The New Jersey Devils hosted the Colorado Avalanche on Sunday night time in entrance of a packed crowd. The gang didn’t have a lot to cheer for, although, because the Avalanche had been victorious by a rating of 4-0. Scott Wedgewood stopped all 26, en path to his second shutout along with his new crew. They improved to 16-13-0, whereas the Devils fell to 18-10-2.
The Avalanche struck first as Ross Colton put their first shot of the sport previous Jake Allen. It was the ninth time within the final 10 video games that the Devils gave up the primary aim. Then, Logan O’Connor struck with a stunning redirect previous Jake Allen to stretch the Avs’ result in two. The Devils had just a few strong possibilities on a late-period energy play, however to no avail.
The Devils had been very flat within the second, and the Avs took benefit as Artturi Lehkonen scored on a breakaway to make it 3-0. The Devils had simply two photographs within the interval and left the ice to a refrain of boos from their residence crowd.
Lehkonen on the breakaway places us up by three!#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/J7DrY9qPK2
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) December 9, 2024
The Devils turned it up somewhat within the third, however the Avs saved most of their possibilities to the surface and Wedgewood got here up with the stops when obligatory. Then, the Devils pulled Allen for the additional attacker and Parker Kelly iced it with an empty netter.
The Avs shall be again in motion at 7:00 PM Tuesday night time in Pittsburgh to face the Penguins. The Devils will even return to motion on the similar time, persevering with their homestand in opposition to the Toronto Maple Leafs.