NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
Boston Bruins 3 New Jersey Devils 1
(28-4-3—59 PTS) (22-11-2—46 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. L. Ullmark 2. P. Bergeron 3. N. Hischier
Goals:
BOS: T. Frederic. P. Bergeron, P. Zacha (ENG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Boston 0 1 2 – – 3
DEVILS 0 0 1 – – 1
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: N. Hischier
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 35
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 29
Nate Bastian Upper-Body Nov. 27 12
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 3
Ryan Graves Lower-body Dec. 22 2
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 104
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
12/22 Nate Bastian Placed I.R. retro to Nov. 26 Nikita Okhotiuk Recalled from Utica
12/28/22 Tyce Thompson Tyler Wotherspoon Recalled from Utica
12/28/22 Ryan Graves John Marino
Placed on I.R. retro to Dec. 21
Placed on I.R. retro to Dec. 20
12/28/22 Andreas Johnsson Placed on Waivers
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils aim to snap a two-game skid and not only visit Pittsburgh for the first time this season, but face-off with the Steel City for the first of four matchups in 2022-23. Jersey’s team is 12-2-1 on the road this season, which is tied with Carolina for the second-most road wins in the NHL (Vegas, 14), per Dec. 29. Keep in mind that the Devils were 11-26-4 on the road last season. The Devils have earned 57 goals for on the road and allowed 36. The 36 goals allowed on the road are the fewest surrendered in the NHL, per Dec. 29. Boston and Minnesota ranked second for this matter with 38 goals allowed on the road. The Devils are 17-0-1 when leading after the second period this season. Only Boston entails more wins (19-0-1) when leading after the second period for 2022-23. The Devils fell to 15-10-2 when outshooting an opponent this season, while Jersey is 6-1-0 when outshot in a game for the 2022-23 campaign. Tonight’s contest vs Pittsburgh marks New Jersey’s final game for the month of December (3-7-2). Yet, the Devils entered the month of December with a share of first place, or sole possession, atop the League standings for the first time in franchise history. Jersey’s team is 20-3-2 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. At Dec. 25 last season, the Devils earned 10 wins compared to the team’s 22 wins this season. The Devils logged 21 missed shots in their last game on Dec. 28, which tied a season-low (Nov. 12, vs ARI). New Jersey’s 22 wins after 35 games played from the start of a season ranks as the third most in franchise history:
2009-10: 26 wins
1997-98: 23 wins
2022-23: 22 wins
1998-99: 21 wins
2017-18: 21 wins
2008-09: 21 wins
2002-03: 20 wins
1996-97: 20 wins
1993-94: 20 wins
The team clinched a playoff berth in all of the seasons listed above – excluding this season. The Devils are 12-10-1 vs the Eastern Conference and 5-5-1 vs the Metropolitan Division for 2022-23. Jersey’s team is 18-3-2 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 10-4-1 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against nine times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.
PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Dec. 30: Detroit 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT) – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Zucker (2), O’Connor, Carter (PP)
Multiple Points: Zucker (2G), Carter (1G-1A), Kapanen (2A),
Rust (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (41 saves/46 shots)
Key Stats: Jason Zucker notched his first multi-goal effort of the season as Pittsburgh fell in overtime.
PP: 2-2
PK: 2-4
Dec. 27: NY Islanders 5, Pittsburgh 1 – UBS Arena
PIT Goals: Joseph
Multiple Points: None
Goalie: Jarry (38 saves/43 shots)
Key Stats: P.O Joseph scored the lone goal for Pittsburgh, establishing a new career high with his second goal of the season.
PP: 0-1
PK: 3-3
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
D Jeff Petry Upper-Body 7 7
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 4 5
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 3 5
D Chad Ruhwedel Upper-Body 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 54
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Dec. 28 D Ty Smith and F Drake Caggiula recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Dec. 28 F Josh Archibald and F Ryan Poehling placed on injured reserve.
Dec. 27 D Mark Friedman recalled from the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Dec. 23 D Mark Friedman re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL)
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Devils: 114-112-27
In Pittsburgh: 64-51-10
In New Jersey: 50-61-17
OT Record vs. New Jersey: 8-10-11
Shootout Record vs. New Jersey: 2-1
2021-22 Results: Pittsburgh went 2-2-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. DEVILS:
Mario Lemieux- 74GP, 135 PTS (47G, 88A)
Sidney Crosby- 78GP, 87 PTS (38G-49A)
Evgeni Malkin- 61GP, 58 PTS (24G-34A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Pittsburgh Penguins take on the New Jersey Devils tonight at PPG Paints Arena for their first meeting of the 2022-23 season (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Last season, Sidney Crosby led the team against the Devils with three assists in four games played.
- In the last 11 games played versus the Devils, the Penguins are 8-2-1. Here at home, Pittsburgh is 4-2-1 in its last seven games against New Jersey.
- Pittsburgh has gone 10-3-4 at home thus far this season.
- Pittsburgh is 5-2-2 against Metropolitan Division opponents.
