The Devils captain was even involved in his team’s three goals. He was credited with an assist, like Meier, on Stefan Noesen’s opening goal in the 38th minute. The center player then scored his 17th goal of the season in the third period, before providing his 15th assist to the Appenzellois, scorer in the empty cage.
Nico Hischier was honored with the third star of the match, the first being given to Noesen and the second to goalkeeper Jacob Markström, who stopped all 18 shots he faced. This is the fourth victory in five matches for the Devils in good form.
Nino Niederreiter also had quiet success with Winnipeg against Minnesota (5-0). The Grison participated in the 3-0 of the Jets, providing an assist on this goal scored by Neal Pionk in power-play.
Despite an assist in Vancouver’s equalizer at the end of the match against Ottawa, Pius Suter for his part did not celebrate a victory. The Canucks folded after 15 seconds of overtime against the Senators, winners of their sixth game in a row (5-4 after).
