Bobby Brink, Joel Farabee and Garnet Hathaway scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers build a three-goal lead and they held on to beat the New Jersey Devils 4-2.
New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom will be out 4-6 weeks with a knee injury. The Swede was injured in a 5-1 win over the Bruins on Wednesday.
Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre.
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Allen stopped 29 of 32 shots in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win over the Canadiens. Allen has recorded back-to-back wins for the first time since late November, when he recorded two wins on Nov. 14 and Nov.
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The Montreal Canadiens were not just facing the New Jersey Devils last night; they were also up against three former teammates. We all obviously remember Tomas Tatar, and more recently, Jake Allen and Johnathan Kovacevic were traded to the Devils by the Canadiens a few months ago.
Ask most NHL players and they will say there is something special about playing games at Montreal’s Bell Centre, particularly on a Saturday night. For New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen, a former member of the Montreal Canadiens,
Markstrom’s injury also rules him out for Sweden’s roster in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. According to Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli, Philadelphia Flyers netminder Sam Ersson is "expected to replace" the Devils goalie on Sweden's squad.
The New Jersey Devils find themselves in need of a goalie, now that their goaltender Jacob Markstrom was injured last night. We mentioned this earlier today, but this is an injury that could have an impact on the Montreal Canadiens.
Allen has played in 444 games in his career, winning 201 of them. He knows his role well and is always ready when called upon.
The New Jersey Devils visit the Montreal Canadiens for the first time this season, to begin a two-game road trip. You can watch on MSGSN2 or listen on the Devils Hockey Network. Read below for your game preview and pre-game story below.