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New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins

Regular season · Thursday, March 25, 2027 · PPG Paints Arena

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SN · SN-PIT · MSGSN

Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, March 25, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SN, SN-PIT and MSGSN.

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

Rest and travel

Devils

First game of a road trip.

  1. 152027-03-15: no game
  2. 162027-03-16: no game
  3. 172027-03-17: no game
  4. 182027-03-18: vs PIT
  5. 192027-03-19: no game
  6. 202027-03-20: vs TOR
  7. 212027-03-21: no game
  8. 222027-03-22: no game
  9. 232027-03-23: vs PHI
  10. 242027-03-24: no game
  11. 252027-03-25: at PIT
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~306 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~306 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Penguins

Another game at home.

  1. 152027-03-15: no game
  2. 162027-03-16: at CBJ
  3. 172027-03-17: no game
  4. 182027-03-18: at NJD
  5. 192027-03-19: no game
  6. 202027-03-20: at NYR
  7. 212027-03-21: no game
  8. 222027-03-22: vs CBJ
  9. 232027-03-23: no game
  10. 242027-03-24: no game
  11. 252027-03-25: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
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