Overview
- Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Connor Brown each posted a goal and an assist, with Brown scoring the eventual winner in the second period.
- Detroit countered with goals from Alex DeBrincat, James van Riemsdyk on the power play, and Dylan Larkin, generating sustained pressure late.
- New Jersey opened a 3-1 cushion by converting three times on eight first-period shots before weathering Detroit’s push.
- A postgame brawl erupted after the horn following an unpenalized blindside hit by Jonas Siegenthaler on Lucas Raymond, who finished the game.
- Cody Glass returned from an upper-body injury and scored, and the win snapped the Devils’ three-game losing streak.