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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...

Kings Lose To The Dallas Stars 5-1, 1/16/24

 




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


   The Kings played against the Stars in Dallas on Tuesday, January 16th. The Stars defeated the Kings with a 5-1 score! It was a great win for the Stars after their loss against the Predators before they beat the Blackhawks.


Kings lineup against the Stars:

Byfield -Kopitar - Kempe

Moore - Danault - Fiala

Laferriere - Dubois - Anderson-Dolan

Grundstrom - Lewis - Kaliyev


Anderson - Doughty

Gavrikov - Roy

Englund - Spence


Talbot

Rittich


Stars lineup against the Kings:

Robertson - Hintz - Pavelski

Benn - Johnston - Dadonov

Marchment - Duchene - Seguin

Smith - Dellandrea - Steel


Suter - Harley

Lindell - Hakanpaa

Hanley - Lundkvist


Oettinger

Murray


   Roope Hintz scores the first goal of the game with his 18th of the season, putting the Stars in the lead. Evgenii Dadonov nets one, this being his 10th goal of the season! The final score of the first period was 2-0.


   Drew Doughty scored the first and only goal for the Kings. Doughty's goal was the only one in the middle frame, the final score was 2-1.


   Wyatt Johnston strikes his 12th of the season! Joe Pavelski nets one soon after Johnston, and the Stars lead by three. Sam Steel scores the fifth goal of the game and his fifth of the season! The final score overall was 5-1.



"Feels good - It's a good confidence booster, it's good to help chip in. Obviously, that's the number one thing, just trying to do your part - help chip in whenever you can. It feels good when you're able to do that." Wyatt Johnston spoke after the game about his goal and the Stars 5-1 win against the Kings.



- 300 career NHL games for Sam Steel!

- 600 career NHL games for Radek Faksa!

- Jake Oettinger made 32 saves against the LA Kings

- Drew Doughty hit 150 NHL goals!

- Roope Hintz stats:

   - 18 Goals

   - 22 Assists

   - 40 Points

- Wyatt Johnston stats:

   - 12 Goals

   - 14 Assists

   - 26 Points

- Drew Doughty stats:

   - 9 Goals

   - 13 Assists

   - 22 Points




Postgame: Pete DeBoer

Postgame: Radek Faksa

Postgame: Jake Oettinger

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