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New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Saturday, December 5, 2026 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN-PIT · MSGSN

Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Saturday, December 5, 2026, with puck drop at 3:00 PM ET. The game is on SN-PIT and MSGSN.

This is the first of 4 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 2 of a road trip: Ottawa, now Pittsburgh.

  1. 252026-11-25: at CBJ
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: vs CGY
  4. 282026-11-28: vs WPG, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: no game
  7. 12026-12-01: vs SJS
  8. 22026-12-02: no game
  9. 32026-12-03: at OTT
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~394 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~722 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Penguins

Back home after a game in St. Louis.

  1. 252026-11-25: vs CGY
  2. 262026-11-26: no game
  3. 272026-11-27: at BUF
  4. 282026-11-28: vs TOR, second of a back-to-backB2B
  5. 292026-11-29: no game
  6. 302026-11-30: vs CBJ
  7. 12026-12-01: no game
  8. 22026-12-02: at STL
  9. 32026-12-03: no game
  10. 42026-12-04: no game
  11. 52026-12-05: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~558 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~1,116 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
Pittsburgh PenguinsPenguinsTue, Oct 13 at CHI
  1. L1Malkin#71Novak#18Chinakhov#59
    10:00 together at 5v5
  2. L2Crosby#87Rust#17Rakell#67
    9:53 together at 5v5
  3. L3Robertson#14Dewar#19Lizotte#46
    9:30 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewKuzmenko#62Kindel#81Koivunen#41
    8:19 together at 5v5
  1. D1Girard#49Korczak#6
    13:06 together at 5v5
  2. D2Letang#58Stastney#24
    12:11 together at 5v5
  3. D3Karlsson#65Carlile#72
    10:48 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Malkin CCrosby CKindel CRakell RKarlsson D5:00
  2. 2Kuzmenko LNovak CChinakhov RKoivunen RLetang D1:40

Penalty kill

  1. 1Lizotte CRust RKorczak DCarlile D1:29
  2. 2Dewar CKindel CKorczak DCarlile D1:11

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDPIT

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)PIT 70% (15th most settled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)PIT 1:56 left (10th earliest · 14 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)PIT 51.1s (3rd longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)PIT 33% (8th most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series