/36

.972 SV% · 1 GA · 62:50 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

33/35

.943 SV% · 2 GA · 62:48 TOI

Where the goals came from

3 of 3 goals located

NJD PIT

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

Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 1-3-3 (14% win rate, 7 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 7-1 (88% win rate, 8 games)

After 2nd — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 4-3-2 (44% win rate, 9 games)

Penguins

Penguins — tied after 2nd: 6-3 (67% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–1

Mar 202021 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–1 Mar 182021 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 2–3 Mar 102020 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 5–2 Nov 222019 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 1–4 Nov 152019 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–2

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Who won Devils vs Penguins on March 21, 2021?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Jesper Bratt, Sami Vatanen.

Who scored for Penguins?

Sidney Crosby.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Mackenzie Blackwood made 35 saves on 36 shots (.972 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 33 saves on 35 shots (.943 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?

Devils lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeMar 20 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–1 AfterMar 23 😈NJD @ 🔔PHI 4–3

🐧 Penguins

BeforeMar 20 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–1 AfterMar 24 ⚔️BUF @ 🐧PIT 2–5

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