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04/08 03:11 CDT Penguins visit the Devils following Rakell's 2-goal game
Penguins visit the Devils following Rakell's 2-goal game
By The Associated Press
Pittsburgh Penguins (40-22-16, in the Metropolitan Division) vs. New Jersey
Devils (40-35-3, in the Metropolitan Division)
Newark, New Jersey; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Penguins visit the New Jersey Devils after Rickard
Rakell scored two goals in the Penguins' 5-2 win against the Florida Panthers.
New Jersey is 7-16-2 against the Metropolitan Division and 40-35-3 overall. The
Devils have allowed 238 goals while scoring 215 for a -23 scoring differential.
Pittsburgh is 12-2-9 against the Metropolitan Division and 40-22-16 overall.
The Penguins have scored 277 total goals (3.6 per game) to rank second in
league play.
Thursday's game is the fourth time these teams match up this season. The
Penguins won 4-1 in the previous meeting.
TOP PERFORMERS: Nico Hischier has 26 goals and 35 assists for the Devils. Jack
Hughes has seven goals and 11 assists over the past 10 games.
Anthony Mantha has 31 goals and 30 assists for the Penguins. Rakell has scored
11 goals and added three assists over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Devils: 5-4-1, averaging 3.3 goals, 5.9 assists, 3.5 penalties
and 11 penalty minutes while giving up 2.8 goals per game.
Penguins: 6-4-0, averaging 4.3 goals, 7.5 assists, four penalties and 9.2
penalty minutes while giving up 3.5 goals per game.
INJURIES: Devils: Zack MacEwen: out for season (acl), Arseny Gritsyuk: out for
season (upper-body), Brett Pesce: out (lower-body), Stefan Noesen: out for
season (knee).
Penguins: Filip Hallander: out (leg), Blake Lizotte: out (upper-body), Stuart
Skinner: day to day (upper-body), Caleb Jones: out for season (shoulder).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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