Devils 5-2 Penguins (17 Nov, 2023) Play-by-Play

New Jersey Devils

8-6-1, 5-3-0 away

	1	2	3	T
NJ	1	1	3	5
PIT	1	1	0	2

Pittsburgh Penguins

8-7-0, 3-5-0 home

Giveaway by Kris Letang
Radim Zohorna hit Max Willman
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Noel Acciari hit Tomas Nosek
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Rickard Rakell hit Ondrej Palat
Lars Eller faceoff won against Tyler Toffoli
Alexander Holtz shot blocked by Matt Nieto
Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
Bryan Rust Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Jake Guentzel (13)
Marcus Pettersson hit Dawson Mercer
Takeaway by Erik Karlsson
Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
Colin Miller shot blocked by Radim Zohorna
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Max Willman shot blocked by Radim Zohorna
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Michael McLeod
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McLeod
Giveaway by Reilly Smith
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Evgeni Malkin Tip-In Wide Left
Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Erik Haula
Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Jake Guentzel hit John Marino
Noel Acciari hit Luke Hughes
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Alexander Holtz
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Drew O'Connor hit Nathan Bastian
Kris Letang hit Tyler Toffoli
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Marcus Pettersson hit Alexander Holtz
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Chad Ruhwedel hit Curtis Lazar
Bryan Rust Goal (9) Tip-In, assists: Erik Karlsson (11), Sidney Crosby (10)
Kris Letang hit Dawson Mercer
Rickard Rakell Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Curtis Lazar shot blocked by Marcus Pettersson
Vinnie Hinostroza faceoff won against Erik Haula
Vinnie Hinostroza hit Dougie Hamilton
Noel Acciari hit Curtis Lazar
Rickard Rakell hit Dawson Mercer
Ryan Graves hit Ondrej Palat
Radim Zohorna Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Lars Eller
Noel Acciari hit Tomas Nosek
Takeaway by Sidney Crosby
Giveaway by Sidney Crosby
Ryan Shea Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Left
Kris Letang Tip-In Wide Left
Rickard Rakell hit Max Willman
Giveaway by Lars Eller
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Drew O'Connor
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Tomas Nosek
Drew O'Connor Snap Shot Wide Right
Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Tyler Toffoli
Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McLeod
Ryan Shea hit Alexander Holtz
Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left
Ryan Graves Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Bryan Rust hit John Marino
Sidney Crosby Tripping against Jesper Bratt
Noel Acciari faceoff won against Erik Haula
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Kris Letang
Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Reilly Smith Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Giveaway by Erik Karlsson
Bryan Rust Wrist Shot Wide Right
Takeaway by Rickard Rakell
Kris Letang Wrist Shot Wide Right
Marcus Pettersson Snap Shot Wide Left
Noel Acciari Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Takeaway by Noel Acciari
Erik Karlsson Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Michael McLeod shot blocked by Kris Letang
Jake Guentzel hit Michael McLeod
Evgeni Malkin Wrist Shot Wide Right
Marcus Pettersson Slap Shot Off Crossbar
Kris Letang Slap Shot Above Crossbar
Ryan Graves hit Michael McLeod
Reilly Smith Wrist Shot High and Wide Right
Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Sidney Crosby
Bryan Rust hit Tyler Toffoli
Sidney Crosby Batted saved by Vitek Vanecek
Chad Ruhwedel Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Vinnie Hinostroza Deflected saved by Vitek Vanecek
Giveaway by Kris Letang
Colin Miller shot blocked by Noel Acciari
Matt Nieto Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek
Lars Eller faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Left
Brendan Smith hit Radim Zohorna
Tyler Toffoli Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Jonas Siegenthaler hit Jake Guentzel
Goalie Stopped
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Reilly Smith
Icing
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Max Willman Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Puck in Benches
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Drew O'Connor
