Dawson Mercer scored in a row of six, Akira Schmidt had 24 saves in his first shutout, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Flyers 7-0 at the Prudential Center on Saturday night to give Philadelphia goaltender Samuel Elson his first win. brought defeat.
Jonas Siegenthaler, Jack Hughes, Nico Hisier, Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt and Nathan Bastian also scored as the Devils improved to 15-3-2 in their last 20 games. The seven-goal winning margin was New Jersey’s largest of the season, and the output was comparable to the season’s best.
Elson, who was the 12th NHL goaltender to win each of his first six decisions, stood out making 29 saves as Philadelphia fell to 1-6-1 in their final eight games. . Two of his Devils goals were deflected by Flyers players, another one of his occurred when the defense pushed Elson into the crease, and four were on his doorstep by open players. It was in
After a scoreless first period, Siegenthaler gave the Devils the lead on a points shot that was deflected by a Flyers player. The defense also set up a breakaway goal (36th) for Hughes late in the second period.
Mercer extended his winning streak with eight goals in his last six games and 19 goals overall. The last player to score in his six-game streak for the Devils was Adam Henrique in 2014. The franchise record is his eight games set by his 1977–78 Paul Gardner who played for Colorado before the team moved to New Jersey.
The Devils added four more goals in the third period.
Flyers veteran forward James van Liemsdik did not play through injury, coach John Tortorella said. It could be a harbinger of a deal.
The Devils celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Stanley Cup Championship with a 15-minute ceremony before the opening game to honor their 2003 team. … Hughes’ goal was his first since returning to the lineup on 18 February after an upper body injury saw him miss four games.
