New Jersey Devils at Pittsburgh Penguins

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New Jersey Devils

36-26-6

Final
3 - 7

Pittsburgh Penguins

28-31-10

Erik Karlsson's power-play goal carries Penguins past Devils, 7-3

Kevin Hayes scores Penguins' 7th goal of game

Rickard Rakell scored his team-leading 31st goal. Connor Dewar scored twice, and Philip Tomasino, Kevin Hayes and Danton Heinen also scored.

With an assist, Sidney Crosby tied Wayne Gretzky for the fourth-most points with a single franchise. Crosby also recorded his 12th 50-assist season, equaling Adam Oates for 8th in NHL history. He has points in 10 straight home games.

Tristan Jarry made 24 saves for his fourth straight win since he was recalled from the American Hockey League earlier this month. Jarry has stopped 123 of his last 130 shots faced.

Nico Hischier and Timo Meier scored power-play goals for the Devils. Cody Glass also had a goal. Nathan Bastian’s short-handed goal was called back on a challenge because he was offside.

Jesper Bratt had his third straight three-point game with three assists, matching the longest streak in franchise history. He has 60 assists this season, which equals Scott Stevens’ franchise record. Bratt has two goals and nine points in his last three games.

Jacob Markstrom stopped 16 shots.

Takeaways Devils: New Jersey was unable to win four straight for the first time this season. The Devils lost three consecutive games prior to their three-game win streak.

Penguins: Pittsburgh won four straight games for the first time since a four-game win streak from Nov. 27-Dec. 3. The Penguins have five wins and points in six of their last nine games.

Key moment Karlsson’s power-play goal gave Pittsburgh needed insurance. Meier and Hischier scored power-play goals earlier in the period for New Jersey, which turned a 4-1 hole into a one-goal deficit.

Key stat Pittsburgh snapped a six-game home losing streak against the Devils dating back to Oct. 20, 2021.

Up next New Jersey visits Columbus on Monday and Pittsburgh hosts the Islanders on Tuesday.

Regular Season Series

NJ leads series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 10:08	Cody Glass Goal (6) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (58), Luke Hughes (26)
Goal	1st Period 17:11	Connor Dewar Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Noel Acciari (6), Conor Timmins (7)
Goal	1st Period 17:36	Danton Heinen Goal (8) Backhand, assists: Philip Tomasino (10), Vladislav Kolyachonok (4)
Goal	2nd Period 4:24	Rickard Rakell Goal (31) Wrist Shot, assists: Sidney Crosby (50), Conor Timmins (8)
Goal	3rd Period 2:22	Philip Tomasino Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 5:40	Timo Meier Goal (19) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (59), Simon Nemec (2)
Goal	3rd Period 6:40	Nico Hischier Goal (28) Tip-In, assists: Luke Hughes (27), Jesper Bratt (60)
Goal	3rd Period 14:17	Erik Karlsson Goal (10) Snap Shot, assists: Evgeni Malkin (31), Kris Letang (19)
Goal	3rd Period 19:05	Connor Dewar Goal (3) Wrist Shot, assists: Blake Lizotte (8)
Goal	3rd Period 19:38	Kevin Hayes Goal (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Emil Bemstrom (1)

Statistics

NJ		PIT
8	Blocked Shots	16
23	Hits	22
2	Takeaways	4
27	Shots	24
2	Power Play Goals	1
6	Power Play Opportunities	3
33.3	Power Play Percentage	33.3
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
27	Faceoffs Won	33
45.0	Faceoff Win Percent	55.0
20	Giveaways	23
2	Total Penalties	4
6	Penalty Minutes	12