![]() ![]() He beat the Devils down the ice in transition on the left side and drilled the puck past Vanecek. Staal’s goal came at 4:17 of the second period. “We beat ourselves on the goals against.” “Terrible play by us,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. That’s not the early tone the Devils needed. “That’s a tough team to contain, so it was always nice to get the lead,” Staal said. “It’s good to get a nice start there right away,” Kotkaniemi said.īrind’Amour called that the Hurricanes’ best shift of the game. Kotkaniemi knocked in his own rebound for his fourth goal and the fastest score to start a game for Carolina since a goal 12 seconds into a Feb. The Hurricanes put three shots on goal in the game’s first 20 seconds. Hughes leads New Jersey with 17 goals.ĭevils goalie Vitek Vanecek stopped 10 of 13 shots in two periods before being pulled in favor of Mackenzie Blackwood, who made six saves. Jack Hughes scored with 4:36 remaining as the Devils, who trailed 3-0 at the time, avoided their first shutout of the season. A stunning downfall considering New Jersey lost only four times through the end of November - a span of 23 games. The Devils lost their sixth straight game. “We were able to capitalize on a few of their mistakes.” “I feel like they were doing what they wanted to do,” Brind’Amour said. Kochetkov made 37 saves overall, including a stop on Jesper Bratt’s breakaway in the final 30 seconds of the second period. ![]()
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