Devils Beat Blue Jackets For 4th Win In 5 Games
The teams will complete the home-and-home series Saturday night in Columbus.
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The teams will complete the home-and-home series Saturday night in Columbus.
Mackenzie Blackwood made 29 saves for New Jersey, which rallied from deficits of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 to tie it but could not answer after Pastrnak scored from the slot for his ninth of the season.
Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game with 2:04 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 victory over the Washington Capitals on Sunday.
Rookie Dawson Mercer and Janne Kuokkanen also scored for the Devils, who earned their second straight win after dropping six in a row.
The Devils returned from the holiday break minus Tomas Tatar and Jimmy Vesey, who are in COVID-19 protocol, for their first game since a 3-2 home loss to Pittsburgh on Dec. 19.
Beginning the annual holiday break two days early means five additional games will be postponed, bringing the total this season to 49.
Danton Heinen, Teddy Blueger and Mike Matheson scored in the Pittsburgh Penguins' seventh straight win, beating the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Sunday night.
Michael McLeod and Dawson Mercer scored for New Jersey, and Akira Schmid made 26 saves in his second career start.
Nicolas Roy scored the last of Vegas' four straight goals, Robin Lehner made 23 saves and the Golden Knights beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 Thursday night for their third straight win.
P.K. Subban scored for the Devils, who have lost three straight and seven of eight.
The Islanders' seven-game winless streak at UBS Arena had been the longest stretch in NHL history to open a new arena.
New Jersey has lost five of seven, and seven of 10 overall.
Blackwood had never lost in regulation in nine previous games against the Flyers, and nothing changed on Wednesday night.
Josh Norris scored the decisive goal in a shootout to lift the Ottawa Senators over the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night, extending the Senators' winning streak to three games.
Ryan Graves had a goal and an assist, and Jack Hughes, Damon Severson and Nico Hischier also scored for the Devils.