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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils

Regular season · Thursday, March 18, 2027 · Prudential Center

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SN-PIT · MSGSN

Game preview

The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New Jersey Devils at Prudential Center on Thursday, March 18, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN-PIT and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Penguins

Game 2 of a road trip: Columbus, now New Jersey.

  1. 82027-03-08: no game
  2. 92027-03-09: vs OTT
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: vs BOS
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: vs WSH
  7. 142027-03-14: vs DET, second of a back-to-backB2B
  8. 152027-03-15: no game
  9. 162027-03-16: at CBJ
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: at NJD
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~468 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~631 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Devils

First home game after a 3-game road trip (Florida, Tampa Bay and Carolina).

  1. 82027-03-08: no game
  2. 92027-03-09: at FLA
  3. 102027-03-10: no game
  4. 112027-03-11: at TBL
  5. 122027-03-12: no game
  6. 132027-03-13: at CAR
  7. 142027-03-14: no game
  8. 152027-03-15: no game
  9. 162027-03-16: no game
  10. 172027-03-17: no game
  11. 182027-03-18: vs PIT
rest since last game
4 days
rest since last game
since last game
~421 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~2,252 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

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
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

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

PITNJD

Settled lines

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

PIT 70% (15th most settled)NJD 72% (8th 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

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

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

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

Caught on long shifts

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

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

Season series