New Jersey Devils 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 4: final score and stats
Pittsburgh Penguins beat New Jersey Devils, New Jersey Devils 1 to Pittsburgh Penguins 4, on Thursday, January 8, 2026 at PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA. Below: the box score, top performers, team stats, injuries and recent form for Pittsburgh Penguins vs New Jersey Devils.
NHLThursday, January 8, 2026
DateJan 8, 2026
Start time7:00 PM ET
VenuePPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
TVESPN+
Attendance16,125
Line score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey Devils | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Top performers
Team comparison
New Jersey DevilsPittsburgh Penguins
Goals per game
Goals allowed per game
22-20-2Record21-12-9
2nd in Metropolitan DivisionStanding6th in Metropolitan Division
5-4Road record / home record4-4
LWWWWLast 5WLWLL
L1StreakW1
Team stats
New Jersey DevilsPittsburgh Penguins
Blocked Shots
Hits
Takeaways
Shots
Power Play Goals
Power Play Opportunities
Power Play Percentage
Short Handed Goals
Shootout Goals
Faceoffs Won
Faceoff Win Percent
Giveaways
Total Penalties
Penalty Minutes
Injury report
Confirm lineups and injuries close to game time.
New Jersey Devils
Anthony Mantha RW · Neck
Injured ReserveSeamus Casey D · Knee
Injured ReserveJohnathan Kovacevic D · Undisclosed
Day-To-DayPittsburgh Penguins
Elmer Soderblom LW · Upper Body
Injured ReserveBryan Rust RW · Lower Body
Injured ReserveTrevor van Riemsdyk D · Lower Body
Injured ReserveRyan Graves D · Knee
Injured ReserveBox score
New Jersey Devils Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesper Bratt | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:16 | 2:36 | 0:12 | 15:28 | 22 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16:21 | 0:00 | 1:31 | 14:50 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100.0 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Paul Cotter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:22 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:22 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13:32 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 13:32 | 18 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 62.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Glendening | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 10:47 | 0:00 | 1:48 | 8:59 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:44 | 0:43 | 0:00 | 14:01 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier | 1 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 20:47 | 2:40 | 2:21 | 15:46 | 23 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 75.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 17:14 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 15:14 | 20 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Timo Meier | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 16:25 | 2:38 | 0:00 | 13:47 | 20 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Dawson Mercer | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 17:37 | 1:28 | 1:24 | 14:45 | 23 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stefan Noesen | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 8:16 | 0:42 | 0:00 | 7:34 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ondrej Palat | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9:13 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 9:13 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon | 0 | 6 | 0 | -1 | 18:26 | 0:00 | 2:12 | 16:14 | 23 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dougie Hamilton | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 20:52 | 0:45 | 2:01 | 18:06 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 20:15 | 1:55 | 0:44 | 17:36 | 26 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Simon Nemec | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 17:49 | 1:28 | 0:00 | 16:21 | 23 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Pesce | 2 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 17:20 | 0:00 | 1:29 | 15:51 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 22:56 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 20:39 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New Jersey Devils Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen | 4 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 25 | .862 | 20 | 5 | 0 | 59:57 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noel Acciari | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13:36 | 0:00 | 2:17 | 11:19 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 20.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Brazeau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:47 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 11:42 | 18 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Egor Chinakhov | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15:02 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 13:57 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sidney Crosby | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 17:33 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 14:16 | 20 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 13 | 40.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Dewar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11:43 | 0:00 | 0:45 | 10:58 | 17 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ben Kindel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17:42 | 1:05 | 0:00 | 16:37 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 61.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Lizotte | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12:40 | 0:00 | 1:26 | 11:14 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 80.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Evgeni Malkin | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18:19 | 3:17 | 0:00 | 15:02 | 19 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| Anthony Mantha | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11:33 | 1:00 | 0:00 | 10:33 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy Novak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10:57 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 10:57 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 30.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickard Rakell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19:11 | 3:17 | 0:42 | 15:12 | 21 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Rust | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 19:29 | 3:17 | 1:28 | 14:44 | 23 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Defenses
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | PPTOI | SHTOI | ESTOI | SHFT | G | YTDG | A | S | SM | SOG | FW | FL | FO% | GV | PN | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erik Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 22:56 | 3:17 | 1:25 | 18:14 | 21 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brett Kulak | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20:42 | 0:05 | 0:25 | 20:12 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kris Letang | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 22:54 | 1:05 | 0:25 | 21:24 | 22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Shea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14:56 | 0:00 | 1:40 | 13:16 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack St. Ivany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:33 | 0:00 | 1:35 | 12:58 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Parker Wotherspoon | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 20:04 | 0:00 | 1:24 | 18:40 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Penguins Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SOS | SOSA | SV | SV% | ESSV | PPSV | SHSV | TOI | YTDG | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Skinner | 1 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | .966 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 60:00 | 0 | 0 |
Recent form
Season series
Series tied 1-1
Apr 9, 2026PIT 5, NJ 2
Feb 26, 2026NJ 1, PIT 4
Jan 8, 2026NJ 1, PIT 4
Nov 8, 2025PIT 1, NJ 2
Team pages
More NHL games on Jan 8, 2026
Calgary Flames1
Boston Bruins4Final
Florida Panthers2
Montreal Canadiens6Final
Vancouver Canucks1
Detroit Red Wings5Final
Buffalo Sabres5
New York Rangers2Final
Toronto Maple Leafs2
Philadelphia Flyers1Final
Anaheim Ducks2
Carolina Hurricanes5Final
New York Islanders1
Nashville Predators2Final
Edmonton Oilers4
Winnipeg Jets3Final
Ottawa Senators2
Colorado Avalanche8Final
Columbus Blue Jackets3
Vegas Golden Knights5Final
Minnesota Wild3
Seattle Kraken2Final
Frequently asked questions
Who won New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
Pittsburgh Penguins won, 4-1, on Thursday, January 8, 2026.
What was the final score of New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins?
New Jersey Devils 1, Pittsburgh Penguins 4.
Who were the top performers?
New Jersey Devils: Luke Hughes (1 goals). Pittsburgh Penguins: Connor Dewar (1 goals).
Where is New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins played?
PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, PA.
The model’s read
Grades, leans and the full breakdown for New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins are on the board.
Open the boardLive game center
Plays, box score and updates while the game is on.
Open game centerFree to play: Call the Slate
Pick the winners of featured games every day and climb the leaderboard.
Play freeIndependent analysis for information and entertainment. Not betting advice. Scores, schedules, records and injuries can change.