New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins
Regular season · Saturday, April 24, 2021 · PPG Paints Arena
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Game summary
The Pittsburgh Penguins beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday, April 24, 2021 at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins outshot the Devils 37-36.
Goals came from Jeff Carter, Jared McCann, Bryan Rust, Jack Hughes, Miles Wood and Sidney Crosby.
Casey DeSmith made 34 saves on 36 shots for the win; Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 33 of 36.
Three stars
Scoring
1st period
Jeff Carter (10)Jason Zucker (6), Mike Matheson (11)0–109:41 PIT
Jared McCann (13)Jake Guentzel (30), Kris Letang (32)0–212:50 PIT · PPG
2nd period
Bryan Rust (20)Jake Guentzel (31), Cody Ceci (13)0–307:30 PIT
Jack Hughes (11)Yegor Sharangovich (12), Will Butcher (6)1–308:45 NJD
3rd period
Miles Wood (15)Ryan Murray (12), Damon Severson (12)2–310:58 NJD
Sidney Crosby (20)Unassisted2–419:59 PIT · EN
Team stats
NJDPIT
36Shots on goal37
39%Faceoff %61%
0/2Power play1/1
7Penalty minutes9
29Hits26
8Blocked shots9
3Giveaways9
7Takeaways8
Penalties
- 1st 12:26
Andreas Johnsson · tripping2 min - 1st 18:23
Bryan Rust · holding2 min - 2nd 03:51Bryan Rust · holding2 min
- 3rd 14:54Jason Zucker · fighting5 min
- 3rd 14:54Nick Merkley · fighting5 min
Season series
New Jersey Devils
| 17Yegor SharangovichC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20:40 |
| 44Miles WoodL | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 6 | 18:40 |
| 86Jack HughesC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 22:19 |
| 8Will ButcherD | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 25:07 |
| 22Ryan MurrayD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 21:24 |
| 28Damon SeversonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:20 |
| 11Andreas JohnssonL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 19:15 |
| 13Nico HischierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 16:43 |
| 14Nathan BastianR | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 14:32 |
| 20Michael McLeodC | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 17:13 |
| 37Pavel ZachaC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:45 |
| 39Nick MerkleyR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:13 |
| 63Jesper BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6 | 16:13 |
| 67Marián StudenicR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 07:59 |
| 90Jesper BoqvistC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 06:37 |
| 2Colton WhiteD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 13:23 |
| 5Connor CarrickD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21:15 |
| 7Matt TennysonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 13:33 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29Mackenzie BlackwoodG | L | 36 | 33 | 3 | .917 | 58:25 |
| 41Scott WedgewoodG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| 59Jake GuentzelC | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 18:11 |
| 16Jason ZuckerL | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 6 | 13:39 |
| 17Bryan RustR | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:44 |
| 19Jared McCannC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 14:49 |
| 77Jeff CarterC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 16:52 |
| 87Sidney CrosbyC | 1 | 0 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 19:48 |
| 4Cody CeciD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 1 | 19:28 |
| 5Mike MathesonD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 2 | 17:25 |
| 58Kris LetangD | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | 3 | 26:16 |
| 7Colton SceviourC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 08:02 |
| 9Evan RodriguesC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:06 |
| 12Zachary Aston-ReeseC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 16:20 |
| 14Mark JankowskiC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 07:45 |
| 42Kasperi KapanenR | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 12:09 |
| 53Teddy BluegerC | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 17:00 |
| 6John MarinoD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 15:25 |
| 8Brian DumoulinD | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 26:44 |
| 28Marcus PetterssonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 14:18 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | SV | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Casey DeSmithG | W | 36 | 34 | 2 | .944 | 60:00 |
| 35Tristan JarryG | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 00:00 |