Devils 4-3 Win Against Columbus! 12/27/23

 

   The Devils played in Jersey against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Wednesday, December 27th. Tie after tie, the Devils won with a 4-3 score. A great game after Christmas break!

Here's the Devils lineup against the Blue Jackets:

Palat - Hischier - Holtz

Toffoli - Hughes - Bratt

Meier - McLeod - Mercer

Smith - Haula - Bastian

Siegenthaler - Nemec

Hughes - Marino

Bahl - Miller

Vanecek

Daws

   Jake Bean starts off the game, Ondrej Palat scores and ties the game not long after Jake Bean's goal! The final score of first period being 1-1.

   Justin Danforth breaks the tie! That being the only goal in second period, final score being 2-1.

   Dawson Mercer ties the game close to the end of third! Yegor Chinakhov breaks the tie.. LUUUUKKKKKKEEEEEE HUGHES SCORES AND TIES THE GAME 3-3! The Devils and Columbus head into overtime.

   Timo Meier wins it at 2:50 in overtime!

"It's a really important two points. We didn't play our best game, but we found a way to win, and that's the most important thing." Timo Meier said.

- Luke Hughes scored his 5th goal of the season!

- Timo Meier was the first star of the game tonight and received his 9th goal of the season

- Ondrej Palat stats:

   - 5 Goals

   - 9 Assists

   - 14 Points

- Jack Hughes stats:

   - 14 Goals

   - 26 Assists

   - 40 Points

"It was a good win for our team," Luke Hughes said. "A resilient win and a big two points."

POST-RAW : Dawson Mercer

POST-RAW : Lindy Ruff

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