Matthews' late power-play goal gives Leafs win over Devils
New Jersey is now 17-4-3 since Jan. 7.
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New Jersey is now 17-4-3 since Jan. 7.
New Jersey survives back-and-forth game, defeats Arizona 5-4 to extend point streak to five games.
Shea Theodore scored in the fourth round of a shootout to give the Vegas Golden Knights a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Mercer has scored in seven straight games and has 10 overall in that span.
The 26-year-old Swiss winger has 31 goals and 21 assists in 57 games this season.
Dawson Mercer scored in his sixth straight game, while Akira Schmid made 24 saves and posted his first shutout.
Of the Devils' 38 wins, an NHL-high 21 have come after trailing.
New Jersey lost for only the third time in 18 games (13-3-2).
Fabian Zetterlund and Miles Wood scored in a two-minute span of the final period in the 4-2 win.
The Devils, in second place in the Metropolitan, appear headed to their first playoff appearance since 2018.
Dawson Mercer and Erik Haula scored for New Jersey in the 4-2 defeat on Thursday.
New Jersey moved five ahead of the New York Rangers in the Metropolitan Division.
Starting a four-game trip, the Devils are still a league-best 19-3-3 on the road.
New Jersey rolled to its 10th win in 12 games (10-1-1) on Thursday night.
Jack Hughes and Ondrej Palat scored two goals apiece and Vitek Vanecek made 26 saves in the 5-4 win.