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CBS News
26-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Simon Nemec scores in double OT, Devils defeat Hurricanes in Game 3 of NHL playoffs
Simon Nemec came up with a big play when the New Jersey Devils needed a boost. Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of their NHL first-round playoff series. Devils defeat Hurricanes in Game 3 thriller The Devils cut their series deficit to 2-1 after losing the first two games on the road. "We played a great game and big win for us," Nemen, the 21-year-old defenseman, said. Nemec brought the puck up the right side, made a deke move in the right circle and fired it past Frederik Andersen. "Great play by him to jump in and attack and get a shot off," Devils coach Sheldon Keefe said. Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer scored in regulation for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom had 25 saves. "It was unbelievable, what a team effort," Markstrom said. "It's a 2-1 series now and we have a chance to tie it up in a few days." Sebastian Aho had a goal and an assist, Seth Jarvis also scored, and Andersen finished with 34 saves for the Hurricanes. Devils-Hurricanes Game 4 at Prudential Center on Sunday Game 4 is Sunday back at Prudential Center, and Game 5 is Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. Both teams had chances in the first overtime and the goalies came up with big saves and blocked shots. New Jersey, which had two power plays in the period, had an 8-2 advantage on shots. The Devils got defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler back for the first time since Feb. 4, but were without Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon for the second straight game. New Jersey then lost another defenseman, when Johnathan Kovacevic didn't return after the first intermission. Mercer pushed the Devils' lead to 2-0 at 1:17 of the third period after Andersen made a pad save to deny Jesper Bratt's driving attempt. With the goalie out of position, Mercer went behind the net to get the puck and brought it in front on the left side but whiffed on his attempt to tuck it in. However, Andersen dove to get back in the play and knocked the puck across the line with his stick. Jarvis got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard with a power-play goal from the right circle at 6:11. Aho tied it with another power-play goal with 7:40 left. Markstrom came out to his left to make a save on a shot by Andrei Svechnikov, who got the puck back and passed to to Aho in the right circle and he fired it past Siegenthaler and Hischier in front of the net. "We did fight back and tie it up, there was an eight-minute stretch where it was kind of good, the rest was not our game," Carolina coach Rod Brind'Amour said. "Tip your hat to New Jersey, they did what they had to do. We were just not very good." The Devils got on the scoreboard late in the first period when Timo Meier found Hischier streaking to the net, and Hischier appeared to lose control of the puck as he tried to move it to his forehand, but the puck slid across the goal line on the left side with 3:49 left. It was New Jersey's third goal of the series and second by Hischier. The Devils nearly added to their lead late in the second period during a scramble in front of Andersen, but the goalie was down on his stomach and gloved Meier's attempt from the left side with 6:04 remaining.
Associated Press
26-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Simon Nemec scores in 2nd OT to lift Devils past Hurricanes 3-2 in Game 3
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series. Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer scored in regulation for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom had 25 saves. The Devils cut their series deficit to 2-1 after losing the first two games on the road. Seth Jarvis and Sebastian Aho scored for the Hurricanes, and Frederik Andersen finished with 34 saves. Game 4 is Sunday back at Prudential Center, and Game 5 is Tuesday night in Raleigh, North Carolina. In the second OT, Nemec brought the puck up the right side, made a deke move in the right circle and fired it past Andersen. Both teams had chances in the first overtime and the goalies came up with big saves and blocked shots. New Jersey, which had two power plays in the period, had an 8-2 advantage on shots. Mercer pushed the Devils' lead to 2-0 at 1:17 of the third period after Andersen made a pad save to deny Jesper Bratt's driving attempt. With the goalie out of position, Mercer went behind the net to get the puck and brought it in front