Pittsburgh Penguins top New Jersey Devils 5-2

# Pittsburgh Penguins top New Jersey Devils 5-2

Thursday, April 9, 2026 — Pittsburgh Penguins 5, New Jersey Devils 2. Final.

Three stars

- 1. E. Chinakhov (PIT) (1G, 2A)

- 2. E. Malkin (PIT) (1G, 1A)

- 3. S. Crosby (PIT) (0G, 2A)

Goal summary

- 1st 04:53 — B. Rust, Penguins (E. Chinakhov, K. Letang). Score now 1-0.

- 2nd 09:51 — P. Cotter, Devils (D. Hamilton, B. Halonen). Score now 1-1.

- 2nd 11:43 — T. Novak, Penguins (E. Malkin, E. Karlsson). Score now 2-1.

- 2nd 11:52 — E. Chinakhov, Penguins (R. Shea, S. Crosby). Score now 3-1.

- 2nd 15:07 — J. Hughes, Devils (J. Siegenthaler, C. Brown). Score now 3-2.

- 3rd 06:50 — E. Malkin, Penguins (S. Crosby, E. Chinakhov). Score now 4-2.

- 3rd 17:00 — E. Karlsson, Penguins (P. Wotherspoon, N. Acciari) EN. Score now 5-2.

Goalies

- J. Allen (Devils): 25 SV on 29 SH, 4 GA, 86.2 SV%, 59:15 TOI. Decision: L.

- S. Skinner (Penguins): 19 SV on 21 SH, 2 GA, 90.5 SV%, 60:00 TOI. Decision: W.

Game meta

- Venue: Prudential Center

- Start (PT): 4:00 PM

- Source: NHL.com gamecenter (game id 2025021251)