Penguins vs. Devils Prediction, Picks and Odds

Our detailed prediction and analysis for the Penguins vs. Devils NHL game on April 9, 2026 is featured below. Drawing from 10,000 game simulations, we provide expert picks, betting odds, and insights.
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Penguins
5
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Devils
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Penguins
1 2 2 5
Devils
0 2 0 2
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Win %
  • Penguins
    100%
  • Devils
    0%
Win Probability
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Penguins
1 2 2 5
Devils
0 2 0 2
P3 19:32 Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 17:50 Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Jake Allen
P3 16:50 Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
P3 15:32 Simon Nemec shot blocked by Avery Hayes
P3 14:03 Shot on goal by Dennis Cholowski saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 12:27 Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jake Allen
P3 11:55 Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 11:24 Shot missed by Noel Acciari
P3 11:03 Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Jake Allen
P3 09:34 Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Jake Allen
P3 06:48 Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
P3 05:47 Shot missed by Simon Nemec
P3 03:07 Shot missed by Ryan Shea
P3 01:54 Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Jack Hughes
P3 01:42 Shot on goal by Connor Brown saved by Stuart Skinner
P3 01:03 Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
P2 17:16 Shot missed by Lenni Hameenaho
P2 17:01 Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Jake Allen
P2 16:51 Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
P2 15:05 Goal scored by Jack Hughes
Play by Play
  1. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  2. P3 20:00
    End of 3rd Period.
  3. P3 19:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Stuart Skinner
  4. P3 19:00
    Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski in defensive zone
  5. P3 18:33
    Takeaway by Marc McLaughlin in defensive zone
  6. P3 18:23
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  7. P3 18:14
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Marc McLaughlin in offensive zone
  8. P3 17:50
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Jake Allen
  9. P3 17:00
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Cody Glass in neutral zone
  10. P3 16:54
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  11. P3 16:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  12. P3 16:27
    Giveaway by Timo Meier in neutral zone
  13. P3 15:32
    SHOT
    Simon Nemec shot blocked by Avery Hayes
  14. P3 14:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Dennis Cholowski saved by Stuart Skinner
  15. P3 13:41
    Giveaway by Kris Letang in defensive zone
  16. P3 12:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Sidney Crosby saved by Jake Allen
  17. P3 11:57
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  18. P3 11:55
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Stuart Skinner
  19. P3 11:24
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noel Acciari
  20. P3 11:03
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Jake Allen
  21. P3 09:34
    SHOT
    Power play - Shot on goal by Bryan Rust saved by Jake Allen
  22. P3 09:02
    Penalty to Simon Nemec 2 minutes for Tripping (Drawn by Elmer Soderblom)
  23. P3 09:02
    Penguins won faceoff against Devils in neutral zone
  24. P3 08:14
    Takeaway by Anthony Mantha in offensive zone
  25. P3 06:50
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in neutral zone
  26. P3 06:48
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Sidney Crosby
  27. P3 05:47
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Simon Nemec
  28. P3 04:59
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Marc McLaughlin in defensive zone
  29. P3 04:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  30. P3 04:16
    Giveaway by Jesper Bratt in offensive zone
  31. P3 04:10
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in offensive zone
  32. P3 03:25
    Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski in defensive zone
  33. P3 03:07
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Ryan Shea
  34. P3 03:04
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nico Hischier in offensive zone
  35. P3 02:00
    Giveaway by Simon Nemec in defensive zone
  36. P3 01:54
    SHOT
    Justin Brazeau shot blocked by Jack Hughes
