Timo Meier beat Alex Nedeljkovic in the seventh round of a shootout to lift the New Jersey Devils past the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-2 on Tuesday night.
Jack Hughes scored twice for the Devils. Nico Daws stopped 25 shots in overtime and regulation then turned away five of the seven Penguins he faced in the shootout as the Devils won for the sixth straight time in Pittsburgh.
Jesper Bratt assisted on both of Hughes’ goals to boost his season total to 45 as the Devils bounced back from a loss to lowly Buffalo by ending Pittsburgh’s modest two-game winning streak.
Rickard Rakell scored his 24th of the season for Pittsburgh and Kevin Hayes tied it with 12:07 to go in regulation. Nedeljkovic finished with 19 saves for the Penguins, including a pair of late stops against Hughes in overtime to send it to the shootout.
Pittsburgh captain Sidney Crosby missed several shifts in the third period after colliding with New Jersey’s Luke Hughes and Erik Haula. Crosby, who will captain Team Canada at 4 Nations, skated to the bench favoring his left arm/hand but returned after being examined in the locker room.
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