Devils 4–2 Penguins — Final Score & Stats (Dec 30, 2022)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 😈 NJD

Jack Hughes

2 G

6 shots · 20:22 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Dougie Hamilton

1 G, 1 A

6 shots · 18:20 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Dawson Mercer

2 A

1 shots · 19:21 TOI

Scoring

6 goals · in order

1st period

🐧 Evgeni Malkin Go-ahead 1st · 14:26

Unassisted · beat Vitek Vanecek

0–1

2nd period

😈 Jack Hughes PP Tying 2nd · 06:18

Assists: Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt · beat Tristan Jarry

1–1

🐧 Jeff Carter Go-ahead 2nd · 12:30

Assists: Pierre-Olivier Joseph, Rickard Rakell · beat Vitek Vanecek

1–2

😈 Dougie Hamilton Tying 2nd · 17:37

Assists: Dawson Mercer, Jonas Siegenthaler · beat Tristan Jarry

2–2

😈 Nico Hischier SH Go-ahead 2nd · 19:22

Assists: Michael McLeod, Brendan Smith · beat Tristan Jarry

3–2

3rd period

😈 Jack Hughes Empty net 3rd · 19:55

Assists: Erik Haula, Dawson Mercer

4–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Hischier · Hughes · Mercer 20:22

L2 Haula · Bratt · Sharangovich 15:54

L3 Tatar · Boqvist · McLeod 11:11

L4 Wood · Zetterlund · Holtz 6:18

D1 Severson · Siegenthaler 28:47

D2 Smith · Hamilton 21:08

D3 Bahl · Okhotiuk 6:32

🐧Penguins

L1 Guentzel · Crosby · Rakell 25:25

L2 Malkin · Carter · Rust 19:48

L3 Zucker · McGinn · Blueger 11:53

L4 Heinen · Poehling · Kapanen 7:46

D1 Smith · Pettersson 20:22

D2 Rutta · Joseph 17:18

D3 Dumoulin · Friedman 13:08

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD PIT🐧

28 Shots on goal 27

1/6 Power play (goals / chances) 0/9

25 Hits 34

18 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 10

3 Giveaways 7

18 Penalty minutes 12

NJD shooting 14.3% (4/28) PIT shooting 7.4% (2/27)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Vitek Vanecek

25/27

.926 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🐧Penguins

Tristan Jarry

24/27

.889 SV% · 3 GA · 58:43 TOI

Where the goals came from

6 of 6 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 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Penguins

Penguins — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Penguins

Penguins — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-2-1 (25% win rate, 4 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Feb 242022 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 6–1 Feb 132022 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 4–2 Dec 192021 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 3–2 Oct 302021 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 4–2 Apr 242021 😈NJD @ 🐧PIT 2–4

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Who won Devils vs Penguins on December 30, 2022?

Devils won 4–2. The final score was Devils 4, Penguins 2.

Who scored for Devils?

Jack Hughes (2), Dougie Hamilton, Nico Hischier.

Who scored for Penguins?

Evgeni Malkin, Jeff Carter.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves on 27 shots (.926 save percentage).

How did the Penguins goalie play?

Tristan Jarry made 24 saves on 27 shots (.889 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeDec 28 🐻BOS @ 😈NJD 3–1 AfterJan 1 🌪️CAR @ 😈NJD 5–4

🐧 Penguins

BeforeDec 28 🐙DET @ 🐧PIT 5–4 AfterJan 2 🐧PIT @ 🐻BOS 1–2

Also on December 30

🐯NSH 6–1 🦆ANA 🐆FLA 0–4 🌪️CAR 🛢️EDM 7–2 🦑SEA

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