National Hockey League
Pittsburgh 7, New Jersey 3
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, March 15, 2025
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Referees: Wes McCauley, Francois St. Laurent
Linesmen: Jonny Murray, James Tobias
Attendance: 15442

Connor Dewar scored twice, leading the host Pittsburgh Penguins to a 7-3 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday afternoon.

Philip Tomasino scored and added an assist for the Penguins, who extended their win streak to four games.

Danton Heinen, Rickard Rakell, Erik Karlsson and Kevin Hayes also scored as Pittsburgh won for the fifth time in nine games and improved to 17-13-5 on its home ice this season.

Tristan Jarry made 24 saves, moving to 4-0-0 since being recalled from the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins on March 3.

Cody Glass, Timo Meier, and Nico Hischier responded for the Devils, which had their three-game win streak snapped in the loss.

Jesper Bratt added three assists for New Jersey, which had won six straight in Pittsburgh and nine of 10 overall, and Jacob Markstrom stopped 16 shots.

Trailing 4-1, New Jersey scored twice in a minute to make it a one-goal game early in the third period. Meier first put a wrist shot past Jarry on a power play at 5:40 of the third, then Hischier tipped in a Luke Hughes point shot on a power play to cut the Pittsburgh lead to 4-3.

Karlsson restored the Penguins' two-goal lead, putting a wrist shot from the point past Markstrom on a power play at 14:17 of the third. Dewar added an empty netter with 55 seconds remaining. And Hayes capped the scoring with a floater past Markstrom 23 seconds later.

Tomasino gave the Penguins a 4-1 cushion 2:22 into the third, capitalizing off a Jonathan Kovacevic turnover and snapping a shot under the glove of Markstrom.

The Penguins took a 3-1 lead at 4:24 of the middle frame as Rakell one-timed a Sidney Crosby feed between the pads of Markstrom.

Pittsburgh outshot New Jersey 7-6 in the opening 20 minutes and led 2-1.

Glass opened the scoring midway through the first, snapping a shot glove side past Jarry.

The Penguins scored twice in 25 seconds to take their first lead of the afternoon.

Pittsburgh tied it 1-1 when Dewar put home his own rebound at 17:11 and Heinen added a score of his own by finishing off a 2-on-1 feed from Tomasino.

With the three assists, Bratt has three straight three-point games (two goals, eight assists). His 60 assists tie the Devils' single-season record held by former captain Scott Stevens.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey   Pittsburgh
Jesper Bratt 3 Points Connor Dewar 2
Cody Glass 1 Goals Connor Dewar 2
Jesper Bratt 3 Assists Conor Timmins 2
Nico Hischier 1 Power Play Goals Erik Karlsson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Jacob Markstrom .727 Save Percentage Tristan Jarry .889
Jacob Markstrom 16 Saves Tristan Jarry 24
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
New Jersey 27 3 2-6 2-3 6 27
Pittsburgh 23 7 1-3 4-6 12 33
Upcoming Games
  • Pittsburgh will play their next game at home against NY Islanders. The Penguins have a W/L % of .357 after a win and .439 after a loss.
  • New Jersey will play their next game on the road against Columbus. The Devils have a W/L % of .444 after a win and .625 after a loss.