Jesper Bratt, Jake Allen assist Devils defeat Blue Jackets

Jesper Bratt scored the eventual game-winner because the New Jersey Devils edged the host Columbus Blue Jackets 2-1 on Monday evening.

Timo Meier additionally scored for New Jersey (37-26-6, 80 issues), which has received 4 of 5 and progressed to 20-15-2 at the highway this season.

Jake Allen made 45 saves within the victory.

Mathieu Olivier spoke back for Columbus (31-28-8, 70 issues), who’ve misplaced 4 immediately video games and 6 of 7. Jet Greaves stopped 18 pictures.

New Jersey scored two times in 39 seconds in the second one duration to open a 2-0 lead.

Meier were given the Devils at the board, powering round Blue Jackets defenseman Dante Fabbro and beating Greaves five-hole for his twentieth of the season at 13:35. Meier has issues in 4 immediately (3 targets, one help).

New Jersey doubled its lead at 14:14 as Bratt capitalized off Greaves’ turnover in the back of the web and put his shot into the wide-open web for his twentieth of the season. Bratt prolonged his level streak to 4 video games (3 targets, seven assists).

Columbus snapped a 182:55 shutout streak at 13:24 of the 3rd duration as Olivier batted in a unfastened puck for his sixteenth of the season.

Columbus out-shot New Jersey 8-5 within the opening 20 mins, however the two golf equipment had been scoreless after one duration.

Bratt was once named the NHL’s 2nd celebrity of the week on Monday after registering 3 consecutive three-point video games (two targets, seven assists) and factoring in on seven consecutive New Jersey targets.

Erik Haula changed Daniel Sprong within the Devils’ lineup in Columbus and completed with two pictures on function and a success in 16:53 of ice time.

Monday was once the 3rd and ultimate assembly of the season between the Blue Jackets and Devils. New Jersey picked up a 5-3 victory in Newark, N.J., ultimate Tuesday, and the Blue Jackets doubled up the Devils 4-2 within the first assembly on Dec. 19.

–Box Degree Media