  37. P3 01:42
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Brown saved by Stuart Skinner
  38. P3 01:03
    SHOT
    Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Parker Wotherspoon
  39. P3 00:44
    Parker Wotherspoon credited with hit on Dougie Hamilton in defensive zone
  40. P3 00:25
    Penguins won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  41. P3 00:00
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  42. P2 20:00
    End of 2nd Period.
  43. P2 19:37
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
  44. P2 19:37
    Stoppage - Icing
  45. P2 19:30
    Stoppage - Puck in Crowd
  46. P2 19:00
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  47. P2 19:00
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  48. P2 18:21
    Jack Hughes won faceoff against Ben Kindel in offensive zone
  49. P2 18:21
    Stoppage - Icing
  50. P2 17:16
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Lenni Hameenaho
  51. P2 17:01
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Jake Allen
  52. P2 16:53
    Penguins won faceoff against Devils in neutral zone
  53. P2 16:51
    SHOT
    Egor Chinakhov shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  54. P2 15:07
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  55. P2 15:05
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Jack Hughes
    3-2
  56. P2 14:35
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Jesper Bratt saved by Stuart Skinner
  57. P2 13:32
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Rickard Rakell in defensive zone
  58. P2 12:59
    Giveaway by Elmer Soderblom in neutral zone
  59. P2 12:34
    Marc McLaughlin won faceoff against Noel Acciari in offensive zone
  60. P2 12:13
    Marc McLaughlin won faceoff against Ben Kindel in neutral zone
  61. P2 11:52
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in neutral zone
  62. P2 11:43
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nico Hischier in neutral zone
  63. P2 11:43
    GOAL
    Goal scored by Thomas Novak assisted by Evgeni Malkin and Erik Karlsson
    2-1
  64. P2 11:00
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noel Acciari
  65. P2 10:22
    Giveaway by Avery Hayes in defensive zone
  66. P2 10:03
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Nick Bjugstad
  67. P2 09:51
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Noel Acciari in neutral zone
  68. P2 09:11
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Paul Cotter in offensive zone
  69. P2 09:09
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Connor Clifton saved by Jake Allen
  70. P2 08:10
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic
  71. P2 07:32
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Thomas Novak saved by Jake Allen
  72. P2 07:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Shea saved by Jake Allen
  73. P2 06:59
    SHOT
    Evgeni Malkin shot blocked by teammate
  74. P2 06:45
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Jack Hughes in neutral zone
  75. P2 06:37
    SHOT
    Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Noel Acciari
  76. P2 05:51
    SHOT
    Elmer Soderblom shot blocked by Dennis Cholowski
  77. P2 05:49
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Noel Acciari
  78. P2 04:53
    Cody Glass won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in defensive zone
  79. P2 04:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Shea saved by Jake Allen
  80. P2 04:15
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Anthony Mantha saved by Jake Allen
  81. P2 03:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  82. P2 02:39
    Brian Halonen credited with hit on Rickard Rakell in offensive zone
  83. P2 01:49
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone
  84. P2 01:49
    Stoppage - Icing
  85. P2 01:29
    SHOT
    Brenden Dillon shot blocked by teammate
  86. P2 01:07
    Stoppage - Puck in Netting
  87. P2 01:05
    SHOT
    Jack Hughes shot blocked by Rickard Rakell
  88. P1 20:00
    End of 1st Period.
  89. P1 19:55
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nico Hischier in offensive zone
  90. P1 19:50
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Bryan Rust
  91. P1 19:19
    Giveaway by Jack Hughes in offensive zone
  92. P1 18:56
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Anthony Mantha
  93. P1 17:15
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Egor Chinakhov
  94. P1 15:39
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Stuart Skinner
  95. P1 15:02
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Penguins
  96. P1 14:43
    SHOT
