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Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils · Matchup Preview Based on 26-27 form — rosters current
Pittsburgh Penguins
Away · Penguins
2–0–0
4 PTS
VS
Puck Drop In
DAYS
4514H
·
14M
·
12S
The read
Sidney Crosby has solved Jake Allen before, 9 goals on 51 shots.
Prudential Center
New Jersey Devils
Home · Devils
1–1–0
2 PTS
Penguins
GOALIES
Devils
Arturs Silovs
Expected
.886 SV% · 2.47 GAA · 2W
.920 SV% L5 · Locked in
VS
Jake Allen
Expected
.920 SV% · 1.89 GAA · 1W
.896 SV% L5 · Cooling
Penguins
PROJECTED TOP LINES
Devils
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
PenguinsProjected lines
L1
Nicholas Robertson · Sidney Crosby · Rickard Rakell
L2
Egor Chinakhov · Tommy Novak · Evgeni Malkin
L3
Andrei Kuzmenko · Ben Kindel · Hendrix Lapierre
L4
Connor Dewar · Blake Lizotte · Filip Hallander
D1
Declan Carlile · Erik Karlsson
D2
Samuel Girard · Kaedan Korczak
D3
Trevor van Riemsdyk · Kris Letang
PP1
Ben Kindel · Tommy Novak · Rickard Rakell · Erik Karlsson · Sidney Crosby
PP2
Andrei Kuzmenko · Hendrix Lapierre · Egor Chinakhov · Kris Letang · Evgeni Malkin
PK1
Filip Hallander · Connor Dewar · Samuel Girard · Kris Letang
PK2
Ben Kindel · Rickard Rakell · Trevor van Riemsdyk · Erik Karlsson
DevilsProjected lines
L1
Anthony Mantha · Jack Hughes · Jesper Bratt
L2
Timo Meier · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista
L3
Arseny Gritsyuk · Evan Rodrigues · Dawson Mercer
L4
Amadeus Lombardi · Cody Glass · Stefan Noesen
D1
Luke Hughes · Brett Pesce
D2
Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
D3
Brenden Dillon · Declan Chisholm
PP1
Jesper Bratt · Nico Hischier · Luke Evangelista · Jack Hughes · Luke Hughes
PP2
Timo Meier · Evan Rodrigues · Anthony Mantha · Arseny Gritsyuk · Dougie Hamilton
PK1
Nico Hischier · Dawson Mercer · Brenden Dillon · Brett Pesce
PK2
Cody Glass · Jesper Bratt · Jonas Siegenthaler · Dougie Hamilton
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
Penguins
INJURY REPORT
Devils
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
PenguinsInjury report
Bryan Rust
IR · Upper body · Expected back Oct 5
Justin Brazeau
IR · Lower body · Expected back Oct 7
Ryan Graves
IR · Knee · Expected back Oct 24
DevilsInjury report
Connor Brown
DAY-TO-DAY · Lower body
Seamus Casey
IR · Knee · Expected back Nov 21
Johnathan Kovacevic
IR · Right knee · Expected back Oct 6
Nick Bjugstad
IR · Left pectoral (surgery) · Expected back Jan 19
Last Game (2026-10-03) · Oct 4 · 6:19 AM CT
New Jersey Devils · Oct 3 · 6:15 PM CT
STORYLINE
The Penguins have won 2 straight and are 2-0-0 in their first 2 games. The Devils lost their last game and are 1-1-0 in their first 2 games.
Live
Matchup Intel
Sidney Crosby has solved Jake Allen before, 9 goals on 51 shots.
Stay out of the box: the Penguins' power play ranks 2nd and New Jersey's penalty kill sits 22nd. Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
The numbers behind it
Matchup
Sidney Crosby has 9 goals on Jake Allen (51 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
9
goals on Jake Allen
Matchup
Evgeni Malkin has 6 goals on Jake Allen (28 shots).
(Pittsburgh)
6
goals on Jake Allen
Special Teams
Pittsburgh's power play ranks 2nd while New Jersey's penalty kill ranks 22nd.
2nd / 22nd
PP vs PK
Milestone
Nick Robertson is 2 goals shy of 100 career goals.
98
career goals
Milestone
Nico Hischier is 2 goals shy of 400 career goals.
398
career goals