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Malkin Scores In His Return, Luke Scores Lone Goal In 4-1 Loss

  Photo: Andrew MacLean The Devils took on the Penguins at PPG Paints Arena on Thursday, January 8th, where they were defeated 4-1, taking their third straight loss. The New Jersey team has been struggling lately, with one of their recent games ending in a 9-0 loss against the New York Islanders. Luke Hughes scored the lone goal for the Devils, preventing a shutout for Stuart Skinner while giving the team something to build on. For the Penguins, this is their sixth straight win. In his return after missing 15 games, Evgeni Malkin scored for Pittsburgh in their 4-1 victory. Erik Karlsson, Connor Dewar, and Blake Lizotte also scored for the Penguins. The Devils head to Winnipeg on Sunday to take on the Jets to hopefully make a comeback, while the Penguins host the Calgary Flames on Saturday, looking to extend their streak to seven. New Jersey Devils Lineup: Hughes - Hischier - Bratt Meier - Mercer - Gritsyuk Cotter - Glass - Brown Palat - Glendening - Noesen Siegenthaler - Hamilton H...

The NJ Devils Snap Back in 3rd-Period Against the NY Islanders, 11/28/23

 






  It was a hockey night in Jersey!


   In third period, the Devils made a great comeback! They scored 3 goals, including the game-winning goal, against the New York Islanders on Tuesday, November 28th in Jersey.


 Here's the Devils lineup against the Islanders:

Toffoli - Hughes - Mercer

Palat - Hischier - Bratt

Lazar - McLeod - Holtz

Smith - Tierney - Bastian


Siegenthaler - Hamilton

Bahl - Marino

Hughes - Miller


Vanecek

Schmid



   Bo Horvat scores in first period, putting the Islanders in the lead. Michael McLeod ties it up 1-1, being the final score for first period.

   Dawson Mercer scores in second period, putting the Devils in the lead.. only minutes later, Mathew Barzal scores making it 2-2. Both Cal Clutterbuck and Jean-Gabriel Pageau scoring, the final score of second period being 4-2.

    The Devils snap back in third period! Jack Hughes being the first of the 3 goals making the score 4-3, Nico Hischier ties it up 4-4. With only 21.5 left in third, Curtis Lazar scores the game-winning goal!



"That's a big time win, especially against a team that's ahead of us in the division," Jack Hughes said. "For us to come back and get that in regulation, we're going to take the points anyway we could, but that's a pretty gutsy win out of us."

 

 

- Nico Hischier has two goals in two games now since missing 11 due to an upper-body injury. 

- Jack Hughes stats:

   - 7 Goals

   - 19 Assists

   - 26 Points

- Devils played without Dougie Hamilton in third period due to an upper-body injury.



"What a fun game, back and forth," Curtis Lazar said. "We found a way to win. It was a grind, it wasn't pretty."








*All photos by the New Jersey Devils used with permission*

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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