2023021191
[NHL.com Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023021191)
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|1|0|5|6|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|1|2|0|3|
##Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[PIT](/r/penguins)|21|16|18|0.517241%|4|3|1/3|8|
|[NJD](/r/devils)|26|12|19|0.482759%|8|6|1/4|6|
##Goals
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|07:54|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Erik Karlsson (9) wrist shot, assist(s): None](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350164927112)|
|1st|19:43|[NJD](/r/devils)|Power Play|[Timo Meier (25) slap shot, assist(s): Luke Hughes (33), Nico Hischier (36)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350163790112)|
|2nd|09:42|[NJD](/r/devils)|Even|[Curtis Lazar (7) snap shot, assist(s): Tomas Nosek (3), John Marino (20)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350168159112)|
|2nd|17:47|[NJD](/r/devils)|Even|[Jesper Bratt (25) wrist shot, assist(s): Nico Hischier (37), John Marino (21)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350169166112)|
|3rd|06:48|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Power Play|[Sidney Crosby (38) wrist shot, assist(s): Evgeni Malkin (36), Bryan Rust (23)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350170279112)|
|3rd|07:55|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Evgeni Malkin (22) tip-in shot, assist(s): Jack St. Ivany (1), Michael Bunting (28)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350167932112)|
|3rd|16:16|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Rickard Rakell (13) tip-in shot, assist(s): Marcus Pettersson (24)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350169830112)|
|3rd|16:38|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|[Evgeni Malkin (23) tip-in shot, assist(s): Michael Bunting (29), Kris Letang (38)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6350169243112)|
|3rd|17:07|[PIT](/r/penguins)|Even|Sidney Crosby (39) poke shot, assist(s): None|
##Penalties
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|19:21|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Reilly Smith holding against John Marino|
|2nd|06:44|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Pierre-Olivier Joseph slashing against Jack Hughes|
|2nd|10:11|[NJD](/r/devils)|MIN|2|Timo Meier interference against Kris Letang|
|2nd|12:57|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Reilly Smith interference against Timo Meier|
|3rd|03:38|[NJD](/r/devils)|MIN|2|Kevin Bahl interference against Drew O’Connor|
|3rd|06:22|[NJD](/r/devils)|MIN|2|Jesper Bratt slashing against Erik Karlsson|
|3rd|11:23|[PIT](/r/penguins)|MIN|2|Evgeni Malkin boarding against Simon Nemec|
**Officials**
* Referees: Chris Schlenker, Francis Charron
* Linesmen: Tommy Hughes, Michel Cormier
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I’m so ready to detox myself from professional sports for a few months.
This season has been draining, to say the least.
Negative dog in em
Dang pardner, I think we suck
Worst part of all this is team tissue soft in Jersey is too weak to goon it out against their rivals tomorrow. Gonna get swept in the season series and likely get gooned again and instead of taking out one or two of their players for the playoffs we will get someone injured again. Who needs physicality in hockey tho
I’ll also just throw this out there yet again:
We play better when Siegs is out of the lineup
Like others have said the secret to crushing this team is to get physical and take a few cheap shots against them. They better be a more physical team next year and ready for this.
I feel like I’m owed some pain and suffering monies for this being my first and only season with season tix
The Devils have a Hughes problem.
Bro it was 3-1..
Yeah, I ended up getting busy and tuning out. I tried to care, but clearly these boys don’t care anymore so why should I? I saw the score and simply giggled and said “typical.” No anger, no sadness. Just “typical.” Thats their fault, not mine. They made me feel this way towards them.
Make the guys live in Paterson as punishment.
Can we just forfeit tomorrow? Maybe just don’t show up at the rink?
Just save face and run and hide. Sure, people will talk shit, but it’s got to be better than being ragdolled as a team and an individual in a national game.
The worst part is that this team can’t tank far enough to get the top 2 college defensemen in the draft. Our only way out is the lottery because we ain’t rebuilding our defensive core in a single offseason
Edit: holy shit, this loss actually put us far enough back on the board that we might actually be able to get Buium
Went to the game. I was surrounded by tuxedo chicken fans. Heads need to roll in this organization. Travis Green is not the answer. He is Fitz’s old Islander buddy. I’m not spending another dime on this team until changes are made.
If the team wasn’t so dead-set on breaking Josh Allen, I wouldn’t be surprised by the announcement that Isaac Poulter was starting in net tomorrow. Who the fuck even knows what to expect anymore.
I’m sure Fitz will make a bunch of moves in the offseason that look amazing on paper. I’m sure we’ll get the goalie, I’m decently sure we hire a good coach.
Legitimately none of that matters if our core players don’t toughen the fuck up
This team is WHALE SHIT
Florida showed everyone the formula last year I’m shocked it took so long to catch on
Make it stop already.
So Malkin got mad, threw a hit which leveled Nemec, got a penalty, got out of the box, scored, fired up the team with his emotion and boom, Pens win 6-3…
Nobody was fired up on the Devils… it was 3-2, no response, 3-3, no response, 3-4, no response… just like a slow bleed, a fox caught in a trap and starving to death, not even willing to chew off its own leg. They gave up the front of the net so easily…
Hate to say it, but Nico isn’t doing it for the Devils; he’s too professional to fire everyone up. This team needs an emotional leader who has a powerful influence. They also need a disruptor… someone who pisses the other team off and adds emotion to the game.
