PITTSBURGH PENGUINS NOTES:
LAST 2 GAMES
Jan. 20: Pittsburgh 4, Ottawa 1 – PPG Paints Arena
PIT Goals: Rakell (PP), Zucker, Guentzel (2)
Multiple Points: Guentzel (2G-1A), Rust (2A)
Goalie: Jarry (44 saves, 45 shots)
Key Stats: Jake Guentzel’s second three-point night of the year (2G-1A) helped the Penguins pick up a point in their third-straight game (2-0-1).
PP: 1-2
PK: 3-3
Jan. 18: Ottawa 5, Pittsburgh 4 (OT) – Canadian Tire Centre
PIT Goals: Zucker, Malkin (PP), Friedman, Rakell (PP)
Multiple Points: Malkin (1G-2A), Crosby (3A), Pettersson (2A)
Goalie: DeSmith (35 saves, 40 shots)
Key Stats: Sidney Crosby’s eighth three-point night helped Pittsburgh earn a point.
PP: 2-5
PK: 5-9
INJURIES
Position Player Status Consecutive Games Missed Total Games Missed
F Josh Archibald Lower-Body 13 15
D Kris Letang Lower-Body 10 16
F Ryan Poehling Upper-Body 9 14
D Jan Rutta Upper-Body 3 3
F Kasperi Kapanen Lower-Body 1 1
2022-23 Total Regular-Season Man-Games Lost: 106
RECENT TRANSACTIONS
Date Transaction
Jan. 20 D Taylor Fedun and G Dustin Tokarski re-assigned to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL).
Jan. 20 D Jan Rutta placed on injured reserved. D Kris Letang placed on long-term injured reserve.
Jan. 20 G Tristan Jarry and D Jeff Petry activated off of injured reserve.
Jan. 17 F Kris Letang removed from non-roster status and placed on injured reserve.
Pittsburgh’s All-Time Record vs. Devils: 114-113-27
In Pittsburgh: 64-52-10
In New Jersey: 50-61-17
OT Record vs. New Jersey: 8-10-11
Shootout Record vs. New Jersey: 2-1
2022-23 Results: Pittsburgh is 0-1-0.
Penguins All-Time Point Leaders vs. DEVILS:
Mario Lemieux- 74GP, 135 PTS (47G, 88A)
Sidney Crosby- 79GP, 87 PTS (38G-49A)
Evgeni Malkin- 62GP, 59 PTS (25G-34A)
TONIGHT’S GAME
- The Penguins hit the road to take on the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center (TV: AT&T SportsNet; Radio: 105.9 The X).
- Pittsburgh is 8-3-1 in its last 12 games against New Jersey.
- Here at the Prudential Center, the Penguins have won five-consecutive games and six of their last seven (6-1-0).
- Pittsburgh is 5-4-2 versus the Metropolitan Division this season.
- Pittsburgh plays four games this week starting today. Following that, the team won’t play for 10 days due to the bye week and NHL All-Star Break.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
LAST GAME
New Jersey Devils 3 Seattle Kraken 4 (OT)
(29-12-4—62 PTS) (27-14-4—58 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. A. Burakovsky 2. R. Donato 3. M. Jones
Goals:
SEA: R. Donato, R. Donato, B. Tanev, A. Burakovsky (OT-GWG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Seattle 1 1 1 1 0 4
DEVILS 0 1 2 0 0 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: D. Severson, E. Haula (SHG), N. Hischier
Game Summary | Event Summary
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 45
John Marino Upper-body Dec. 21 13
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 137
DATE PLAYER ACTION
1/1/23 Ryan Graves Activated from I.R.
1/1/23 Tyler Wotherspoon Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Tyce Thompson Reassigned to Utica
1/5/23 Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
1/5/23 Ondrej Palat Activated off I.R.
1/6/23 Akira Schmid Reassigned to Utica
1/10/23 Nolan Foote Recalled from Utica
1/19/23 Nolan Foote Reassigned to Utica
1/19/23 Nate Bastian Activated off I.R.
The Devils concluded their final game for a season-long five-game road trip on Thursday and earned nine of out 10 points for the journey (4-0-1). While Jersey’s team witnessed a seven-game road winning streak end, the team did earn points in eight consecutive road games. The Devils also witnessed a five-game winning streak end, which dated to Jan. 7, vs the New York Rangers (4-3, Wo). The Devils are now 6-1-2 for the month of January. The team is now 4-3 for games decided in overtime. After Thursday’s loss at Seattle, the Devils pulled the netminder for an extra attacker while down one goal and converted in consecutive games.
Per NHL Pr, the last time time that the Devils swept a California road trip was in the 2000-01 campaign from Nov. 22, 2000, to Nov. 25:
at ANA, 5-2, W
at LAK, 6-1, W
at SJS, 3-2, W
The recent trip to California marked the second time in franchise history that the Devils swept a full three-game California road trip. Per NHL Pr, The Devils are the first team in NHL history who swept an Eastern and Western Canadian road trip, in addition to a California road trip. The guidelines for this matter are below:
• A “road trip” as being consecutive games played on the road
• The team must have played at least two of the teams mentioned sequentially
• Eastern Canada (TOR, OTT, MTL), Western Canada (WPG, EDM, CGY, VAN), California (ANA, LAK, SJS)
The Devils swept VAN, EDM & CGY via Nov. 1, 2022, to Nov. 5.
