nhl Game Recap
Devils Down Vancouver 5-4 - Match Report
Ondrej Palat scored twice to lead the Devils over Vancouver 5-4 on Monday at Prudential Center.
New Jersey was favored by -240 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went OVER the consensus closing total of 6.5.
Ondrej Palat(2), Jack Hughes(2), and Jesper Bratt each scored for the Devils in the victory. Hughes opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Vitek Vanecek turned in a 26-save effort for the Devils.
Luke Schenn, Curtis Lazar, Andrei Kuzmenko, and Phillip Di Giuseppe scored for the Canucks, finding the net behind Vitek Vanecek.
Collin Delia stopped 29 of 34 shots for the Canucks, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.
New Jersey scored 1 times on 4 chances on the power play, while Vancouver went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
Vancouver lost the shots on goal battle to New Jersey by a margin of 34-30.
New Jersey looks to continue their winning ways next game with a battle against the Kraken. The Canucks will aim to get back on the winning track at New York.