on the left side but whiffed on his attempt to tuck it in. However, Andersen dove to get back in the play and knocked the puck across the line with his stick. Jarvis got the Hurricanes on the scoreboard with a power-play goal from the right circle at 6:11. Aho tied it with another power-play goal with 7:40 left. Markstrom came out to his left to make a save on a shot by Andrei Svechnikov, who got the puck back and passed to to Aho in the right circle and he fired it past Siegenthaler and Hischier in front of the net. Markstrom had a nice glove save on a shot by Jesperi Kotkaniemi with 25 seconds left in regulation to keep it tied. The Devils got defenseman Jonas Siegenthaler back for the first time since Feb. 4, but were without Luke Hughes and Brenden Dillon for the second straight game. New Jersey then lost another defenseman, when Johnathan Kovacevic didn't return after the first intermission. The Devils had the first five shots on goal of the game and the Hurricanes didn't get their first shot until 9:06 elapsed when Markstrom turned aside an attempt by Logan Stankoven seconds before a power play expired. Timo Meier found Hischier streaking to the net, and Hischier appeared to lose control of the puck as he tried to move it to his forehand, but the puck slid across the goal line on the left side to put the Devils up 1-0 with 3:49 left in the first. It was New Jersey's third goal of the series and second by Hischier. The Devils nearly added to their lead late in the second period during a scramble in front of Andersen, but the goalie was down on his stomach and gloved Meier's attempt from the left side with 6:04 remaining. ___ AP NHL playoffs: and DEVILS 5 HURRICANES
New York Times
21-04-2025
- Sport
- New York Times
NHL playoffs daily: Hurricanes down Devils, Maple Leafs rout Senators, Golden Knights outlast Wild
Day 2 of the NHL playoffs took place Sunday with three more Game 1s. In the day's opening action, the Carolina Hurricanes beat the New Jersey Devils 4-1 to take a 1-0 series lead. Carolina was propelled by Logan Stankoven, who scored two goals. Game 2 is at 6 p.m. ET Tuesday in Raleigh, N.C. Later, the Toronto Maple Leafs took down the Ottawa Senators 6-2. Mitch Marner led the way for the Leafs with a goal and two assists, while John Tavares and William Nylander each had a goal and an assist. Goalie Anthony Stolarz had 31 saves as the Maple Leafs took a 1-0 series lead. Game 2 is at 7:30 p.m. ET Tuesday in Toronto. Advertisement In the Sunday nightcap, the Vegas Golden Knights — the pick favored to win Game 1 by all of The Athletic's experts — toppled the Minnesota Wild. Brett Howen scored twice, while Tomas Hertl scored once and had an assist. Vegas will look to extend its series lead when it hosts Game 2 at 11 p.m. ET Tuesday. Carolina's depth edge The Jack Hughes injury has a trickle-down effect. The Devils' top forward being out forces depth players to take on bigger roles. Pair that with the offseason addition Tomáš Tatar not even making the Game 1 lineup, and New Jersey's bottom six is vulnerable against a team such as Carolina. The first period showed as much. Jack Roslovic, centering Carolina's fourth line, won an offensive-zone draw to start the first scoring sequence. Eric Robinson moved the puck to Jalen Chatfield, who beat Jacob Markström with a snap shot through traffic. The goal came against the Devils' third line of Paul Cotter, Cody Glass and Daniel Sprong. That trio got trounced when on the ice together, finishing with 3.91 percent of the five-on-five expected goal share in just under five minutes, according to Natural Stat Trick. The Hurricanes' Robinson-Roslovic-William Carrier line created another chance early in the second period, with Robinson nearly scoring on a breakaway. That line had 67.48 percent of the expected goal share in the game, according to National Stat Trick. Rod Brind'Amour doesn't like to number his lines, but Stankoven — a key return in the Mikko Rantanen trade — has essentially played a third-line role. He's with Jordan Martinook and captain Jordan Staal, who make up a potent defensive group that can also be opportunistic offensively. Martinook grabbed a puck from Nico Hischier behind the net in the second period and fed Stankoven in the slot for his first goal. Stankoven scored again on the power play. — Peter Baugh Advertisement New Jersey pushes late but fails to finish In the third period, Devils coach Sheldon Keefe split up star forwards Hischier and Jesper Bratt, who combined for a four-on-four goal late in the second period. The results were much better, as New Jersey was more dangerous. Hischier and Timo Meier both had