Dawson Mercer scored a pair of short-handed objectives for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who by no means trailed in a 4-1 win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday evening.
Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves for the Devils in his first begin since signing a contract extension Friday.
Nico Hischier scored early within the first interval for the Devils, who snapped a two-game shedding streak. Brian Halonen then collected his first NHL purpose within the second.
Andrei Kuzmenko ended Markstrom’s shutout bid simply simply earlier than the halfway level of the third for the Kings, whose level streak ended at seven video games (4-0-3). Goalie Darcy Kuemper recorded 18 saves.
Hischier opened the scoring following a Kings turnover simply 1:22 into the primary. Defenseman Joel Edmundson’s cross from behind the Devils bought previous teammate Kevin Fiala and went to Luke Hughes. Hischier and Edmundson crossed in entrance of Kuemper as Hughes’ shot glanced off Hischier’s stick and fluttered previous Kuemper.
The Devils doubled the lead early within the second interval. Dennis Cholowski’s cross from the New Jersey zone glanced off the facet boards within the impartial zone and to Luke Glendening, who fed Halonen on the fringe of the appropriate faceoff circle. Halonen, enjoying in his twelfth profession recreation, collected his milestone purpose by angling a shot over Kuemper’s stick shoulder on the 3:12 mark.
Mercer put the Devils forward 3-0 by scoring a short-handed purpose 3:09 into the third. Mercer outraced Brandt Clarke to a free puck within the impartial zone, skated up the left facet of the ice and deked a cross to Hischier earlier than firing a shot over Kuemper’s glove.
Kuzmenko scored 9:49 into the third interval when he took Anze Kopitar’s backhanded cross from behind the web and flicked a shot over Markstrom’s glove from point-blank vary.
With Kuemper pulled for the additional attacker, Mercer scored a length-of-the-ice empty-netter with 3:48 remaining.
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