NHL4/9/2026
Scheduled
TIME:11:00 PM UTC
VENUE:
PIT logo
PIT
40-22.513
Away Team
5th in Conference DivisionLast5: W4L1
00
40-34.519
NJ
NJ logo
Home Team
13th in Conference DivisionLast5: W3L2

AI Game Overview

Ladies and gentlemen, hockey fans across the globe, welcome to the home stretch! We are staring down a high-stakes clash on the ice this April 9th as the Pittsburgh Penguins head into the Prudential Center to face off against the New Jersey Devils.

As we navigate the final chapters of this 2025-2026 NHL regular season, every single shift carries the weight of playoff implications. For the Penguins, this road trip is about grit, veteran poise, and proving they still have that championship pedigree when the pressure is at its peak. On the other side, the Devils are looking to defend their home ice with that signature high-octane speed that has kept them in the conversation all season long.

While the oddsmakers are keeping their cards close to the vest—with lines currently off the board—the narrative here is crystal clear. We’re looking at a classic battle of styles: Pittsburgh’s tactical experience versus New Jersey’s relentless, youthful energy.

With the postseason looming just around the corner, these two points are worth their weight in gold. Will the Penguins silence the Newark crowd, or will the Devils turn up the heat and secure a vital win on home soil? Grab your popcorn, folks—this is the kind of late-season hockey that defines legacies. Puck drop is set for 7:00 PM ET. Don’t you dare blink!

AI Matchup Overview

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The Pittsburgh Penguins enter this matchup with a superior 40-22 record compared to the New Jersey Devils, who sit at 40-34. While the Devils are playing at home, the season series has been heavily dominated by Pittsburgh, particularly in games hosted by the Penguins where they have consistently secured multi-goal victories. New Jersey has struggled to find offensive consistency against Pittsburgh this season, failing to score more than two goals in their recent head-to-head meetings. Given Pittsburgh's higher win percentage and their ability to control the pace of play in this specific rivalry, the Penguins hold the clear tactical advantage despite the venue.

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Current Season Games

PIT logoPIT

Wvs FLA5 - 2
Wvs FLA9 - 4
L@ TB3 - 6
Wvs DET5 - 1
W@ NYI8 - 3
Lvs DAL3 - 6
W@ OTT4 - 3
Lvs COL2 - 6
Lvs CAR1 - 5
Wvs WPG5 - 4
L@ CAR5 - 6
W@ COL7 - 2
W@ UTA4 - 3
L@ VEG2 - 6
L@ CAR4 - 5
Wvs BOS5 - 4
Lvs PHI3 - 4
Lvs BUF1 - 5
L@ BOS1 - 2
Wvs VEG5 - 0
L@ NYR2 - 3
Wvs NJ4 - 1
W@ BUF5 - 2
L@ NYI4 - 5
Lvs OTT2 - 3
Wvs NYR6 - 5
Wvs CHI6 - 2
W@ VAN3 - 2
W@ EDM6 - 2
W@ CGY4 - 1
W@ SEA6 - 3
Lvs CBJ3 - 4
Wvs PHI6 - 3
Lvs TB1 - 2
L@ BOS0 - 1
Lvs CGY1 - 2
Wvs NJ4 - 1
W@ CBJ5 - 4
W@ DET4 - 1
Wvs DET4 - 3
Wvs CAR5 - 1
W@ CHI7 - 3
L@ TOR3 - 6
Wvs MTL4 - 3
L@ MTL0 - 4
L@ OTT0 - 4
Lvs EDM4 - 6
Lvs UTA4 - 5
Lvs SJ5 - 6
Lvs MTL2 - 4
Lvs ANA3 - 4
L@ DAL2 - 3
W@ TB4 - 3
W@ PHI5 - 1
Lvs TOR2 - 7
W@ CBJ4 - 3
Wvs BUF4 - 2
Lvs SEA2 - 3
Lvs MIN0 - 5
Wvs NAS4 - 0
L@ NAS1 - 2
Lvs LA2 - 3
L@ NJ1 - 2
Wvs WAS5 - 3
L@ TOR3 - 4
L@ WPG2 - 5
W@ MIN4 - 1
L@ PHI2 - 3
Wvs STL6 - 3
Lvs CBJ4 - 5
W@ FLA5 - 3
Wvs VAN5 - 1
W@ SJ3 - 0
W@ LA4 - 2
L@ ANA3 - 4
Lvs NYR1 - 6
Wvs NYI4 - 3
W@ NYR3 - 0
Wvs BUF5 - 4
W@ BUF5 - 3
W@ DET2 - 1
Wvs CBJ4 - 1
Wvs DET3 - 2
L@ CBJ1 - 4
L@ MTL1 - 2

