NHL Roundup: Devils, Rangers Victorious, Islanders Slump Continues
After a nine day break the New Jersey Devils came out swinging against their rivals, the Pittsburgh Penguins last night, thumping the Pens to the tune of 6-1 to capture Jersey’s first victory since February 10 in St. Louis.
The Devs were led by a pair of goals by Jesper Bratt, who tapped in the first two goals of the contest in the first period to give New Jersey a 2-0 lead. Yegor Sharangovich scored his 11th goal of the season at the 6:44 mark of the period to make it 3-0.
The loss for Pittsburgh marked it’s third straight as they stand at 31-14-8, and are now in third place in the Metro division behind the Rangers and Carolina Hurricanes.
Mercer put the boys up by 4! pic.twitter.com/UOPj5ZEfK1
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 25, 2022
It’s Nico Night at PPG Paints Arena.#NJDevils | @PSEGDelivers pic.twitter.com/iDFNap8hdw
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) February 25, 2022
Speaking of the Rangers, they must have loved the Devils win over Pittsburgh, because they took care of the Washington Capitals, 4-1 for their fifth win in their last six games.
Alexis Lafrenière and Mike Zibanejad each had a goal and an assist as the Rangers jumped out to a 2-0 lead through two periods. Chris Kreider and Barclay Goodrow also tallied goals for the Blue Shirts. Igor Shesterkin had another huge night in net, recording 36 saves.
I-GOR 👏👏 pic.twitter.com/IUaOfBFhLu
— x - New York Rangers (@NYRangers) February 25, 2022
Finally, maybe it was the late night, but the Islanders couldn’t keep pace with the Sharks, falling 4-3 in a shootout over in San Jose. The victory snapped a seven-game losing streak for San Jose.
Brock Nelson gave New York a 1-0 lead, but that was quickly expunged when Alexander Barabanov and Jasper Weatherby responded with goals of their own in the first period to give the Sharks a 2-1 lead.
The Isles would tie the game twice, first on a goal by Zach Parise a little less than eight minutes into the second period, and again by Adam Pelech to knott it up at three at the end of the second period.
.@jasperweatherby with the takeaway ☑️ and the goal ✅ pic.twitter.com/jbQP00UU6B
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) February 25, 2022
After a scoreless third period and overtime, the game came down to a shootout.
Sharks goalie James Reimer did an outstanding job blocking shot by Anthony Beauvillier and Nelson. Mathew Barzal missed a chance to tie the shootout when he shot went wide. San Jose’s Logan Couture scored the only goal of the shootout as the Sharks came away victorious 4-3.
🎥 Trotz Postgame Availability 🎥 pic.twitter.com/HJG8j87cJj
— New York Islanders (@NYIslanders) February 25, 2022