Skip to main content

Featured

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...
Post a Comment
Read more
Labels

Mittelstadt Scores Lone Goal, Carlsson Scores Go-Ahead Goal In 3-1 Win

 







Saturday's contest at the SAP Center saw the Bruins struggle to find their rhythm. They ultimately succumbed to the San Jose Sharks by a score of 3-1, ending their five-game losing streak. The Bruins' lone goal came from Casey Mittelstadt, a highlight in an otherwise dim offensive performance. Lucas Carlsson scored his first as a Shark, which also was the game-winning goal, and Luca Cagnoni picked up his first NHL point. The Bruins will be taking on the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday, and the Sharks host the Toronto Maple Leafs next on Thursday, March 27th.


Boston Bruins Lineup:

Geekie - Zacha - Pastrnak

Khusnutdinov - Lindholm - Lysell

Koepke - Mittelstadt - Lettieri

Lauko - Beecher - Brown


Zadorov - Jokiharju

Lohrei - Peeke

Callahan - Wotherspoon


Korpisalo

Swayman


San Jose Sharks Lineup:

Eklund - Celebrini - Smith

Graf - Wennberg - Toffoli

Kovalenko - Giles - Dellandrea

Grundstrom - Ostapchuk - Goodrow


Ferraro - Mukhamadullin

Cagnoni - Desharnais

Carlsson - Liljegren


Georgiev

Romanov


After a scoreless opening frame, William Eklund put the Sharks ahead 1-0 for his 16th goal of the season early into the second period. He got ahold of the puck along the left boards before passing it across to Macklin Celebrini, who was in the neutral zone. Celebrini skated up into Boston's zone as Eklund skated in, and Celebrini, from along the right boards, sent it back to Eklund, who beat Joonas Korpisalo five-hole at 17:47. Casey Mittelstadt tied it up 1-1 later on in the second with 3:10 on the clock with his 13th of the season when he was fed in front by Cole Koepke, who took the puck away when Alexandar Georgiev moved the puck to Vincent Desharnais. Mittelstadt found the back of the net before Georgiev could get back to the crease.


Lucas Carlsson scored the go-ahead goal late in the third to break the tie 2-1 for his first goal as a Shark with 3:23 on the clock. After a shot by Will Smith rebounded to the left of the crease when Celebrini sent the puck to him after Korpisalo denied the Sharks, and Carlsson put the puck over Korpisalo's blocker with a backhand. With just 50 seconds left to play, Barclay Goodrow struck the empty Bruins net for the 3-1 final.





Notes:

- Joonas Korpisalo made a total of 18 saves for Boston.

- Alexandar Georgiev made a total of 22 saves for San Jose.

- William Eklund had a two-point night, recording both a goal and an assist. Macklin Celebrini picked up a pair of assists. ...Celebrini recorded his sixth multi-assist game, tying Pat Falloon (six in 1991-92) for the most by a Sharks rookie in a single season.

- The Sharks are 2-2-0 in their past four games.

- The Bruins are six points behind the Montreal Canadiens for the second wild card in the Eastern Conference.

- The Bruins have lost five straight games (0-4-1).

- Lucas Carlsson played in his first NHL game since November 1st, 2022 when he had been with the Florida Panthers. He had a two-point night, scoring a goal and picking up an assist. ...He has played 44 games with the San Jose Barracuda of the AHL with 10 goals and 13 assists after the Sharks signed him to a two-year, two-way contract on the 1st of July, 2024.

- Dating back to the 2016-17 season, the Bruins had won 14 straight games against the Sharks, which had been the longest active winning streak by a team against a single opponent.

- BOS: 30-32-9, SJ: 19-42-9

Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment