NEWARK, N.J. – Arseny Gritsyuk and Nico Hischier scored in the opening period, while Nico Daws stopped 16 shots as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.
Anthony Mantha put New Jersey back up by two with 6:33 remaining in the third period, and Jack Hughes sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with 6.1 seconds left. The Devils have won two straight and improved to 6-4-0, while Anaheim suffered its fifth consecutive loss to drop to 4-6-0.
Gritsyuk and Hischier each recorded their fifth goal of the season. Jesper Bratt assisted on both goals, while Hughes also contributed an assist on Gritsyuk’s tally.
Tim Washe got Anaheim on the scoreboard with a tip-in at 8:20 of the third period. Ducks goaltender Ville Husso finished with 25 saves.
Gritsyuk opened the scoring 4:38 into the game, finishing from close range after receiving Bratt’s centering pass. Hischier extended the lead on a power-play rebound with 41 seconds remaining in the first period.
Up next
Ducks: Visit Philadelphia on Saturday.
Devils: Host Los Angeles on Saturday.
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