VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The New Jersey Devils received the battle of the Hughes brothers Tuesday evening.
Jesper Bratt scored his second aim of the evening with 34 seconds left within the third interval because the Devils defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in a nail-biting NHL recreation.
Jack Hughes had a aim and two assists, whereas his youthful brother Luke Hughes scored on an influence play for the Devils.
Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes had two third-period assists because the Canucks rallied from three objectives all the way down to tie the sport.
The recreation was billed because the “Hughes Bowl” as Canuck defenseman Quinn Hughes confronted his brothers middle Jack Hughes and defenseman Luke Hughes of the Devils.
Erik Haula and Michael McLeod additionally scored for the Devils.
PHOTOS: Bratt spoils Canucks’ comeback as Devils win ‘Hughes Bowl’ 6-5
J.T. Miller had a power-play aim and an help for the Canucks. Brock Boeser, Nils Hoglander, Sam Lafferty and Dakota Joshua additionally scored for Vancouver.
Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped 26 pictures.
New Jersey’s Vitek Vanecek had 28 saves.
Heading into the third interval trailing by three objectives, the Canucks refused to stop with Quinn Hughes taking part in a giant half within the comeback.
Boeser struck first, taking a Miller cross from alongside the boards and scoring his NHL main 18th of the 12 months at 7:02. Lafferty made it 5-4, defecting a Quinn Hughes level shot previous Vanecek at 13:58. Hoglander tied the sport, taking the rebound of a Quinn Hughes shot and firing it into an open internet at 16:34.
Bratt received the sport when he put within the rebound of a shot by visitors.
Luke and Jack Hughes mixed for the one aim of the second interval, which gave the Devils a 5-2 lead.
The Devils led 4-2 after a wild first interval that noticed the groups mix for 3 objectives in simply over six minutes. They then exchanged objectives 58 seconds aside as time ticked away.
It was the ninth time in NHL historical past three brothers performed in the identical recreation. The final time was April 13 when Eric and Marc Staal of the Florida Panthers confronted Jordan Staal of the Carolina Hurricanes.
UP NEXT
Devils: At Seattle Kraken on Thursday.
Canucks: Host Minnesota Wild on Thursday.
