‘It’s embarrassing to be losing 6-0′ | 5 observations from Devils’ bad start and near-historic rally in loss to Penguins
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Pittsburgh Penguins John Marino (6) collides with New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Pittsburgh, Tuesday, April 20, 2021.Gene J. Puskar | AP Photo
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It’s safe to say the Devils have never played a game quite like Tuesday night.
For just the sixth time in franchise history, they scored six goals in one period. But for the first time, they lost one of those games, falling 7-6 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at PPG Paints Arena in Pittsburgh after the Pens led 6-0 after two periods.
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Apr 21, 2021 4:48 AM
Tanner Pearson scored the tiebreaking and game-clinching goals less than four minutes apart in the third period Tuesday night as the host Vancouver Canucks dumped the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3.
Pearson put Vancouver (18-18-3, 39 points) ahead 4-3 at 9:48 with a man-advantage tally. Pearson doubled the lead at 13:36 when he swiped the puck from Alexander Kerfoot and beat goalie David Rittich from a sharp angle in the left faceoff circle, recording his eighth goal of the season.
Brandon Sutter scored into an empty net at 19:24 for his second goal of the game and eighth of the season.
Pens hold off six-goal 3rd period from Devils
Jeff Carter picked up his first goal in Pittsburgh as part of a first-period deluge and the Penguins held on for a 7-6 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday night.
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PITTSBURGH The Pittsburgh Penguins can play dazzling hockey at times. They can also occasionally flirt with disaster. They managed to do both in a 7-6 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday that started as a blowout before stunningly turning into something far more harrowing.
Nearly becoming the first NHL team to blow a six-goal, third-period lead will do that.
Devils nearly complete miraculous comeback, still lose to Penguins 7-6
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Wow, what a game.
If you had told me after the second period that the Devils would end up only losing by one, I would have laughed at your face while simultaneously fighting back the urge to scream at a wall.
After a horrible - and I mean HORRIBLE - first two periods, the Devils somehow were able to put up a six spot in the third period, to make an embarrassing game much more respectable while simultaneously showing the promise that the kids have.
Even with this loss, I can’t help but smile at the fact that this team full of forwards not even over 26 years old were oh-so-close to coming back against a strong Penguins team, again showing why Devils fans have a lot to look forward to in the future.
Carter scores first with Pittsburgh in 7-6 win over Devils
New Jersey makes it s more than interesting with 6 goals in the 3rd period Share Updated: 9:55 PM EDT Apr 20, 2021 Will Graves , AP Sports Writer WTAE
New Jersey makes it s more than interesting with 6 goals in the 3rd period Share Updated: 9:55 PM EDT Apr 20, 2021 Will Graves , AP Sports Writer Jeff Carter picked up his first goal in Pittsburgh as part of a first-period deluge and the Penguins held on for a 7-6 victory over New Jersey on Tuesday night.Pittsburgh led 6-0 entering the third before the Devils put together a furious rally. Andreas Johnsson pulled New Jersey within one with 41 seconds remaining but the Devils couldn t generate another shot with the goaltender pulled.Carter, acquired from Los Angeles at last week s trade deadline to give the Penguins depth, speed and a dash of grit as the playoffs loom, beat Scott Wedgewood with a blast fr