Devils rout Sharks behind 7-goal outburst

February 28 – Nico Hischier had a goal and three assists and Nico Daws made 29 saves to lead the visiting New Jersey Devils to a 7-2 victory over the San Jose Sharks on Tuesday night.
Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists, Jesper Bratt added a goal and an assist and Kevin Bahl, Colin Miller, Brendan Smith and Dawson Mercer also scored goals for New Jersey, which closed to within five points of third-place Philadelphia in the Metropolitan Division and five points of Tampa Bay for the second wild-card spot in the Eastern Conference.

Timo Meier, playing for the first time in San Jose since being traded to the Devils one year and one day earlier, added two assists and also had a goal called back in the second period on a coach’s challenge for an offsides entry.
Nico Sturm and Justin Bailey scored for San Jose, which suffered its fourth straight loss. Kaapo Kahkonen, who replaced starter Mackenzie Blackwood at the 17:34 mark of the first period, finished with 24 saves. Blackwood stopped all 13 shots he faced before leaving with an undisclosed injury.