Devils win third straight over falling Flyers
Field Level Media
02 May 2021, 15:19 GMT+10
Mackenzie Blackwood made 31 saves and came within 1:18 of a shutout as the visiting New Jersey Devils scored early in each period en route to a 4-1 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Saturday.
The Devils (17-27-7, 41 points) matched a season high with their third straight win following a 10-game skid (0-9-1). After losing Sunday in Philadelphia in the shootout, the Devils never trailed in the final three games of the four-game series and scored in the first six minutes of each period Saturday.
Jesper Bratt scored five minutes into the game, Janne Kuokkanen tallied less than a minute into the second and Nico Hischier netted a shorthanded goal 5:14 into the third. Yegor Sharangovich scored New Jersey s final goal with about five minutes remaining.
Boqvist Needs To Consistently Show More Success Like From Thursday
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Thursday night, it was really good to see Jesper Boqvist back on the scoring sheet. And it was a pretty goal, to go along with a quality shift. If you watch the replay below, Jesper also had a quality chance earlier in the shift, and rang it off the pipe. Then, the Devils would take it away from Philly in the neutral zone, bring it back in, and Boqvist would be set up beautifully by Nick Merkley after the setup pass from Mikhail Maltsev to regain the zone. Boqvist beautifully went across the grain, far side and did not miss. For anyone who might have missed it, people who were dialed in on the NFL Draft instead, here is the goal:
Sharangovich scores twice, Devils beat Flyers
Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 Thursday night.
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NEWARK, N.J. Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 Thursday night.
Jesper Boqvist, Pavel Zacha and Jesper Bratt also scored as the Devils won their second straight game after an 0-9-1 stretch. Defencemen Damon Severson and Will Butcher each recorded two assists.
Scott Laughton, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia and Alex Lyon made 14 saves, but the Flyers fell for the third time in four games and were officially eliminated from post-season contention.
POSTGAME 5: No Comeback in Newark
In the third of four straight games between the teams, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New Jersey Devils, 5-3, at the Prudential Center on Thursday evening. by Bill Meltzer @billmeltzer / philadelphiaflyers.com
In the third of four straight games between the teams, the Philadelphia Flyers lost to the New Jersey Devils, 5-3, at the Prudential Center on Thursday evening. Paired with the Boston Bruins win over the Buffalo Sabres, the Flyers were mathematically eliminated from the 2021 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
A pair of power play goals by Yegor Sharangovich (13th and 14th of the season) sent the Devils to the first intermission with a 2-0 lead.
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) â Yegor Sharangovich scored twice, Mackenzie Blackwood made 21 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Philadelphia Flyers 5-3 Thursday night.
Jesper Boqvist, Pavel Zacha and Jesper Bratt also scored as the Devils won their second straight game after an 0-9-1 stretch. Defensemen Damon Severson and Will Butcher each recorded two assists.
Scott Laughton, Sean Couturier and Travis Konecny scored for Philadelphia and Alex Lyon made 14 saves, but the Flyers fell for the third time in four games and were officially eliminated from postseason contention.
âDefinitely not the way we saw this year going,â Laughton said. âHad very high expectations and just didnât happen.