New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins — February 26, 2026 Game Stats

Game Recap

The Pittsburgh Penguins defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-1 on February 26, 2026. The Pittsburgh Penguins controlled play with 44.9% Corsi and generated 9.51 expected goals compared to 6.55 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5, suggesting the result was well-earned. The Pittsburgh Penguins created 14 high-danger scoring chances compared to 9 from the New Jersey Devils at 5-on-5. Connor Dewar was the most dangerous skater with 1.33 individual expected goals on 2 shots at 5-on-5. The Pittsburgh Penguins outshot the New Jersey Devils 34-29 in total shots on goal.

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xG Gameflow — cumulative expected goals chart tracking each team's xG as New Jersey Devils vs Pittsburgh Penguins progressed on Feb 26, 2026
Shot heatmap — where shots were taken on the ice, color-coded by scoring probability
Event timeline — every goal, penalty, and key play mapped chronologically
Player matchup grid — head-to-head on-ice performance in Corsi and expected goals
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NJD1 - 4PIT

Feb 26, 2026 · Regular Season

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Overview

	Period	Corsi			Fenwick			Shots			SC			HDSC			xG			Goals
		F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%	F	A	%
PIT	P1	18	22	45.0	14	14	50.0	9	7	56.3	13	17	43.3	6	5	54.5	4.78	2.88	62.4	1	0	100.0
	P2	20	26	43.5	18	19	48.6	14	12	53.8	14	23	37.8	5	3	62.5	4.95	4.38	53.1	0	1	0.0
	P3	24	27	47.1	17	18	48.6	14	11	56.0	17	18	48.6	7	5	58.3	3.55	3.50	50.4	3	0	100.0
	Total	62	75	45.3	49	51	49.0	37	30	55.2	44	58	43.1	18	13	58.1	13.27	10.75	55.2	4	1	80.0
NJD	P1	22	18	55.0	14	14	50.0	7	9	43.8	17	13	56.7	5	6	45.5	2.88	4.78	37.6	0	1	0.0
	P2	26	20	56.5	19	18	51.4	12	14	46.2	23	14	62.2	3	5	37.5	4.38	4.95	46.9	1	0	100.0
	P3	27	24	52.9	18	17	51.4	11	14	44.0	18	17	51.4	5	7	41.7	3.50	3.55	49.6	0	3	0.0
	Total	75	62	54.7	51	49	51.0	30	37	44.8	58	44	56.9	13	18	41.9	10.75	13.27	44.8	1	4	20.0

Win Probability

PIT Favored

NJD Favored

Goal

Power Play

Gameflow — Cumulative xG

PIT

NJD

Goal

Shot Density Heatmap

NJD Attempts

PIT Attempts

Individual Event Map

Player:

NJD ShootPIT Shoot

Shot on Net

Hit Taken

Shot Blocked

Player Matchup Grid

This grid shows how every skater on the home team (PIT) performed against every skater on the away team (NJD) when they were on the ice at the same time.

Rows = PIT players, Columns = NJD players. Forwards are listed first, then defensemen.
Green = the PIT player had a favorable matchup (above 50%). Red = unfavorable (below 50%).
Values shown from the home team's perspective. Toggle between CF% (shot attempt share) and xGF% (expected goal share).
Cells with fewer than 3 shared events are grayed out (insufficient sample). Hover over any cell for full details.

Stat:

PIT ↓ / NJD →	Hughes	Hischier	Mercer	Bjugstad	Glass	Bratt	Cotter	Brown	Meier	Gritsyuk	Hameenaho	Tsyplakov	Hamilton	Siegenthaler	Nemec	Pesce	Dillon	Kovacevic
Malkin	60	43	33	71	40	60	70	75	29	13	13	73	64	63	38	56	40	50
Dewar	33	31	0	—	100	38	0	40	13	56	63	—	47	60	36	25	71	40
Acciari	33	33	0	—	100	37	0	39	11	45	45	0	44	60	31	25	71	40
Kindel	50	33	33	86	45	78	50	57	20	25	27	50	62	67	21	100	42	100
Novak	57	0	0	79	33	70	70	63	33	20	20	70	89	75	33	55	56	46
Lizotte	41	20	0	—	100	38	0	54	38	88	83	—	56	75	54	25	83	40
Rust	80	73	65	67	50	67	—	100	69	38	17	100	29	38	82	67	75	71
Rakell	40	65	61	67	33	29	0	56	60	20	20	50	17	29	88	57	67	63
Brazeau	50	50	75	86	36	57	40	40	67	40	44	40	53	56	25	83	46	100
Mantha	67	60	50	60	39	40	67	58	40	40	40	50	53	55	30	80	31	100
Hayes	44	60	71	—	33	57	0	50	75	33	50	0	22	17	86	63	88	71
Chinakhov	67	25	25	79	33	78	70	71	40	20	20	70	100	82	33	50	56	43
Letang	53	56	59	63	33	67	25	60	60	40	0	29	25	30	63	58	65	55
Shea	50	56	25	80	28	53	73	62	33	20	22	73	59	63	14	50	11	50
Karlsson	45	38	27	50	73	33	50	53	13	63	56	67	57	56	38	58	64	50
Clifton	42	42	25	100	31	44	89	50	33	22	25	89	54	65	17	50	14	100
Girard	39	47	56	0	0	33	20	40	55	50	0	25	0	0	64	43	64	46
Wotherspoon	45	20	11	50	67	36	0	42	20	60	50	50	57	50	40	33	71	20