The Appenzellois opened the brand after 33’35, with an assist of his Valais captain Nico Hischier, while the Swedish Jesper Bratt doubled the bet 39 seconds later. The DEVILS porter Jake Allen did the rest of the work by making 45 stops, including 23 in a last third where he capitulated once.
Timo Meier thus became the third Swiss to reach the 20 goals in one season in one season, after Nino Niederreiter and Kevin Fiala. It is 45 points during this 2024/25 exercise, against 53 for Nico Hischier who scored 28 goals.
This victory, the fourth in their last five games, also allows the Devils (3rd in the Metropolitan Division) to take 6 lengths ahead of the Blue Jackets (5th in this division). New Jersey also displays 4 points more than the New York Rangers, 4th in this same division.
Kevin Fiala also distinguished himself on Monday, in vain. The Kings St-Gallois managed an assist in a lost match 3-1 by Los Angeles on Minnesota’s ice. The franchise of the, which had won its five previous matches, remains solidly installed in 3rd place in the Pacific Division.
