Devils Shutout Again! Ex-Goaltender Forces Four-Game Losing Homestand

Key Highlights

• The result was an early5-0 shot advantage for the Golden Knights five minutes into the first period, which forced Jacob Markstrom to start the game on his toes. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThe Devils believed they scored first, however, when Timo Meier threw a puck on net from the far wall that was redirected by Nico Hischier.
• Yet, upon review following a coaches challenge by Vegas, Meier appeared to skate the puck offside before the goal, thus returning the game to no score. At the 5:15 mark of the first period, the Golden Knights scored on a redirect by Pavel Dorofeyev.
• However, the Vegas goal was also waved off as Dorofeyev redirected the puck with a high-stick, and the game remained scoreless. Before the clock ran out for the first, the Golden Knights sustained pressure in the offensive zone.
• After pinned the Devils in their own end for a bit, the tired Devils defenders lost their defensive structure.
• Shea Theodore found a shooting lane from the right circle, and beat Markstrom to send the game into its first intermission 1-0 Vegas. Period TwoTrying to create some life to start the second period, the Devils showed some life and played with a sense of urgency. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, despite creating nine scoring chances in the middle frame, the Golden Knights layered the defensive zone similarly to how the Dallas Stars did two nights ago, which led to a 3-0 shutout loss for New Jersey. Vegas clogged their shoot and passing lanes, and kept the Devils to the perimeter in the offensive zone, which limited New Jersey’s ability to create high-danger chances. Then, Sheldon Keefe jumbled his lines a bit, reuniting Jesper Bratt with Hischier and Meier.