Tomas Tatar and Jesper Bratt scored in a shootout and Nico Daws stopped each Geese makes an attempt to steer the New Jersey Devils to a 2-1 victory Saturday night time.
Tatar additionally scored in regulation and Daws had 33 saves for New Jersey (22-32-5), which gained three of the 4 video games on its homestand.
Daws, enjoying in his first shootout, stopped Trevor Zegras and Troy Terry within the tiebreaker.
Tatar scored on a backhander on the Devils’ first shot, and Bratt beat Anthony Stolarz with a forehand shot after a pleasant transfer.
“I made the primary transfer on each of them and type of made it simple for them,” Stolarz mentioned. “Clearly not the best way you wish to exit for a goalie going 0 for two, however total I believed I performed nicely and felt actually good on the market.”
Terry scored in regulation for the Geese (27-24-10), and Stolarz made 39 saves. The Geese have misplaced six of their final eight video games, together with three straight to start a five-game journey.
Daws has been spectacular the final seven days in profitable three of the 4 video games on the simply accomplished homestand, giving up eight targets. The 21-year-old has began the final seven video games and is 6-4 on the season.
“We’ve been given that chance to only hold enjoying him by means of video games, and if there was a recreation he didn’t like, I suppose he is aware of he’s going to play,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff mentioned. “I believe that’s feeling for a goaltender.”
Daws is getting the prospect as a result of New Jersey’s prime goaltenders, Mackenzie Blackwood and Jonathan Bernier, are harm and doubtless out for the season.
“He’s been an enormous a part of our group proper now,” Tatar mentioned. “He’s making some key saves. He’s standing very tall for us.”
Terry gave the Geese a 1-0 lead with 8:58 left within the first interval along with his twenty eighth aim of the season. He took a cross-ice go from Max Comtois and beat Daws with a shot from the highest of the correct circle to the highest left-hand nook of the web.
Tatar tied the rating early within the second interval along with his eleventh aim. Jesper Boqvist set it up, stealing the puck on the Devils’ blue line and feeding Tatar for a shot in near cap a two-on-one break.
Each goaltenders got here up huge within the third interval to maintain the rating tied.
Stolarz stopped Pavel Zacha on a short-handed try and Dawson Mercer in shut twice. He stopped Jack Hughes in shut within the time beyond regulation.
Daws had a cease in shut on Adam Henrique on the Geese’ second energy play within the third interval. Henrique additionally hit his second goalpost of the sport within the third interval.
“The boys had been on tonight for positive,” Geese defenseman Josh Manson mentioned of the goalies. “I imply, we examined their goalie fairly good. He made some good saves, and [Stolarz] was there for the whole lot we'd like him to be.”
Notes
Ruff handed Al Arbour for fifth on the NHL video games coached listing with 1,608. ... Geese common supervisor Pat Verbeek was the Devils’ first 40-goal scorer when he had a career-high 46 targets in 1987-88. ... Manson (higher physique) performed for the primary time since Jan. 29 and had an help on the primary aim. ... Geese defenseman Jamie Drysdale missed his first recreation of the season. He was a wholesome scratch after being a minus-7 within the final two video games. ... New Jersey wore a pointy inexperienced warmup jersey earlier than the sport with shamrocks to notice St. Patrick’s Day subsequent week.
Up subsequent
Geese: At New York Islanders on Sunday night time within the fourth recreation of a five-game journey.
Devils: Open three-game journey to Western Canada on Tuesday night time in Vancouver.
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