Timo said in post game. That we had guys who didn’t want the puck. Were scared to take it. His words.
And why does Jack have an A on his jersey. Take it off or step the fuck up.
Looking forward to the Frank the Tank rant. This will be fun. Half glass full ya’ll
Roster needs an overhaul
Bahl had a kid and turned into the biggest fucking pussy on the roster.
So your job, or get fired. How it works.
Luke Hughes is a bust imo.
It’s over boys
lol I can’t believe the hope that was still in here shits so funny reading after every loss.
On my second shower trying to get off the smell of the arena
This is bordering the captain langs captaincy year where the team didn’t care and publicly stated they weren’t happy and played like they didn’t care.
If there was ever a game that encapsulates the entire devils season, it’s this game right here.
“You don’t have enough talent to get by on talent alone.”
I’ve been screaming about this for a while but let’s say it again. This Devils team lack of physicality (might be one of the least aggressive teams I’ve ever seen) is a massive ORGANIZATIONAL-WIDE problem.
I understand this isn’t the 90’s but it isn’t pond hockey just yet. In fact, I see a slight uptick in the physical play of hockey over the past three years.
Hitting does a whole bunch of things and the Devils reap the benefits of none of them. Most notably, teams do not tire. They don’t ache. They don’t leave games because of injuries. And they don’t show any fucking fear whatsoever of going wherever they want on the ice at any point in time. They do as they please and they do it for sixty minutes.
Luckily, the Devils are skilled enough offensively to overcome that from time to time. But not enough over 82 games and certainly not enough over an additional 20 more games after that should they ever make the goddamn playoffs one day.
Jack Hughes is the only player on this team that should be unavailable. He’s a bit too timid for my taste but he can score 110 points so I suddenly forget about that lol.
I legitimately don’t think there’s ever been more toxicity surrounding this roster, this coaching staff, the fanbase etc. Shit just feels like an all time low in terms of vibes.
sure i get side tracked a lot but I went up stairs to get my keys to go to the gym at 3-1, went down stairs, we get scored on for 3-3, get to the gym and its 5-3. the gym is in the same town i live in man.
The Devils have been a horribly run organization for over a decade. Horrible coaches, horrible teams for 10 years. Then, by luck, we get a top 5 coach in the NHl in Andrew Brunette, thing turn around. We have the best season ever. But our management is so fucking incompetent they couldn’t even see it. And now we’re back to shit. What a poorly run organization from top to bottom.
It reminds me of the Dumb and Dumber scene when the bus full of models says they need a couple young men to massage them, and Harry and Lloyd say there is a town down the road.
“one day we’ll have our shot, one day. Just gotta keep our eyes open!”
This team is run by dumb and dumber.
I am gonna go to the Leafs game on Monday. If I jump on the ice and start fighting Leafs players, will you guys do a fundraiser for my counsel?
Maybe that will wake the Devils up.
“See? Look at him!”
Lol.
When they scored to make it 3-2 I knew it would happen with another penalty kill just coming off of killing one. But I thought, it’s fine, they won’t blow this again. When it became 3-3 I had a bad feeling but thought, after the last debacle in Buffalo they will at the very least get this to OT. At 4-3 I tuned out. I don’t know what to say other than, what a mess. Timo’s comment about no one wanting the puck or being scared of the puck in the 3rd period was concerning. I know they are young, but yikes. I am still hoping that this is all a humbling experience for them and they come back fired up next season with a new (tough) coach and system that teams aren’t used to seeing and actually helps them win, but after these past two games I don’t know. I have my doubts. Rough game, rough season.
Fitzgerald needs to be fired immediately
Two horse shit ‘game management’ penalty calls started it all. But that still doesn’t excuse the incredible softness that is this team.
Two years ago to the day: the Devils gave up 5 unanswered goals in the third/OT to lose to Florida. To that point, was probably the worst game I’d ever attended.
Today: the Devils gave up 5 unanswered in the third to Pittsburgh. My new worst game I’ve ever been to.
I still can’t believe Lindy hasn’t been fired.
I am absolutely wearing the paper bag at the next game. I have bled Devils red since the beginning. But thats what this team on the ice deserves.
These guys flat out don’t want to work hard. That is why they perform in spurts.
Going into camp next year, I hope this train wreck of a season makes managment and players understand that EVERY roster spot is up for grabs. We better have a new coach which should help this competition even more. Defensmen like Bahl, Luke, Siegs, Marino need to actually be in competition with Hatakka, Desimone (if re-signed) and anyone else they bring in. If Smith is on the team next year I’m protesting in front of the Rock every single day.
Our forward depth absolutely needs an upgrade – we have an atrocious 4th line that kills momentum and brings nothing physical. Nosek and Tierney should be elsewhere, and replaced with hungry Utica players or we need to make some good FA signings – overpay slightly if you have to.
Jake Allen is a fine backup but a true #1 goalie is needed, I just don’t see that happening unless we overpay. At this point Holtz has to be part of the deal, nobody in the orginization likes him anyway just set the poor bastard free if we haven’t already destroyed his trade value