Michael McLeod Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Right
Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Ondrej Palat hit Noel Acciari
Icing
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
On-Ice Official
Michael McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Michael McLeod hit Rickard Rakell
Icing
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
On-Ice Official
Icing
Dawson Mercer hit Lars Eller
Puck in Netting
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Icing
Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Kevin Bahl hit Sidney Crosby
Kevin Bahl Hooking against Sidney Crosby
Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Puck in Netting
Dawson Mercer Backhand Above Crossbar
Takeaway by Erik Haula
Curtis Lazar Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Haula (4)
Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Alexander Holtz
Goalie Stopped
Kris Letang shot blocked by Curtis Lazar
Curtis Lazar hit Bryan Rust
Icing
Icing
Takeaway by Ondrej Palat
Michael McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Takeaway by Jonas Siegenthaler
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Erik Haula faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Colin Miller Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Erik Haula faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Brendan Smith Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Takeaway by Dougie Hamilton
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Nathan Bastian Goal (1) Backhand, assists: Erik Haula (5), Dougie Hamilton (7)
Dawson Mercer hit Kris Letang
Max Willman hit Chad Ruhwedel
Puck in Crowd
Icing
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Off-side
Curtis Lazar hit Ryan Shea
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Right
Kevin Bahl hit Jake Guentzel
Kevin Bahl hit Sidney Crosby
Icing
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
Nathan Bastian hit Erik Karlsson
Tomas Nosek hit Noel Acciari
Brendan Smith hit Chad Ruhwedel
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Tyler Toffoli Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Puck Frozen - Skater
Erik Haula faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Erik Haula hit Erik Karlsson
Giveaway by Erik Haula
Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek
Icing
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Puck in Benches
Alexander Holtz Tip-In Wide Right
Off-side
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Colin Miller Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Michael McLeod Tip-In Above Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Off-side
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Max Willman hit Kris Letang
Jonas Siegenthaler hit Drew O'Connor
Icing
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by John Marino
Dougie Hamilton Backhand Wide Left
Erik Haula Tripping against Kris Letang
Takeaway by Dawson Mercer
Icing
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Lars Eller
Jake Guentzel shot blocked by John Marino
Jesper Bratt Goal (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Luke Hughes (8), Curtis Lazar (2)
Tomas Nosek Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Takeaway by Tomas Nosek
Puck in Benches
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Icing
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin
Goalie Stopped
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Max Willman Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Right
Alexander Holtz Tip-In saved by Tristan Jarry
Tomas Nosek hit Vinnie Hinostroza
Puck in Benches
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Icing
Jonas Siegenthaler hit Lars Eller
Alexander Holtz Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (1), Ondrej Palat (6)
Tyler Toffoli Goal (9) Snap Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (14), Luke Hughes (9)
Colin Miller hit Radim Zohorna
Icing
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Kris Letang shot blocked by John Marino
Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Dougie Hamilton Tripping against Evgeni Malkin
TV Timeout
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby
Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
Goalie Stopped
Michael McLeod faceoff won against Drew O'Connor
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Right
Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry
Goalie Stopped
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Noel Acciari
Chad Ruhwedel shot blocked by Alexander Holtz
Icing

