PITTSBURGH, Pa. -- Offenses took over on Friday night, and the Devils couldn't keep up with the Penguins.
The Devils couldn't make a pair of first-period goals count as the Penguins pulled away for a 6-4 win at PPG Paints Arena.
Things opened up offensively in the first period as the teams racked up five combined goals. yle Palmieri opened the scoring on a breakaway for the Devils, and after Penguins goals by Phil Kessel and Jake Guentzel, Stefan Noesen tied the game at 2-2.
Sidney Crosby gave the Penguins a 3-2 lead just before the end of the first period with a 5-on-3 power-play goal.