good chances to pull the Devils within two goals but couldn't beat Frederik Andersen. The Devils finished the game with Ondrej Palat and Meier flanking Hischier, and Bratt with Dawson Mercer and Erik Haula. Keefe could consider going back to those lines in Game 2. — Baugh Leafs special teams doom Senators Total Maple Leafs power-play goals through seven playoff games last year: one. Total Leafs power-play goals through two periods against the Senators in Game 1: two. For all the concern about how the Senators might draw plenty of penalties, they ended up spending an unnecessarily large amount of time in the box. And the Leafs made them pay. Their puck movement with the man advantage was especially creative and swift. When they needed to be, the Leafs looked patient with the puck on the power play. Tavares and Nylander each converted with their first goals of the series. The Senators ended the regular season with the 19th-best penalty kill and needed to be disciplined entering the series against a potent power play. A Tim Stützle second-period infraction kick-started a flurry of minor penalties, including a Ridly Greig cross-check that was downgraded from five minutes to two. Fans can debate the validity of those penalties all day, and they may have a point. But the Sens weren't prepared for the Leafs' quick strikes. A third-period power-play goal by Matthew Knies was the final nail in the coffin. Since Jan. 1, only the Golden Knights have had a better power play than the Leafs. Game 1 was a continuation of that effectiveness, highlighted by the aforementioned Knies goal and how quickly it came. Advertisement Remember, this is a Leafs team that has struggled on the power play in the playoffs. It's been the difference between a series win and a loss for this core at times. But against the Senators, the Leafs' punchy power play could be a sign of good things to come. — Joshua Kloke Sens fail to impose in high-danger areas The Senators were rendered mostly ineffective in high-danger areas. The Sens outshot the Leafs 13-5 in the first period, but only mustered one high-danger chance, according to Natural Stat Trick. Ottawa ended the game with 11, but it still wasn't a strong suit for the visitors. The Leafs' defense kept them along the perimeter and wouldn't let them trouble Anthony Stolarz until Drake Batherson scored his team's first goal of the game with just under four minutes remaining in the first. After that, the Sens continued to struggle with penetrating the middle of the ice. Brady Tkachuk is considered an X-factor in this series because of his ability to create havoc in the corners and in front of the net. Through the opening 20 minutes, Tkachuk had three shots on net — two from the blue line and one from the face-off circle. That's not sufficient for a Senators team that has struggled with generating goals from up close. They ended the regular season with the 25th-best high-danger goals rate. — Julian McKenzie Vegas' power play proves a major advantage In a game with only three total penalties called, the Golden Knights' second-ranked power play still found a way to be the difference. Joel Eriksson Ek was called for a high stick against Alex Pietrangelo midway through the second period, and it took Vegas only five seconds to cash in with a power-play goal by Pavel Dorofeyev. It was the first career power-play goal for Dorofeyev, who led the Golden Knights with 35 goals this season (13 on the power play). The goal was the result of a sensational play by Shea Theodore, who collected a puck at the blue line, danced into open ice, froze Filip Gustavsson with a slap shot fake, and fed Dorofeyev for a one-timer into a wide-open net. Advertisement The Golden Knights drew the fewest penalties in the NHL this season, so they will need to be hyper-efficient on the power play against Minnesota's 30th-ranked penalty kill. Sunday night, they were exactly that. — Jesse Granger Lost draws cost Wild The Wild are perennially one of the worst faceoff teams in the NHL and were again this season, finishing 29th at 46.7 percent. As coach John Hynes said Friday, faceoffs were going to be critical in this series. Eriksson Ek had a monster game in the circle, winning 20 of 30. Unfortunately for him and the Wild, it was Eriksson Ek's high-sticking minor at 13:27 of the second period — the first penalty of the game — that landed him in the box and kept him from taking the draw on the penalty kill. Well, for the second time in the game, Freddy Gaudreau was smoked in the circle, leading to a goal against. The first was from Hertl, the second from Dorofeyev, five seconds into the power play when he one-timed Theodore's pass into a wide-open cage because Gustavsson didn't move a muscle. It looked like Gustavsson was frozen by Theodore's fake shot, or a screen in front, because he wasn't able to adjust and get over for the one-timer. — Michael Russo
