Overview
- Lukáš Dostál turned aside 32 shots to hold New Jersey to a single goal at Honda Center.
- Rookies Beckett Sennecke and Cutter Gauthier each scored, linking up on a first-period breakaway before Gauthier struck early in the second.
- Frank Vatrano recorded his first goal of the season off a diving feed from Jackson LaCombe to cap a 2-0 opening frame.
- Jack Hughes netted his 10th of the season to spoil the shutout bid, and Chris Kreider added an empty-netter to finish the 4-1 result.
- Anaheim’s win was its third in a row against a Devils team that arrived 9-3-0 atop the Metropolitan Division, with upcoming games against Florida and Montreal next for the Ducks and Devils.