deadspin: arseny gritsyuk, jack hughes score twice as devils beat knights in vegas
Devils build road momentum
Luke Hughes opened the scoring with a shot from the top of the left faceoff circle, slipping the puck under Adin Hill’s glove. Vegas tied the game on a power play when Mark Stone redirected Mitch Marner’s shot.
The Golden Knights briefly moved ahead late in the first period. Marner set up Ivan Barbashev for a goal into the open side of the net, but Gritsyuk tied the score 54 seconds later after intercepting William Karlsson’s clearing pass.
Hughes and Gritsyuk take over
Jack Hughes put New Jersey ahead early in the second, carrying the puck into the Vegas zone and scoring after a move around Stone. Gritsyuk extended the lead late in the period, collecting the rebound of his own shot and beating Hill.
Jack Hughes sealed the 5-2 win with an empty-net goal with 2:51 remaining. It was his sixth goal of the season, while Gritsyuk’s eight goals lead the Devils.
Goalies and recent records
Connor Hellebuyck stopped 19 shots and improved to 2-0-0 for New Jersey since being acquired from the Winnipeg Jets on Oct. 23. Hill made 27 saves for Vegas.
The Devils are 5-1-0 over their last six games and went 2-1-0 on their Western Conference road trip. The Golden Knights have gone 1-3-1 in their last five.
Key points
- Arseny Gritsyuk and Jack Hughes each scored twice in New Jersey’s 5-2 victory.
- Luke Hughes opened the scoring, and the Devils won five of their last six games.
- Connor Hellebuyck made 19 saves and is 2-0-0 with the Devils since his acquisition.
- Vegas has lost four of its last five games.