CBS News
05-04-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Timo Meier scores two goals to lead Devils over Rangers 4-0
Timo Meier scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 4-0 on Saturday in an outcome that clinched the Tampa Bay Lightning their eighth straight playoff berth. Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier also scored as New Jersey won its third straight while the Rangers had their two-game winning streak snapped. After a scoreless first, Meier scored on the power play at 10:56 of the second, beating Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin just four seconds after Sam Carrick took an interference penalty. Bratt made it 2-0 — shorthanded at 12:23 — with his 21st goal. Meier scored his second of the game and 24th of the season at 15:01 of the third. Hischier made it 4-0 at 16:12 with his team-leading 35th goal. Hischier added two assists. Markstrom denied the Rangers the rest of the way for his fourth shutout of the season and the 24th of his career. The 35-year-old Swedish netminder is 26-14-6 in his first season with the Devils. The Rangers, a year after finishing with the league's best record, are in danger of missing the playoffs. They trail Montreal by two points with six games remaining. Montreal has seven games left. New York failed on its two power-play chances and have scored only twice in their last 43 man-advantage opportunities. New Jersey is solidly in third place in the Metropolitan Division with 89 points. Shesterkin made 12 saves in tghe loss, falling to 25-27-5 this season. Rangers: Fell to 18-16-4 on the road, including a 5-0 drubbing at Prudential Center in their previous visit on Dec. 23. Devils: Improved to 19-13-15 at home with their fourth win in five games overall. Meier's goal midway through the second period snapped a scoreless tie and the disjointed Rangers generated little offense for the second half of the contest. New Jersey is 34-1-2 when leading after two periods. The Devils have nine shutouts overall this season. Rangers: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Devils: Host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday.
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Timo Meier scores two goals to lead the Devils over the Rangers 4-0
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Timo Meier scored twice and Jacob Markstrom made 26 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Rangers 4-0 on Saturday in an outcome that clinched the Tampa Bay Lightning their eighth straight playoff berth. Jesper Bratt and Nico Hischier also scored as New Jersey won its third straight while the Rangers had their two-game winning streak snapped. After a scoreless first, Meier scored on the power play at 10:56 of the second, beating Rangers netminder Igor Shesterkin just four seconds after Sam Carrick took an interference penalty. Bratt made it 2-0 — shorthanded at 12:23 — with his 21st goal. Meier scored his second of the game and 24th of the season at 15:01 of the third. Hischier made it 4-0 at 16:12 with his team-leading 35th goal. Hischier added two assists. Markstrom denied the Rangers the rest of the way for his fourth shutout of the season and the 24th of his career. The 35-year-old Swedish netminder is 26-14-6 in his first season with the Devils. The Rangers, a year after finishing with the league's best record, are in danger of missing the playoffs. They trail Montreal by two points with six games remaining. Montreal has seven games left. New York failed on its two power-play chances and have scored only twice in their last 43 man-advantage opportunities. New Jersey is solidly in third place in the Metropolitan Division with 89 points. Shesterkin made 12 saves in tghe loss, falling to 25-27-5 this season. Takeaways Rangers: Fell to 18-16-4 on the road, including a 5-0 drubbing at Prudential Center in their previous visit on Dec. 23. Devils: Improved to 19-13-15 at home with their fourth win in five games overall. Key moment Meier's goal midway through the second period snapped a scoreless tie and the disjointed Rangers generated little offense for the second half of the contest. Key stat New Jersey is 34-1-2 when leading after two periods. The Devils have nine shutouts overall this season. Up Next Rangers: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Monday. Devils: Host the Boston Bruins on Tuesday. ___ AP NHL:
