Blackwood Stops 42 Shots, Devils Blank Islanders
Janne Kuokkanen scored a short-handed goal, Tomas Tatar had a power-play goal and Dawson Mercer and Dougie Hamilton each had one at even strength to help New Jersey win its third straight.
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Janne Kuokkanen scored a short-handed goal, Tomas Tatar had a power-play goal and Dawson Mercer and Dougie Hamilton each had one at even strength to help New Jersey win its third straight.
Andreas Johnsson scored twice and defenseman P.K. Subban had the go-ahead goal as the Devils had their biggest offensive output of the season.
Damon Severson scored in the third round of a shootout and the Devils snapped a three-game skid with a 3-2 victory over San Jose on Saturday night.
Alex Iafallo scored 42 seconds into overtime Friday night to give Los Angeles their fourth straight win, 3-2 over the Devils.
Jonathan Bernier stopped 23 shots for New Jersey, which was blanked for the first time this season.
The Columbus Blue Jackets picked up their first road victory of the season on Sunday night, while the Devils missed out on a late power-play opportunity to pick up two points instead of one.
Crosby pulled down Bratt in the slot with three minutes left, leading to the deciding penalty shot.
Nico Daws allowed three goals on seven shots in his second career start before being lifted in favor of Scott Wedgewood, who finished with 20 saves.
Nico Daws stopped 24 shots to win in his NHL debut, and Nico Hischier had a power-play goal for New Jersey.
Scott Wedgewood, who was in goal because Jonathan Bernier and Mackenzie Blackwood are sidelined, made 23 saves in his first start of the season.
The Devils won their second straight to start the season.
Hughes got his game winner on an odd-man rush.
Zajac signed a one-day contract so he could retire as a member of the organization where he spent all but 27 games of his 15-year career.
Hamilton, 28, will count $9 million against the salary cap through 2027-28.
Luke Hughes is a defenseman who will play for the University of Michigan next season and expected to join the Devils in a couple years.