Jack Hughes scored twice on Tuesday night as the New Jersey Devils extended their winning streak to 10 games with a 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt and John Marino also scored for New Jersey. Vitek Vanecek made 25 saves.
“It all about the team. It’s any line that’s contributing, a defense pair, the goaltender making saves,” Devils coach Lindy Ruff said. “When you’re going that well, it’s all about team play and everybody participating in the wins.”
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Evgenii Dadonov scored his first goal of the season for the Canadiens, while Jake Allen finished with 34 saves.
“They really showed their speed and their execution in that second period,” Canadiens head coach Martin St Louis said. “It’s no coincidence that they’ve won 10 in a row, and it’s a good test for us to take on, even if we didn’t get a good grade.”
Montreal started aggressively but failed to convert. The Devils opened the scoring in the second period. With Kirby Dach off for tripping, Hughes fired a perfect shot over Allen’s shoulder.
Hamilton doubled their lead minutes later by winning a puck battle.
The Canadiens closed within 2-1 when a pass from Sean Monahan was deflected to Dadonov, who scored into a wide open net.
A giveaway in the defensive zone late in the second period left Hughes alone in the slot, and he netted his second of the game.
With 7 minutes left, another giveaway proved costly as Bratt capitalized and put the game out of reach. Marino added an empty-net goal in the final seconds.
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