Blackwood Records Second Straight Shutout, Devils Roll
Mackenzie Blackwood has provided an expected lift for the New Jersey Devils.
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Mackenzie Blackwood has provided an expected lift for the New Jersey Devils.
It was the second straight victory for Blackwood, giving the Devils their first two-game winning streak since Nov. 13-15.
Blackwood had plenty of help, even with leading scorer Taylor Hall out of the lineup, as the Devils took the lead 25 seconds into the game on a goal by Damon Severson.
Though we have not seen a trophy lifted in this town since the Giants won Super Bowl XLVI after the 2010 season, there were plenty of intriguing stories over the last 12 months.
Keith Kinkaid allowed three goals on 11 shots before being pulled for Mackenzie Blackwood.
Reigning MVP Taylor Hall had two goals and two assists and the slumping New Jersey Devils rode their top line in snapping a three-game losing streak.
Taylor Hall scored for the last-place Devils, and Mackenzie Blackwood, making his first NHL start on the first night of a back-to-back, had 36 saves.
Sami Vatanen and Nico Hischier scored for the struggling Devils, who are just 3-6-6 in their last 15 games.
Brian Boyle scored for the Devils and Keith Kinkaid made 27 saves.
Nico Hischier scored 41 seconds into overtime to cap New Jersey's comeback from three goals down as the Devils beat the Vegas Golden Knights 5-4 Friday night.
The San Jose Sharks had been frequent flyers in recent weeks, playing all but one of their eight previous games on the road. Finally back at home on Monday night, they celebrated with a convincing victory over the New Jersey Devils.
Daniel Sprong and Ryan Getzlaf scored in the shootout to lead the Anaheim Ducks to a 6-5 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Sunday.
Palmieri scored twice in a matchup of conference cellar dwellers as the Devils snapped a six-game losing streak and got just their third victory away from home.
Nikita Kucherov had a goal and three assists for his first four-point game, leading the Tampa Bay Lightning to an easy 5-1 victory over the New Jersey Devils
Schiefele tucked the puck past Keith Kinkaid as the Jets won their second straight, improving to 3-3-0 over their past six games.
