NEWARK—Jack Hughes did all he could, but the New Jersey Devils couldn’t overcome the early hole they dug themselves in versus the Dallas Stars. In their first game returning from the 4 Nations Face-Off break,
NEWARK—For a second, it looked like the New Jersey Devils were going to skate without Jack Hughes on Saturday morning. However, the superstar forward stepped on the ice a smidge late, and skated with the team as a full participant before their tilt with the Dallas Stars.
The New Jersey Devils played the Nashville Predators on Feb. 23, and it could not have gone better. The Devils defeated Nashville by a 5-0 final score and are now tied with the Carolina Hurricanes with 70 points in the Metropolitan Division standings.
Filip Forsberg leads the Predators with 21 goals, 32 assists, and 53 points. Jonathan Marchessault's 18 goals and 45 points are second on the team. Roman Josi's 29 assists are second on the team. Nashville's game against New Jersey is the second of four-straight at home.
NEWARK, N.J. — Evgenii Dadonov and defenseman Thomas Harley scored first-period goals and Casey DeSmith made 31 saves as the Dallas Stars defeated the New Jersey Devils 4-2 on Saturday night. Matt Duchene and Wyatt Johnston also scored for Dallas in the teams' first game after the 4 Nations Face-Off tournament break.
Dallas capitalized on early chances to build a two-goal lead and held off a third-period push from New Jersey to secure the victory
Pay attention to Jack Hughes and Filip Forsberg in particular on Sunday, when the New Jersey Devils face the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena, beginning at 6:00 PM ET. Buy tickets for this matchup at StubHub!
The Predators are likely to go with Justus Annunen in net, giving Saros the night off after Saturday's win. The Devils will likely go with 24-year-old Nico Daws in net. Daws is 1-0-0 with a .941 save percentage in two games for New Jersey.