For two periods, the Penguins appeared to be out of gas after their big win over the Rangers on Monday. But then they found their legs and overwhelmed the Devils. Paul Steigerwald recaps the big Penguins’ win, their fourth in their last five games. (6-3 win.)
Erik Karlsson had the Penguins’ other goal, opening the scoring at 7:54 of the first period. Alex Nedeljkovic made 23 saves in upping his record to 14-6-6.
Coach Mike Sullivan says the Penguins worked hard to get back in the game.
Pens captain Sidney Crosby credits Geno Malkin’s second line for leading the way.
Defenseman Marcus Petterson says the Pens are taking it a game at a time as they chase after a playoff berth, with a big game coming up tomorrow night against the Washington Capitals.
The Devils had beaten the Penguins seven straight times, going back to February of 2022.
With seven games left in the regular season, the Penguins are three points behind the Capitals for the Eastern Conference second Wild Card, but they are also only four points behind the Flyers for third in the Metro Division, which is also a playoff spot.
