Simon Nemec scored his first career goal midway through the second period, Akira Schmid made 16 of his 37 saves in the third and the New Jersey Devils beat the skidding Seattle Kraken 2-1 for their fifth victory in six games. Nemec, the No. 2 pick in the 2022 draft, made his debut last week at home against San Jose and had two assists in his first game. His first goal was largely due to the play made by Jesper Brett carrying the puck behind the net after Seattle was unable to clear its defensive zone. Ondrej Palat also scored for the Devils. Tye Kartye scored for the Kraken, who dropped their sixth straight.