Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes, brothers on the New Jersey Devils, each had a goal and an assist as the Devils scored four goals in the second period to beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 on Wednesday night in Newark, N.J.
The Devils won their third game in four outings, managing to do so for the second consecutive game without captain Nico Hischier, who is sidelined with an upper-body injury. Hischier is week-to-week and will likely miss at least two more games.
Jack Hughes reached 20 goals for the fourth time in his career when he finished a 2-on-1 play with Jesper Bratt 1:58 into the third period. Timo Meier, Brett Pesce, and Bratt each had two assists for the Devils, who had lost the first two meetings of the season against the Flyers.
Jake Allen made 24 saves to earn his third shutout of the season and 27th career shutout. He made key saves, including stopping Tyson Foerster on a breakaway late in the first period after earlier denying Sean Couturier twice.
For the Flyers, Samuel Ersson allowed four goals on 16 shots and was pulled after Mercer’s goal. Ivan Fedotov replaced him and stopped nine of 10 shots.
Penguins 3, Utah Hockey Clubs 2 (OT)
Sidney Crosby scored in overtime to help Pittsburgh beat Utah 3-2 in Salt Lake City. Crosby finished with two points in the game, and the Penguins snapped a three-game losing streak.
Marcus Pettersson and Erik Karlsson also scored for Pittsburgh, which erased two deficits in the game. Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 27 saves, and Pittsburgh finished 3-4-0 on their seven-game road trip.
Mikhail Sergachev and Michael Carcone scored for Utah, which lost its third consecutive game. Goalie Connor Ingram made 25 saves.
Panthers 3, Kings 0
Sergei Bobrovsky made 29 saves for his 46th career shutout, helping Florida beat Los Angeles 3-0 in Sunrise, Fla. Matthew Tkachuk had a goal and two assists, and Sam Bennett and Aleksander Barkov also scored for Florida.
The win marked coach Paul Maurice’s 899th career victory, and his next win will make him only the fourth NHL coach with 900 victories. The Panthers won their fourth game in six tries.
Darcy Kuemper made 36 saves for the Kings, who have lost seven of their last nine games and scored just 19 goals in their past 11 games.
Wild 3, Maple Leafs 1
Jared Spurgeon scored the game-winning goal in the first period, and Minnesota went on to beat Toronto 3-1. Marat Khusnutdinov and Marcus Foligno (empty net) also scored for the Wild.
Filip Gustavsson stopped 32 shots for Minnesota, securing his second consecutive win. The Wild have won the first two games of a five-game road trip after a rough stretch of five losses in six games.
William Nylander scored for the Maple Leafs, who have lost three straight games and been held to just one goal in each. Joseph Woll made 22 saves.
Canucks 3, Predators 1
Thatcher Demko made 31 saves, and Linus Karlsson scored his first NHL goal as Vancouver beat Nashville 3-1 for its third consecutive win. Nils Hoglander and Pius Suter also scored for the Canucks.
Quinn Hughes had two assists, extending his points streak to seven games with 11 points during that stretch.
Tommy Novak scored Nashville’s lone goal, and Juuse Saros made 19 saves on 21 shots. The Predators have lost two straight after a season-best five-game winning streak.
