Devils defeat Senators, clinch playoff berth
It happened before their first intermission when the Florida Panthers lost to the New York Rangers in regulation.
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It happened before their first intermission when the Florida Panthers lost to the New York Rangers in regulation.
New Jersey entered the night needing one win to clinch a playoff berth for the first time since 2018.
Filip Gustavsson made a career-high 47 saves in Minnesota's 2-1 victory on Tuesday night.
Nico Hischier and Nolan Foote also scored to help the Devils improve their league-leading road record to 26-5-4.
The Devils have lost three straight.
Akira Schmid made 21 saves in his 12th start this season.
Damon Severson opened the scoring for New Jersey, but that's all it could muster in the 4-1 defeat.
Jesper Bratt scored 2 goals and Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves in New Jersey's 3-0 victory on Sunday
The Devils moved two points behind Carolina for first place in the Metropolitan Division.
Meier was one of the biggest prizes at the trade deadline.
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.
