The Devils got the start they wanted, building a 2-0 lead halfway through the second period. And despite a pushback by the Penguins, the Devils escaped Pittsburgh with a 3-2 shootout victory at PPG Paints Arena on Tuesday night.

It seems as if there’s never a good time for the Pittsburgh Penguins to play New Jersey. Especially at PPG Paints Arena. The Devils, after all, entered their game there Tuesday with victories in their previous five visits to the Penguins’ home rink.

Timo Meier beat Alex Nedeljkovic in the seventh round of a shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2.