Devils win third straight, edge Sharks behind Blackwood
Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves as the Devils continue to play well after an 0-2 start.
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Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves as the Devils continue to play well after an 0-2 start.
The Devils won their second straight after opening with two losses.
Dawson Mercer added an insurance goal with 7:11 left.
Alex Nedeljkovic had 37 saves and Dylan Larkin had a goal and two assists, leading Detroit to a 5-2 win.
Travis Konecny and Morgan Frost scored 23 seconds apart in the second in Philadelphia's 5-2 win on Thursday.
The Devils (27-46-9) closed the season with six straight losses (0-4-2) overall and eight straight at home.
The Devils are 0-3-2 in their last five games with one game remaining.
Mackenzie Blackwood, making his first start since Jan. 19, stopped 29 shots for New Jersey in the 5-4 loss.
Oskar Sundqvist and Tyler Bertuzzi each had a goal and assist in Detroit's 3-0 victory on Sunday.
Jon Gillies, who was minutes away from his first NHL shutout, made 26 saves in his first start in a month.
Nikita Okhotiuk scored in his NHL debut and Jesper Boqvist also scored for the Devils.
In a rare win for the Devils - their 13th in their last 40 games - Nathan Bastian had a goal and an assist, while Andrew Hammond made 42 saves.
Ryan Donato scored in the shootout for Seattle and New Jersey missed all three of its attempts as the Kraken beat the Devils 4-3 on Saturday night.
Jesper Bratt scored for New Jersey, which had its two-game winning streak halted.
The Devils won their second straight after breaking a five-game losing streak with a victory Saturday in Dallas.
