Final · January 8, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NJD 29 — PIT 29 · PPG Paints Arena
Three stars
- 1★
E. MalkinPIT · C · 1B 0A - 2★
C. DewarPIT · C · 1B 1A - 3★
S. SkinnerPIT · G · 96.6 %
NJDGame statsPIT 
- 29Shots on goal29
- 56 %Faceoff win %44 %
- 1/2Power play1/3
- 6Penalty minutes4
- 25Hits10
- 19Blocked shots16
- 20Giveaways23
- 6Takeaways5
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 11 | 6 | 12 | 29 |
| PIT | 7 | 17 | 5 | 29 |
Season seriesNJD 1 – 3 PIT
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NJD 1 / 29 / 414 / 29 / 47 PIT →
Goals / shots on goal / attempts. Each team keeps its side for the whole game: the visitors attack left, the home team right. NHL coordinates.
Goals
1st period
Erik KarlssonPIT · 06:39Assists : Rickard Rakell, Sidney Crosby0 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
- Connor DewarPIT · 05:23Assists : Rickard Rakell, Kris Letang0 – 2▶ Watch
- Evgeni MalkinPIT · 19:07 · PPAssists : Sidney Crosby, Erik Karlsson0 – 3▶ Watch
3rd period
Luke HughesNJD · 02:55 · PPAssists : Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes1 – 3▶ Watch
Blake LizottePIT · 13:26Assists : Noel Acciari, Connor Dewar1 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
2nd period
- 03:16PITConnor Dewar — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Brett Pesce
- 17:16NJDTimo Meier — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Ryan Shea
- 17:38NJDConnor Brown — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Evgeni Malkin
3rd period
- 01:32PITEvgeni Malkin — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Dougie Hamilton
- 05:30NJDBrett Pesce — Tripping (2 min) · drawn by Noel Acciari
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. NoesenR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 08:16 |
| C. GlassC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13:32 |
| N. HischierC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 1 | 20:47 |
| L. GlendeningC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10:47 |
| C. BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:21 |
| O. PalatL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 09:13 |
| T. MeierR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 4 | 1 | 16:25 |
| P. CotterL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 13:22 |
| J. BrattL | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 18:16 |
| A. GritsyukR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 14:44 |
| J. HughesC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 17:14 |
| D. MercerC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 17:37 |
| B. DillonD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 6 | 18:26 |
| D. HamiltonD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 20:52 |
| S. NemecD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 0 | 17:49 |
| B. PesceD | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 17:20 |
| L. HughesD | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 20:15 |
| J. SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:56 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Markstrom | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| J. Allen(L) | 25/29 | 86.2 % | 59:57 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. BrazeauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12:47 |
| B. RustR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 19:29 |
| T. NovakC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10:57 |
| C. DewarC | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11:43 |
| A. ManthaR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11:33 |
| B. LizotteC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12:40 |
| N. AcciariC | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:36 |
| E. ChinakhovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15:02 |
| R. RakellR | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 19:11 |
| E. MalkinC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18:19 |
| B. KindelC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 17:42 |
| S. CrosbyC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17:33 |
| J. St. IvanyD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:33 |
| R. SheaD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14:56 |
| P. WotherspoonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 20:04 |
| K. LetangD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22:54 |
| E. KarlssonD | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 22:56 |
| B. KulakD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20:42 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Silovs | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
| S. Skinner(W) | 28/29 | 96.6 % | 60:00 |
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