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W@ MTL3 - 0
Lvs MTL3 - 4
Wvs WAS7 - 3
L@ NYR1 - 4
Wvs CHI5 - 3
L@ CAR2 - 5
W@ NAS4 - 2
W@ DAL6 - 4
L@ WAS1 - 2
W@ NYR6 - 3
Wvs BOS4 - 3
Wvs LA6 - 4
Lvs CGY4 - 5
Lvs DET0 - 3
Wvs NYR6 - 3
Wvs TOR4 - 3
Wvs FLA5 - 1
W@ STL3 - 1
L@ PIT1 - 4
Lvs BUF1 - 2
Lvs NYI1 - 3
Lvs CBJ0 - 3
L@ OTT1 - 4
Wvs NAS3 - 2
Lvs WPG3 - 4
L@ SEA2 - 4
W@ VAN5 - 4
W@ EDM2 - 1
W@ CGY2 - 1
Lvs CAR1 - 4
Wvs SEA3 - 2
W@ MIN5 - 2
L@ WPG3 - 4
L@ PIT1 - 4
L@ NYI0 - 9
Lvs CAR1 - 3
Wvs UTA4 - 1
W@ CBJ3 - 2
L@ TOR0 - 4
Lvs WAS3 - 4
L@ NYI1 - 2
Lvs BUF1 - 3
W@ UTA2 - 1
W@ VEG2 - 1
Lvs VAN1 - 2
Wvs ANA4 - 1
Lvs TB4 - 8
W@ OTT4 - 3
L@ BOS1 - 4
Lvs VEG0 - 3
Lvs DAL0 - 3
Lvs CBJ3 - 5
Lvs PHI3 - 5
W@ BUF5 - 0
Wvs STL3 - 2
Wvs DET4 - 3
L@ PHI3 - 6
L@ FLA0 - 1
L@ TB1 - 5
W@ WAS3 - 2
W@ CHI4 - 3
Lvs NYI2 - 3
Wvs PIT2 - 1
Wvs MTL4 - 3
L@ ANA1 - 4
W@ LA4 - 1
L@ SJ2 - 5
L@ COL4 - 8
Wvs COL4 - 3
Wvs SJ3 - 1
Wvs MIN4 - 1
W@ TOR5 - 2
Wvs EDM5 - 3
Wvs FLA3 - 1
W@ CBJ3 - 2
W@ TB5 - 3
L@ CAR3 - 6
L@ PHI3 - 4
W@ NYR3 - 1
Lvs WAS2 - 3
L@ OTT0 - 2
W@ NYI4 - 2
Wvs NYI6 - 2
Lvs NYR3 - 5

