On Friday, April 11, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Prudential Center. Despite holding onto a strong early-game lead, the Devils fell to the Penguins 4-2.

Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin each had a goal and an assist as the Pittsburgh Penguins rallied from two goals down and beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Friday night. Bryan Rust also had a goal and an assist,

Ondrej Palat drew a hooking penalty from Kevin Hayes a few minutes later, giving the Devils a power play while already up a goal. Nico Hischier was kicked from the faceoff draw, and Tim Meier did enough to get the puck back.