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Two Wins Tucked Away: Mercer Powers Devils to Victory Ahead of Home Opener

  Photo: Andrew MacLean The New Jersey Devils survived a chaotic, late-game flurry in Columbus to secure their second straight victory on Monday night, defeating the Blue Jackets 3-2 to cap off their opening road trip. The star of the dramatic finish was forward Dawson Mercer, who netted a pair of goals—including the decisive empty-net marker—that momentarily gave the Devils a two-goal cushion before the Blue Jackets scored with 20 seconds left to keep the tension high until the final horn. Having collected four points out of a possible six on the road, New Jersey now turns its focus to the familiar roar of the Prudential Center crowd. The team finally heads home to Newark, where they will open their home slate on Thursday night with a pivotal early-season clash against the formidable Florida Panthers. New Jersey Devils Lineup: Palat - Hughes - Bratt Meier - Hischier - Mercer Gritsyuk - Glass - Brown Cotter - Glendening - Halonen Hughes - Pesce Siegenthaler - Hamilton Dillon - Neme...
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Capitals Defeat The Anaheim Ducks 2-0, 1/16/24





*Sorry for the lack of photos! Hoping to get permission eventually.*


   The Capitals beat the Ducks in Washington on Tuesday, January 16th. The Capitals won with a 2-0 score, this was a good win for them after their 2-1 loss against the Rangers on Sunday, January 14th.


Ducks lineup against the Capitals:

Killorn - Carlsson - Terry

Henrique - McTavish - Strome

Vatrano - Lundestrom - McGinn

Johnson - Carrick - Silfverberg


Vaakanainen - Fowler

LaCombe - Gudas

Lindstrom - Lybushkin


Gibson

Dostal


Capitals lineup against the Ducks:

Pacioretty - Strome - Oshie

Protas - McMichael - Wilson

Lapierre - Kuznetsov - Mantha

Malenstyn - Dowd - Aube-Kubel


Fehervary - Carlson

Edmundson - Bear

Alexeyev - Jensen


Kuemper

Lindgren


   Ethan Bear scores the first goal of the game and his first of the season late into the first frame. Bear's goal was the only one in the period, with only 38 seconds left when he scored - 1-0.


   The second period was completely scoreless, 1-0.


   Tom Wilson strikes an empty-netter within the final minute of the final frame - this was his 12th goal of this season. The Capitals win with a 2-0 score!



"Every day you're just trying to build and build. The last game didn't really feel that great, today it felt like everything was a little bit more clear even before the goal. You just kind of take it day by day. Don't get too stressed and don't get ahead of yourself - just be patient and just work, it takes time." Ethan Bear spoke after the Capitals win against the Ducks about how the team played and how he's been playing recently.



- Ethan Bear scored with 38 seconds left in the first period - This marks the 10th time this season that the Capitals have scored in the final minute of a period.

- Darcy Kuemper had a 24-save shutout! This was his first shutout of the season and the 31st of this career. 

- Tom Wilson stats:

   - 12 Goals

   - 8 Assists

   - 20 Points



"I thought we did a good job coming over the first five minutes of the game. They did a good job, kind of just being tight all over - so it wasn't much back and forth." Adam Henrique talked about the Ducks 2-0 loss against the Capitals.

 

 



Postgame: Evgeny Kuznetsov

Postgame: Nick Jensen


Postgame: Greg Cronin

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