DEVILS

PENGUINS

TIME		NJ	PIT
0:00	Start of 1st Period	0	0
0:00	Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	0
0:44	Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton	0	0
1:11	Alexander Holtz Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
1:24	Giveaway by Kris Letang	0	0
1:41	Brendan Smith hit Radim Zohorna	0	0
1:53	Radim Zohorna hit Max Willman	0	0
2:01	Giveaway by Lars Eller	0	0
2:21	Noel Acciari hit Tomas Nosek	0	0
3:09	Tyler Toffoli Slap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	0
3:16	Takeaway by Sidney Crosby	0	0
3:23	Jonas Siegenthaler hit Jake Guentzel	0	0
3:38	Sidney Crosby Snap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek	0	0
3:42	Erik Karlsson Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek	0	0
3:43	Goalie Stopped	0	0
3:43	Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Reilly Smith	0	0
3:57	Rickard Rakell hit Ondrej Palat	0	0
4:02	Icing	0	0
4:02	Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	0	0
4:31	Max Willman Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	0
4:34	Goalie Stopped	0	0
4:34	Lars Eller faceoff won against Tyler Toffoli	0	0
4:38	Puck in Benches	0	0
4:38	Michael McLeod faceoff won against Drew O'Connor	0	0
5:01	Michael McLeod Backhand saved by Tristan Jarry	0	0
5:15	Tyler Toffoli Wrist Shot Wide Right	0	0
5:36	Alexander Holtz shot blocked by Matt Nieto	0	0
5:41	Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	0
5:58	Ondrej Palat hit Noel Acciari	0	0
6:03	Icing	0	0
6:03	Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	0
6:16	Marcus Pettersson Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek	0	0
6:18	Jake Guentzel Wrist Shot Wide Left	0	0
6:36	Bryan Rust Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Jake Guentzel (13)	0	1
6:36	Michael McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	0	1
6:51	On-Ice Official	0	1
6:51	Michael McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	0	1
7:01	Michael McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	1
7:06	Michael McLeod hit Rickard Rakell	0	1
7:15	Icing	0	1
7:15	Michael McLeod faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	1
7:23	On-Ice Official	0	1
7:23	Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Sidney Crosby	0	1
7:49	Marcus Pettersson hit Dawson Mercer	0	1
8:05	Takeaway by Erik Karlsson	0	1
8:32	Reilly Smith Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek	0	1
9:18	Colin Miller shot blocked by Radim Zohorna	0	1
9:25	Icing	0	1
9:25	Lars Eller faceoff won against Dawson Mercer	0	1
9:37	Dawson Mercer hit Lars Eller	0	1
10:06	Max Willman shot blocked by Radim Zohorna	0	1
10:08	Puck in Netting	0	1
10:08	Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Noel Acciari	0	1
10:36	Icing	0	1
10:36	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Michael McLeod	0	1
11:02	Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	1
11:46	Kevin Bahl hit Sidney Crosby	0	1
11:49	Kris Letang Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek	0	1
11:52	Sidney Crosby Backhand saved by Vitek Vanecek	0	1
11:53	Kevin Bahl Hooking against Sidney Crosby	0	1
11:53	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Michael McLeod	0	1
12:11	Giveaway by Reilly Smith	0	1
12:15	Erik Haula Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	0	1
12:17	Puck in Netting	0	1
12:17	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Curtis Lazar	0	1
12:46	Giveaway by Sidney Crosby	0	1
12:54	Dawson Mercer Backhand Above Crossbar	0	1
13:29	Takeaway by Erik Haula	0	1
13:34	Curtis Lazar Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Haula (4)	1	1
13:34	Michael McLeod faceoff won against Evgeni Malkin	1	1
14:18	Drew O'Connor shot blocked by Alexander Holtz	1	1
14:22	Evgeni Malkin Tip-In Wide Left	1	1
15:21	Lars Eller Wrist Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek	1	1
15:22	Goalie Stopped	1	1
15:22	Sidney Crosby faceoff won against Erik Haula	1	1
15:25	Kris Letang shot blocked by Curtis Lazar	1	1
15:47	Curtis Lazar hit Bryan Rust	1	1
16:03	Kris Letang Slap Shot saved by Vitek Vanecek	1	1
16:07	Jake Guentzel hit John Marino	1	1
16:42	Noel Acciari hit Luke Hughes	1	1
17:11	Icing	1	1
17:11	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Alexander Holtz	1	1
17:18	Icing	1	1
17:18	Evgeni Malkin faceoff won against Dawson Mercer	1	1
17:38	Takeaway by Ondrej Palat	1	1
18:35	Drew O'Connor hit Nathan Bastian	1	1
18:59	Kris Letang hit Tyler Toffoli	1	1
19:13	Michael McLeod Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	1
19:15	Goalie Stopped	1	1
19:15	Noel Acciari faceoff won against Dawson Mercer	1	1
19:39	Marcus Pettersson hit Alexander Holtz	1	1
19:59	Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot saved by Tristan Jarry	1	1
20:00	End of 1st Period	1	1

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 1-0

Devils
5
Penguins
2

Game 1

17/11

Penguins
2
Devils
5

Game 2

19/3

Penguins
6
Devils
3

Game 3

3/4

PPG Paints Arena

12:00 AM, 17 November 2023

Pittsburgh, PA

Attendance: 18,321

Referees:
Jean Hebert
Gord Dwyer

Linesmen:
Travis Gawryletz

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
New Jersey	12	7	2	26
Carolina	12	4	0	24
Washington	11	4	1	23
NY Rangers	10	4	1	21
Philadelphia	8	8	2	18
NY Islanders	7	7	4	18
Pittsburgh	7	10	3	17
Columbus	6	9	2	14

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