Live New Jersey Devils Vs Pittsburgh Penguins Match Preview

New Jersey has won all five meetings and is one win away from sweeping Pittsburgh in a season series for the first time since the franchise entered the NHL as the Kansas City Scouts in 1974-75.

That dominance continued Friday as Martin Brodeur(notes) and Ilya Kovalchuk(notes) led the Devils to a 3-1 victory. Kovalchuk had a goal and two assists and Brodeur made 15 of his 34 saves in the third period.

“There is no explanation for it,” Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said. “You need a little luck. But when you do well against one team, it builds confidence and you think you can play at that level all the time.”


Friday’s loss is Pittsburgh’s only regulation defeat in seven games since the Olympic break (5-1-1) and it is 47-13-5 the past four years in the regular season after March 1.

New Jersey rebounded from a 4-2 loss to the last-place Islanders on Saturday by scoring three times in the first period Monday en route to a 3-2 victory over visiting Boston. David Clarkson had a goal and an assist as the Devils closed the gap in the Atlantic with their fourth straight home win.

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