Hischier scores twice, Devils beat Flames 4-2 for third straight victory and sixth in 7 video games
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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.
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.
UP NEXT
Devils: At Edmonton on Sunday.
Flames: At Colorado on Monday evening.