Two points and a star for El Nino

El Nino opened the brand 42 seconds from the end of the first third of a specific shot on reception, after a pass from Alex Iafallo, before being credited with an assistance mention on 2-0 marked at The 24th by Neal Pionk. He now displays 29 points – including 14 goals – to his personal counter this season.

The first two goals were scored in numerical superiority by Winnipeg, which sealed the scoring in the 57th minute. The first star of this meeting returned to goalkeeper Eric Comrie (29 stops) whose laundry allowed the jets, leaders of the Western Conference, to pick their seventh consecutive victory.

Timo Meier was also decisive on Tuesday. The Appenzellois scored the victorious penalty during the 7th round of the “shootout” for the Devils, which went to win 3-2 on penalties at Pittsburgh. New Jersey must always compose without his Valais captain Nico Hischier, injured.

The Devils also lost a second member of their Swiss colony. Jonas Siegenthaler is no longer reappeared on the ice after having injured himself by falling along the band in the 9th minute of the match. He will be absent for “some time” according to his coach Sheldon Keefe.

This 30th victory of the season allows Devils to remain solidly installed in 3rd place in the Metropolitan Division. This is dominated by the conference leader is Washington, who beat Florida 6-3 Tuesday thanks in particular to the 878th goal scored in regular season by Alex Ovechkin. The Russian is therefore only 16 lengths from the Wayne Gretzky record.