Ovechkin Joins Exclusive 700-Goal Club, Devils Top Capitals
With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.
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With power and a prodigious shot, Alex Ovechkin now stands where few in the NHL have been.
Defenseman P.K. Subban scored the winner on a power play early in the third period.
Louis Domingue made 36 saves for the Devils, who were shut out for the seventh time this season.
Nikita Gusev and Jesper Bratt scored in the tiebreaker for New Jersey, which beat the Blue Jackets for the first time in 10 meetings.
The Islanders have addressed one of their glaring needs, more than a week before the NHL trade deadline.
Mirco Mueller scored in the first period and Joey Anderson added one in the third for the Devils, while Louis Domingue had 26 saves in a losing effort.
Andy Greene and Jesper Bratt also scored in the four-minute barrage as the Devils posted only their third win (3-20-0) when trailing after two periods.
Jack Hughes, Kevin Rooney and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils, who saw their season-high six-game (3-0-3) point steak snapped.
Nikita Gusev, Blake Coleman and Kyle Palmieri scored for the Devils, who extended their points streak to a season-high six games.
Blake Coleman, Damon Severson and Pavel Zacha also scored for New Jersey. Blackwood also benefited from three shots that hit the post on his busy night.
Kyle Palmieri scored two-power-play goals for New Jersey, including the game-tying tally with 20 seconds left in regulation.
New Jersey, well out of the playoff chase in the Eastern Conference, has picked up points in its last three contests (1-0-2).
Pavel Zacha scored twice and Nikita Gusev, Jesper Bratt and John Hayden once for the Devils.
Kyle Palmieri tied it late in the third period, and Nikita Gusev and Jack Hughes scored in the shootout to lift the Devils to a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Monday night.
Devils goalie Cory Schneider started for the first time since Nov. 8 and was chased late in the second period.
