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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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Devils 4-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets, 1/19/24

 






   The New Jersey Devils defeated the Columbus Blue Jackets at the Nationwide Arena on Friday, January 19th. The Devils were behind in the first period, the Blue Jackets leading with one goal. The game changed in the four-goal second period and the Devils won with a great 4-1 score - this was a good win for New Jersey after their two losses straight against the Boston Bruins and the Montreal Canadiens January 15th-17th.


Devils lineup against the Blue Jackets:

Toffoli - Hischier - Bratt

Meier - McLeod - Mercer

Haula - Lazar - Bastian

Willman - Tierney - Holtz


Marino - Nemec

Hughes - Miller

Bahl - Foote


Vanecek

Daws


Blue Jackets lineup against the Devils:

Gaudreau - Sillinger - Chinakhov

Fantilli - Jenner - Roslovic

Johnson - Voronkov - Marchenko

Texier - Kuraly - Danforth


Severson - Boqvist

Provorov - Peeke

Bean - Gudbranson


Merzlikins

Tarasov


   The first period was a one-goal period - Cole Sillinger gave Columbus a 1-0 lead, coming from a back pass between the legs of  Yegor Chinakhov and the left circle. Sillinger has had seven goals in the past 13 games.


   John Marino ties up the game just 28 seconds into the middle frame with his third goal of the season. Alexander Holtz doubled it and gave the Devils the lead with a tip-in shot. Nico Hischier strikes his 12th of the season with 6:29 remaining in the second period. Nate Bastian was present at the front of the Blue Jackets net, getting a tip-in goal for the Devils fourth of the game.


   The Columbus Blue Jackets pushed in the third period - seven shots in the first four minutes, Vitek Vanecek kept them out and even a goal that ended up being determined offsides late in the final frame. The Devils stayed strong through the remainder of the game, keeping their three-goal lead and getting the 4-1 win.



Notes:

- This game marks the 30th time the New Jersey Devils gave up the opening goal of the game this season.

- Vitek Vanecek had a 28-save night on 29 shots

- This was the fourth time this season that the Devils put up four or more goals on their opponent

- Kevin Bahl picked up his sixth assist of the season, assisting Nate Bastian's goal

- Cal Foote earned his first point of the year with a primary assist, assisting Alexander Holtz

- Boone Jenner returned to the Blue Jackets lineup after being out for the past 15 games due to a fractured jaw - St. Louis, December 8th



"Just stick with it. I think we didn't play bad in the first period. We had a lot of shots, we had some opportunities to score. We know it's a sixty-minute hockey game and just stick with it." Nico Hischier spoke about his thoughts on how the Devils played in the first period, being behind but not playing bad.


Nico Hischier on the third period: "I think we just played really smart - We stayed above, we had to lead. We didn't play any risky passes and just played smart last period."



John Marino on the Devils not having the opening goal: "We're been doing that, unfortunately, for the whole year. We had a lot of chances - we just weren't able to score but have that resilience and kind of stick with it."









POST-RAW: Alexander Holtz
POST-RAW: Lindy Ruff

Postgame Media: Pascal Vincent
Postgame Media: Boone Jenner, Cole Sillinger, and Pascal Vincent

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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



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