Previous Season Games

PIT logoPIT

Wvs WAS5 - 2
Lvs BOS1 - 4
W@ NJ4 - 2
Wvs CHI5 - 0
L@ CHI1 - 3
W@ DAL5 - 3
L@ STL4 - 5
Wvs OTT1 - 0
L@ BUF3 - 7
L@ TB1 - 6
L@ FLA3 - 4
Wvs CBJ6 - 3
Lvs NYI2 - 4
Wvs NJ7 - 3
Wvs STL5 - 3
Wvs VEG3 - 2
W@ MIN3 - 1
L@ VEG0 - 4
L@ COL1 - 4
Lvs TOR5 - 6
Lvs BOS2 - 3
Wvs PHI5 - 4
L@ PHI1 - 6
Lvs NYR3 - 5
Lvs WAS3 - 8
L@ PHI2 - 3
W@ NYR3 - 2
Lvs NJ2 - 3
Wvs NAS3 - 0
W@ UTA3 - 2
L@ SJ1 - 2
L@ SEA1 - 4
L@ ANA1 - 5
W@ LA5 - 1
L@ WAS1 - 4
W@ BUF5 - 2
Lvs SEA2 - 4
Lvs TB2 - 5
Lvs OTT0 - 5
Wvs EDM5 - 3
Lvs CBJ3 - 4
L@ CAR3 - 4
L@ FLA2 - 3
L@ DET2 - 4
Wvs NYI3 - 2
L@ NYI3 - 6
Wvs PHI7 - 3
L@ NJ0 - 3
W@ NAS5 - 4
Wvs LA3 - 2
L@ OTT2 - 3
W@ MTL9 - 2
Lvs COL2 - 6
Wvs TOR5 - 2
L@ NYR2 - 4
Wvs FLA5 - 4
Wvs CGY6 - 2
W@ BOS2 - 1
Wvs VAN5 - 4
Lvs UTA1 - 6
Lvs WPG1 - 4
Lvs TB2 - 3
Wvs SJ4 - 3
L@ CBJ2 - 6
Lvs DET2 - 3
Lvs DAL1 - 7
W@ WAS4 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 5
L@ NYI3 - 4
Wvs MTL3 - 1
Wvs ANA2 - 1
Lvs MIN3 - 5
L@ VAN3 - 4
L@ EDM0 - 4
L@ CGY3 - 4
L@ WPG3 - 6
Lvs CAR1 - 4
Wvs BUF6 - 5
W@ MTL6 - 3
L@ TOR2 - 4
W@ DET6 - 3
Lvs NYR0 - 6
Wvs CBJ7 - 3
W@ CBJ3 - 1
Lvs DET1 - 2
W@ DET5 - 1
W@ OTT5 - 2
Lvs BUF2 - 3
L@ BUF3 - 7

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L@ CAR4 - 5
Lvs CAR2 - 5
Wvs CAR3 - 2
L@ CAR1 - 3
L@ CAR1 - 4
Lvs DET2 - 5
W@ BOS5 - 4
Lvs NYI0 - 1
Lvs PIT2 - 4
Lvs BOS2 - 7
Wvs NYR4 - 0
Wvs MIN3 - 2
W@ MIN5 - 2
L@ WPG0 - 4
W@ CHI5 - 3
Lvs VAN3 - 4
Lvs OTT2 - 3
Lvs CGY3 - 5
W@ CBJ2 - 1
L@ PIT3 - 7
Wvs EDM3 - 2
Wvs CBJ5 - 3
W@ PHI3 - 1
Lvs WPG1 - 6
L@ DAL3 - 4
L@ VEG0 - 2
W@ UTA3 - 1
L@ COL1 - 5
W@ NAS5 - 0
Lvs DAL2 - 4
W@ MTL4 - 0
Lvs VEG1 - 3
W@ PIT3 - 2
L@ BUF3 - 4
Wvs PHI5 - 0
L@ PHI2 - 4
W@ MTL4 - 3
Wvs BOS5 - 1
Lvs OTT1 - 2
Lvs PHI1 - 3
L@ TOR3 - 4
Lvs FLA1 - 2
Wvs TB3 - 2
L@ NYR2 - 3
W@ SEA3 - 2
L@ SJ2 - 3
L@ LA0 - 3
L@ ANA2 - 3
L@ CAR2 - 5
Wvs CAR4 - 2
Wvs NYR5 - 0
Wvs PIT3 - 0
L@ CBJ2 - 4
W@ STL4 - 1
Wvs CHI4 - 1
Wvs LA3 - 1
Lvs TOR1 - 2
Lvs COL0 - 4
Wvs SEA3 - 2
W@ NYR5 - 1
Lvs WAS5 - 6
W@ DET5 - 4
Lvs STL0 - 3
Wvs NAS5 - 2
W@ WAS3 - 2
Wvs CAR4 - 2
L@ TB0 - 4
W@ FLA6 - 2
W@ FLA4 - 1
Lvs SJ0 - 1
W@ NYI4 - 3
Wvs MTL5 - 3
W@ EDM3 - 0
L@ CGY0 - 3
W@ VAN6 - 0
Wvs ANA6 - 2
Lvs NYI3 - 4
L@ DET3 - 5
Lvs TB5 - 8
Lvs WAS5 - 6
W@ OTT3 - 1
L@ CAR2 - 4
Wvs UTA3 - 0
W@ WAS5 - 3
Lvs TOR2 - 4
Wvs BUF3 - 1
W@ BUF4 - 1
L@ PHI4 - 5
L@ NYR4 - 5
Wvs NYR3 - 1
L@ NYI1 - 5
Lvs WAS3 - 5
L@ MTL0 - 3
Lvs NYI2 - 4