Devils 1 - 4 Penguins — Recap

Thu, Jan 8, 2026

12:00 AM

FinalRegular season

PPG Paints Arena

NJD

1–4

PIT

L W W L L

OL L W W L L

OW W L L OL L W W L L

OW W OW W W

OW W OW W W L

OW W OW W W L OW L L L

Retroactive prediction

Correct winner predicted

NJD 37%63% PIT

Probable score

3 - 4

Regulation win (home)

61%

OT / shootout probability

15%

Elo home / away

1482 / 1480

Likely goal scorers

1/6 correct

0.26 goal · 23%0

0.23 goal · 20%0

0.21 goal · 19%1

0.20 goal · 18%0

0.18 goal · 16%0

0.17 goal · 16%0

Likely goal scorers

1/6 correct

0.26 goal · 23%0

0.23 goal · 20%0

0.21 goal · 19%1

0.20 goal · 18%0

0.18 goal · 16%0

0.17 goal · 16%0

Likely assists

3/6 correct

0.24 assist · 21%2

0.22 assist · 19%1

0.18 assist · 17%1

0.18 assist · 16%0

0.16 assist · 15%0

0.15 assist · 14%0

Likely point getters

5/6 correct

0.46 point · 37%2

0.42 point · 34%0

0.39 point · 32%1

0.35 point · 30%1

0.32 point · 27%2

0.31 point · 27%2

Tonight's matchup

Jack Hughes

NJD · C · 61 GP

vs

Sidney Crosby

PIT · C · 68 GP

NJD	Stat	PIT
27	G	29
50	A	45
77	PTS	74
11.8%	S%	18.1%
21.3	TOI	19.2

NJD 5 – 3 PIT · goal diff (home) -0.25

Nov 8PIT1–2NJDSO2025-26 Apr 11PIT4–2NJD2024-25 Mar 15NJD3–7PIT2024-25 Feb 4NJD3–2PITSO2024-25 Dec 21PIT0–3NJD2024-25 Apr 2PIT6–3NJD2023-24 Mar 19PIT2–5NJD2023-24 Nov 16NJD5–2PIT2023-24

Result

Three stars

1

E. Malkin

C · PIT

1G · 0A · 1P

2

C. Dewar

C · PIT

1G · 1A · 2P

3

S. Skinner

G · PIT

0G · 0A · 0P

Scoring summary

1st period

06:39
PITE. Karlsson(4)
R. Rakell (10), S. Crosby (24)
NJD 0–1 PIT

2nd period

05:23
PITC. Dewar(8)
R. Rakell (11), K. Letang (19)
NJD 0–2 PIT
19:07
PITE. Malkin(9)PP
S. Crosby (25), E. Karlsson (29)
NJD 0–3 PIT

3rd period

02:55
NJDL. Hughes(5)PP
D. Hamilton (5), J. Hughes (14)
NJD 1–3 PIT
13:26
PITB. Lizotte(5)
N. Acciari (6), C. Dewar (8)
NJD 1–4 PIT

Team comparison

NJD	Stat	PIT
29	Shots	29
1	Power play	1
25	Hits	10
19	Blocked shots	16
6	PIM	4

Actual result

Goal scorers(5)

Retroactive prediction

Likely goal scorers

Likely goal scorers

Likely assists

Likely point getters

Tonight's matchup

Result

Three stars

Scoring summary

Team comparison

Actual result

Goal scorers(5)

Goal scorers(5)

Assists(8)

Points(11)