Nico Hischier scores twice as Devils defeat Predators
Timo Meier and Jack Hughes also scored and Nico Daws made 30 saves for the Devils.
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Timo Meier and Jack Hughes also scored and Nico Daws made 30 saves for the Devils.
New Jersey continued its recent run of strong defensive play in a 3-1 victory on Monday night.
The Hurricanes have won five of their past six games. The Devils have lost seven of 10.
The Devils fell to 25-21-3, five points out of a wild-card playoff spot.
Jesper Bratt, Dawson Mercer, Chris Tierney and Erik Haula also scored for New Jersey, which had lost two in a row.
Ondrej Palat and Jesper Bratt scored while Tyler Toffoli had his 500th career point with a goal for New Jersey.
New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff was struck in the face by a puck with about 6 1/2 minutes left in the second period.
Devils Michael McLeod and Cal Foot are reportedly among the members of that team who have been asked to surrender to police to face sexual assault charges.
Curtis Lazar had two goals and Nico Hischier also scored for New Jersey in the 6-5 win on Monday.
Nico Daws finished with 30 saves for the Devils, whose four-goal loss matched their worst of the season.
The Devils moved two points behind Tampa Bay and Detroit for the two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference.
The Devils are 9-10-2 at home and 13-7-1 away from the Prudential Center.
Swayman stopped 31 shots for his third shoutout of the season to lead the Bruins to a 3-0 victory over the Devils on Monday.
Jesper Bratt scored and New Jersey topped Florida 4-1 on Saturday night.
New Jersey got goals from Dawson Mercer, Jesper Bratt and Nathan Bastian. Vitek Vanecek stopped 16 shots.
