PITTSBURGH — Kyle Palmieri scored twice in the first period and Scott Wedgewood stopped 39 shots for his first career shutout as the Devils beat the Penguins 3-0 on Thursday night.
Palmieri, who set career highs with 29 goals and 52 points, has a four-game points streak. He scored twice early and Wedgewood held off the high-scoring Penguins until Adam Henrique sealed the win for the Devils with his 27th of the season midway through the third period.
The Devils have won five of their past seven games.
Marc-Andre Fleury finished with 21 saves as Pittsburgh snapped a season-high six-game winning streak.