New Jersey 5, Detroit 1
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Referees:
Mitch Dunning, Dan O'Rourke
Linesmen:
Jonathan Deschamps, James Tobias
Attendance:
19515
By Field Level Media
Dougie Hamilton, Jack Hughes, Alexander Holtz and Nico Hischier all had a goal and an assist to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 5-1 road win over the Detroit Red Wings on Wednesday night.
Miles Wood had two assists and Vitek Vanecek made 32 saves in goal for New Jersey, which has won both games against the Red Wings in Detroit this year.
Following a scoreless first period, the Devils opened the scoring with 10:43 left in the second on a power-play goal by Hamilton, who fired a shot from above the faceoff circles that beat Detroit goalie Ville Husso to the stick side after the Devils won the draw.
New Jersey then took a 2-0 lead with 3:40 left in the second on another power-play goal, this time by Hischier. As he did on his earlier goal, Hamilton skated toward the Detroit goal from near the blue line and fired a shot from just above the faceoff circles, but this time it was tipped in by Hischier.
In the third period, the Devils took a 3-0 lead with 18:09 remaining when Michael McLeod took a pass from Holtz at the edge of the left faceoff circle and buried the chance into an open goal after Husso vacated the net to stop a two-on-one opportunity.
New Jersey then grabbed a 4-0 lead with 13:20 remaining when Holtz entered the Detroit zone with speed, took a pass from Wood and wristed a shot off the post and in.
The Devils went up 5-0 with 6:01 left on an unassisted goal by Hughes, who banked in a shot from behind the Detroit goal that went off the stick of Detroit's Pius Suter and Husso's back.
Detroit broke up the shutout with exactly 2:00 remaining on a goal by Lucas Raymond.
Husso finished with 22 saves for the Red Wings.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
| New Jersey |
|
Detroit |
|
Dougie Hamilton 2 |
Points |
Lucas Raymond 1 |
|
Dougie Hamilton 1 |
Goals |
Lucas Raymond 1 |
|
Miles Wood 2 |
Assists |
Dylan Larkin 1 |
|
Dougie Hamilton 1 |
Power Play Goals |
Lucas Raymond 1 |
|
N/A |
Short Handed Goals |
N/A |
|
Vitek Vanecek .970 |
Save Percentage |
Ville Husso .815 |
|
Vitek Vanecek 32 |
Saves |
Ville Husso 22 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Shots |
Goals |
Power Play |
Penalty Kill |
Penalty Mins |
Face Offs Won |
| New Jersey
|
27 |
5 |
2-3 |
1-2 |
4 |
26 |
| Detroit
|
33 |
1 |
1-2 |
1-3 |
6 |
40 |
Upcoming Games
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Detroit will play their next game at home against Florida. The Red Wings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .400 after a loss.
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New Jersey will play their next game at home against St. Louis. The Devils have a W/L % of .708 after a win and .500 after a loss.
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