Penguins at Devils
Devils 2, Penguins 1 in a shootout · first star Jake Allen (0 GA, .971 SV%).
2025-26 regular season · Preseason. The 2026-27 regular season starts Sep 29. Data as of September 28, 2026, source NHL.
Pittsburgh Penguins 1 at New Jersey Devils 2
Shot chart
Every shot attempt, computed from the league's play-by-play coordinates. Penguins attack left, Devils attack right, all periods folded onto one rink. Attempts are plotted where the league recorded them, so the 5 marks in a team's own end are attempts logged from there: empty-net shots, long dumps on the net. Boxscore shots on goal: PIT 34, NJD 24.
Shots by period
| Period | PIT SOG | PIT G | NJD SOG | NJD G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| 2nd | 11 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| 3rd | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| OT | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 34 | 1 | 24 | 1 |
Shots by situation
| Situation | PIT SOG | PIT G | NJD SOG | NJD G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even strength | 29 | 1 | 20 | 1 |
| Power play | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Short-handed | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Attempt share by period
Penguins took 58.0% of the shot attempts, and 59.4% of the 96 attempts taken at 5-on-5. An attempt is a goal, a shot on goal, a miss or a blocked shot; CF% is the share of them belonging to the Devils and FF% their share of the ones that were not blocked, so the Penguins hold the remainder. All situations unless the 5-on-5 figure is named. All 32 teams
| Period | NJD CF% | NJD FF% |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 39.5 | 42.3 |
| 2nd | 36.8 | 37.0 |
| 3rd | 50.0 | 54.5 |
| OT | 44.4 | 42.9 |
| Game | 42.0 | 43.9 |
Team totals only: per-player on-ice numbers need shift data, which this source does not publish.
Scoring summary
1st period
- 19:12
Arseny Gritsyuk (3) Unassisted · snap 0–1
2nd period
- 12:33
Ryan Graves (1) Bryan Rust (10), Sidney Crosby (9) · slap 1–1
Shootout
- 00:00
Paul Cotter Unassisted · wrist 1–2
Three stars
-
Jake Allen NJD · G #34 · 0 GA, .971 SV% -
Arturs Silovs PIT · G #37 · 0 GA, .958 SV% -
Arseny Gritsyuk NJD · R #81 · 1 G, 0 A
Boxscore
Pittsburgh Penguins
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 17:09 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 19:55 |
| | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 20:13 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 19:53 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:34 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15:34 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:53 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15:01 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12:07 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:36 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:12 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:10 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:14 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17:06 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 24:58 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21:55 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:05 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20:25 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | O | 24 | 1 | .958 | 65:00 |
New Jersey Devils
| Player | G | A | PTS | SOG | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 16:06 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13:19 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:18 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 22:52 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11:39 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 09:47 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:01 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:25 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:40 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:43 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:04 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 20:36 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21:38 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 09:55 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13:15 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20:26 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 29:39 |
| | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26:37 |
| Goalie | DEC | SA | GA | SV% | TOI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | W | 34 | 1 | .971 | 65:00 |
SOG shots on goal · BLK blocked shots · FO% faceoff win percentage · EV / PP saves over shots by strength. Skaters sorted by points, then goals.
Source NHL (boxscore, play-by-play, game summary). Shot locations are the league's tracked coordinates; the chart and the situation tables are computed by Play-Pause Hockey. Data as of 2026-09-28.