Jersey swept MTL, TML & OTT via Nov. 15, 2022, to Nov. 19.
The Devils swept ANA, LAK & SJS via Jan. 13, 2023, to Jan. 16.
The team’s 29 wins after 45 games played from the start of a season is the second most in franchise history.
32 wins: 2009-10
29 wins: 2022-23
28 wins: 1997-98
Jersey’s season-long five-game road trip:
1/10 at CAR, 5-3, W
1/13 at ANA, 6-2, W
1/14 at LAK, 5-2, W
1/16 at SJS, 4-3, Wso
1/19 at SEA, 4-3, Lo
Jersey’s team opens a two-game homestand on Sunday and then hosts Vegas on Tuesday. The Devils are 21-0-1 when leading after the second period this season, which ranks second in the NHL behind Boston (25). The Devils surpassed their win total from last season, which was 27 and in 39 games less played. The team’s 29 wins after 44 games played from the start of a season are the second most in franchise history.
32 wins: 2009-10
29 wins: 2022-23
28 wins: 1997-98
The Devils are 9-1-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 19-11-2 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23. The Devils are 16-10-2 vs the Eastern Conference and 8-5-2 vs the Metropolitan Division. Jersey’s team is 27-4-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 10 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.
LIGHTING THE LAMP
Jersey is one of five teams that hasn’t been shut out this season. Last season, the Devils suffered their first shutout in the team’s eighth game, which occurred on Nov. 2, 2021, at Anaheim (4-0, L). The franchise record in a single season is 80 consecutive games without being shut out from the start of a season, which occurred in 1987-88. The Devils were not shut out for the duration of the 80-game regular season in 1987-88. The current streak is the longest stretch of games from the start of a season without being shut out since 2012-13, when the Devils experienced 36 games without suffering a shutout. Jersey’s team is 24-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 15-5-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23. The NHL announced on Thu.,Jan. 5, that Jack Hughes was named New Jersey 2023 NHL All-Star. Hughes was a first-time NHL All-Star last season at Vegas. John Marino skated with the team on Saturday, but wore a non-contact jersey.
2021-22/2022-23 Comparison After first half of season (41 GP)
2021-22 2022-23
Record: 15-21-5 Record: 26-12-3
Pts%: .427 Pts%: .671
GF/GP: 2.85 GF/GP: 3.44
GA/GP: 3.44 GA/GP: 2.63
PP%: 17.0 PP%: 20.0
Opp. Shot%: 11.3 Opp. Shot% 9.64
The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship.
DATE/TIME OPPONENT RESULT
Oct. 18, 7:00 P.M. vs ANA 4-2, W
Oct 28, 7:00 P.M. vs COL 1-0, W
Dec. 6, 7:00 P.M. vs CHI 3-0, W
Dec. 13, 7:00 P.M. vs DAL 4-1, L
Jan. 1, 3:00 P.M. Vs CAR 5-4, Lso
Jan. 5, 7:00 P.M. Vs STL 5-3, L
Feb. 6, 7:30 P.M. Vs VAN
Feb. 21, 7:00 P.M. Vs MTL
Mar. 30, 7:00 P.M. Vs NYR
Apr. 11, 7:00 P.M. HOME FINALE Vs BUF
VS STEEL CITY
The Devils and Pittsburgh meet for the second of four matchups this season:
Feb. 18, at PIT, 5:30 P.M.
Apr. 4, vs PIT, 7:00 P.M.
Jersey defeated the Pens in the first matchup this season on Dec. 30, at Pittsburgh in a 4-2 win. The Devils were 2-2-0 vs Pittsburgh last season. The last time that the Devils won a season series vs Pittsburgh was 2018-19 (3-1-0).
ALL-TIME vs THE PENS
Record: 123-108-17-6
Home: 65-47-13-3
Road: 58-61-4-3
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Pittsburgh is nine, which was earned on Oct. 28, 2000, at Pittsburgh in a 9-0 win. The most goals that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Pittsburgh is nine, twice, last logged on Dec. 13, 1990, in a 9-5 loss. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Pittsburgh is 49, twice, last logged on Oct. 11, 2008, in a 2-1 win at Pitt. The most shots that the Devils allowed in a single game vs Pittsburgh is 49, on Nov. 26, 2011, in a 4-3 shootout loss at Pitt. The last time the Devils shut out the Pens was on Mar. 24, 2016, in a 3-0 win at Pitt. The last time that Pitt. shut out the Devils was on Jan. 26, 2016, in a 2-0 loss at Pitt.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE .
Tue. Jan 24, vs VGK, 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Jan. 26, at NSH, 8:00 P.M. E.T.
Fri. Jan. 27, at DAL, 8:30 P.M. E.T.
Bye Week/All-Star break
LAST TRADE
The Devils acquired defenseman John Marino from Pittsburgh in exchange for blueliner Ty Smith and a 2023 third-round draft pick on
July 16, 2022.
