Hischier scores twice, Devils beat Flames 4-2 for third straight victory and sixth in 7 video games

CALGARY, Alberta — Nico Hischier scored twice and the New Jersey Devils beat the Calgary Flames 4-2 on Saturday for his or her third straight victory and sixth in seven video games.

Jesper Bratt had a objective and an help, Timo Meier additionally scored and Vitek Vanecek made 23 saves to assist the Devils enhance to 14-10-1. They are 9-4-0 on the street.

Former Devils ahead Yegor Sharangovich and Nazem Kadri scored for Calgary. The Flames completed a six-game homestand 3-3-0, leaving them 11-13-3.



Rookie Dustin Wolf, making consecutive begins for the primary time in his profession, stopped 26 pictures for Calgary.

The Devils took a 2-1 lead halfway by the second interval on a controversial objective.

After Hischier mishandled the puck on a scoring probability, Flames ahead Blake Coleman banked a clearing try off Bratt and into the web. However, seconds earlier, Wolf was knocked off stability and despatched spinning when Hischier slid into his pads.


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Calgary coach Ryan Huska challenged for goalie interference, however the name stood with the reason that Coleman despatched Hischier into the goalie.

The Devils took a 3-1 lead at 8:59 of the third when Wolf’s errant outlet move was intercepted by Alexander Holtz, who fired a puck towards the entrance of the web for a deflection by Meier.

Kadri scored with 5:14 left, and Hischier put it away with an empty-netter within the ultimate minute.

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Devils: At Edmonton on Sunday.

Flames: At Colorado on Monday evening.

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