Final · February 26, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
Shots on goal : NJD 30 — PIT 37 · PPG Paints Arena
Three stars
- 1★
C. CliftonPIT · D · 1B 0A - 2★
A. SilovsPIT · G · 96.7 % - 3★
E. ChinakhovPIT · R · 1B 0A
NJDGame statsPIT 
- 30Shots on goal37
- 60 %Faceoff win %40 %
- 0/5Power play1/3
- 6Penalty minutes10
- 26Hits15
- 11Blocked shots20
- 18Giveaways15
- 3Takeaways6
Shots by period
| P1 | P2 | P3 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJD | 7 | 12 | 11 | 30 |
| PIT | 9 | 14 | 14 | 37 |
Season seriesNJD 1 – 3 PIT
Official NHL reports
Shot map
← NJD 1 / 30 / 514 / 37 / 49 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
Tommy NovakPIT · 18:51 · PPAssists : Kris Letang, Evgeni Malkin0 – 1▶ Watch
2nd period
Paul CotterNJD · 04:56Assists : Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes1 – 1▶ Watch
3rd period
- Connor CliftonPIT · 06:30Assists : Ryan Shea, Anthony Mantha1 – 2▶ Watch
- Egor ChinakhovPIT · 07:20Assists : Evgeni Malkin1 – 3▶ Watch
Blake LizottePIT · 18:01 · SH1 – 4▶ Watch
Penalties
1st period
- 17:26NJDArseny Gritsyuk — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Parker Wotherspoon
2nd period
- 01:24PITEvgeni Malkin — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Brett Pesce
- 04:56PITBench — Delaying game unsuccessful challenge (2 min) · served by Avery Hayes
- 09:59PITAvery Hayes — Slashing (2 min) · drawn by Simon Nemec
- 13:04NJDJohnathan Kovacevic — High sticking (2 min) · drawn by Avery Hayes
- 15:33PITKris Letang — Interference (2 min) · drawn by Jesper Bratt
- 18:00NJDSimon Nemec — Holding the stick (2 min) · drawn by Blake Lizotte
3rd period
- 16:11PITConnor Clifton — Delaying game puck over glass (2 min)
Box score
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. GlassC | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 11:47 |
| N. HischierC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18:00 |
| C. BrownR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:02 |
| T. MeierR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 16:30 |
| L. HameenahoR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 12:50 |
| M. TsyplakovR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:33 |
| P. CotterL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10:05 |
| J. BrattL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 19:43 |
| N. BjugstadC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11:06 |
| A. GritsyukR | 0 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 0 | 12:58 |
| J. HughesC | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 25:42 |
| D. MercerC | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 15:14 |
| B. DillonD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:59 |
| D. HamiltonD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 4 | 4 | 22:10 |
| J. KovacevicD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 13:15 |
| S. NemecD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20:09 |
| B. PesceD | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 19:53 |
| J. SiegenthalerD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17:05 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| J. Markstrom(L) | 33/36 | 91.7 % | 58:34 |
| J. Allen | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | +/- | SOG | HIT | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. BrazeauR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 13:00 |
| B. RustR | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 16:47 |
| T. NovakC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13:39 |
| C. DewarC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15:49 |
| A. ManthaR | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13:54 |
| B. LizotteC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 14:31 |
| N. AcciariC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 16:17 |
| E. ChinakhovR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12:42 |
| R. RakellR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16:06 |
| E. MalkinC | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 17:38 |
| B. KindelC | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13:07 |
| A. HayesR | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 11:47 |
| R. SheaD | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20:19 |
| P. WotherspoonD | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17:49 |
| S. GirardD | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17:53 |
| K. LetangD | 0 | 1 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 19:02 |
| E. KarlssonD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 21:41 |
| C. CliftonD | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 18:15 |
| Goalie | Saves | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|
| A. Silovs(W) | 29/30 | 96.7 % | 59:44 |
| S. Skinner | 0/0 | — | 00:00 |
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