Pittsburgh Penguins chase fourth straight win over New Jersey Devils
Pittsburgh Penguins meet New Jersey Devils at PPG Paints Arena, Sunday 7:00am (NHL). New Jersey Devils have won 75 of the 134 meetings with Pittsburgh Penguins since 1999.
The big picture
Pittsburgh Penguins come in 22nd on the ladder; New Jersey Devils are 7th. New Jersey Devils are the side higher up the table.
Pittsburgh Penguins are 5–11 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.2 goals for and 3.6 against.
New Jersey Devils are 11–5 in NHL 2026-27, averaging 3.6 goals for and 2.9 against.
Form
Pittsburgh Penguins have won one of their last five and most recently lost to Boston Bruins 2–6.
New Jersey Devils have won four of their last five and most recently beat St. Louis Blues 5–4.
Pittsburgh Penguins have lost their last four.
New Jersey Devils arrive on a 3-game winning streak.
Head to head
These sides have met 134 times on our records since 1999: Pittsburgh Penguins 58, New Jersey Devils 75, 1 drawn.
Last time out (2025-26), Pittsburgh Penguins won 5–2 at Prudential Center.
Pittsburgh Penguins have won the last three against New Jersey Devils.
Biggest margin between these two: New Jersey Devils by 9 goals in 2000-01 (9–0).
Players to watch
For Pittsburgh Penguins, watch Nick Robertson (7 goals in 2026-27) and Evgeni Malkin (6 goals, 5 assists in 2026-27).
For New Jersey Devils, watch Arseny Gritsyuk (8 goals, 4 assists in 2026-27) and Jack Hughes (8 goals, 13 assists in 2026-27).
At PPG Paints Arena
Pittsburgh Penguins have won 9 of their last 19 at PPG Paints Arena.
The deeper numbers
New Jersey Devils haven't beaten Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena since 2024-25: 3 meetings there since then.
What the numbers say
On form, ladder and history, New Jersey Devils go in as clear favourites.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
