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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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Oilers Extend Their Win Streak To 11 Games Straight After Defeating The Maple Leafs, 1/16/24

 




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


   The Maple Leafs visited the Oilers in Edmonton on Tuesday, January 16th. The Maple Leafs had a great 2-0 lead until the Oilers finally came back at them, and the Oilers won with a 4-2 score.


Maple Leafs lineup against the Oilers:

Holmberg - Matthews - Marner

Knies - Tavares - Nylander

Bertuzzi - Domi - Jarnkrok

McMann - Kampf - Gregor


Rielly - Brodie

Benoit - McCabe

Giordano - Liljegren


Jones

Samsonov


Oilers lineup against the Maple Leafs:

Nugent-Hopkins - McDavid - Hyman

Kane - Draisaitl - Foegele

Janmark - McLeod - Ryan

Erne - Hamblin - Brown


Nurse - Ceci

Ekholm - Bouchard

Kulak - Desharnias


Skinner

Pickard


   Auston Matthews strikes first - this goal marked his 333rd of his career, now in fourth place on the Maple Leafs all-time goals list. The Maple Leafs lead by one, 1-0.


   Morgan Rielly makes it a two-goal lead for Toronto! Zach Hyman scores the first goal for the Oilers - it was challenged and determined offsides. Leon Draisaitl nets one and the final score of the second period was 2-1.


   Derek Ryan ties up the game, 2-2, early in the third period. Ryan McLeod gives the Oilers the lead with three minutes left to play. Evan Bouchard wins it for the Oilers - 11-straight wins for Edmonton!



"It was a great atmosphere. They have a lot of fans here too - I think it almost felt like a playoff game, it was really fun." Ryan McLeod spoke after the Oilers 4-2 win about the game and his goal.



- Mattias Ekholm hit 300 points

- Derek Ryan hit 200 points

- Auston Matthews stats:

   - 34 Goals

   - 16 Assists

   - 50 Points

- Ryan McLeod stats:

   - 8 Goals

   - 10 Assists

   - 18 Points



"All these games we've been playing, we've played some really good hockey - We've had a lot of chances to extend leads in games and haven't done a good job of that. I thought we played pretty good defensively the other night, but just a little slip up here and there." Mitch Marner talked about the Maple Leafs loss against the Oilers and his thoughts on their recent games.

 



Postgame: Leon Draisaitl

Postgame: Stuart Skinner

Postgame: Kris Knoblauch


Postgame: Martin Jones

Postgame: Auston Matthews

Postgame: Sheldon Keefe

Postgame: Morgan Rielly

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