    Connor Clifton shot blocked by Connor Brown
  97. P1 14:05
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Evgeni Malkin
  98. P1 13:26
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Kris Letang
  99. P1 13:03
    Sidney Crosby won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  100. P1 13:03
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  101. P1 12:59
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  102. P1 12:51
    Giveaway by Rickard Rakell in defensive zone
  103. P1 12:46
    Paul Cotter credited with hit on Samuel Girard in offensive zone
  104. P1 12:04
    Brian Halonen credited with hit on Erik Karlsson in offensive zone
  105. P1 11:50
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Marc McLaughlin in offensive zone
  106. P1 11:47
    SHOT
    Erik Karlsson shot blocked by Jack Hughes
  107. P1 11:23
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ben Kindel saved by Jake Allen
  108. P1 09:43
    Giveaway by Evgeni Malkin in offensive zone
  109. P1 09:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Erik Karlsson saved by Jake Allen
  110. P1 09:33
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Nico Hischier in offensive zone
  111. P1 09:31
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Evgeni Malkin saved by Jake Allen
  112. P1 09:26
    Stoppage - Puck Frozen
  113. P1 09:09
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Jack Hughes in neutral zone
  114. P1 09:09
    Stoppage - High Stick - TV timeout
  115. P1 08:30
    Giveaway by Brian Halonen in offensive zone
  116. P1 07:09
    Shorthanded - Takeaway by Noel Acciari in neutral zone
  117. P1 05:55
    Shorthanded - Noel Acciari won faceoff against Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  118. P1 05:46
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Jack Hughes in neutral zone
  119. P1 05:36
    SHOT
    Ryan Shea shot blocked by Lenni Hameenaho
  120. P1 05:27
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Ryan Shea saved by Jake Allen
  121. P1 05:15
    SHOT
    Ryan Shea shot blocked by Nick Bjugstad
  122. P1 05:04
    Stoppage - Goalie Stopped (after SOG)
  123. P1 04:53
    Rickard Rakell won faceoff against Jack Hughes in neutral zone
  124. P1 04:36
    Nico Hischier won faceoff against Sidney Crosby in offensive zone
  125. P1 04:34
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Stuart Skinner
  126. P1 03:29
    Noel Acciari won faceoff against Jack Hughes in neutral zone
  127. P1 03:17
    SHOT
    Shot missed by Johnathan Kovacevic
  128. P1 02:37
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Johnathan Kovacevic saved by Stuart Skinner
  129. P1 02:16
    Giveaway by Dennis Cholowski in defensive zone
  130. P1 01:55
    Ben Kindel won faceoff against Cody Glass in defensive zone
  131. P1 01:54
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Lenni Hameenaho saved by Stuart Skinner
  132. P1 01:13
    Bryan Rust credited with hit on Brenden Dillon in offensive zone
  133. P1 01:02
    Stoppage - Icing
  134. P1 00:51
    SHOT
    Shot on goal by Timo Meier saved by Stuart Skinner
  135. P1 00:42
    Takeaway by Nico Hischier in defensive zone
  136. P1 00:24
    Stoppage - Icing
  137. P1 00:00
    Game Setup.
Stats
Penguins
STATS
Devils
30Shots on Goal21
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins2
7Hits12
8 Shots Blocked 18
15Giveaways19
PenguinsPIT
DevilsNJ
30Shots on Goal21
55% Faceoff Win % 45%
1/0 PP Opportunities/PP Goals 1/0
2Penalty Infraction Mins2
7Hits12
8 Shots Blocked 18
15Giveaways19

Penguins vs. Devils: Detailed Breakdown

Matchup Overview

  • Teams: Penguins vs. Devils
  • Date: Thursday, April 9, 2026
  • Time: 7:00 PM ET
  • Venue: Prudential Center

Current Betting Odds

  • Spread: Penguins favored at -1.5
  • Total (Over/Under): 6.5
  • Moneyline Odds: Penguins 50¢, Devils 50¢

Dimers' Win Probabilities

  • Penguins: 51%
  • Devils: 49%

Dimers' predictive model, renowned for its accuracy, assesses each team's chances by simulating the outcome of the game 10,000 times. This method provides a precise and unbiased view.

Our Prediction: Who Wins?

After extensive simulations, our model gives the Penguins a win probability of 51%, while the Devils have a win probability of 49%. Discover the best spread, over/under, and moneyline odds for the game on this page.

Summary

According to our analysis, the Penguins are more likely to beat the Devils in the NHL game at Prudential Center on Thursday. Discover the best spread, over/under and moneyline odds, picks and probabilities for the game on this page.

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