nhl Game Recap
New Jersey Skates Past Los Angeles 3-1 - Recap
The Kings came up short Thursday against the Devils, falling 3-1.
New Jersey was favored by -161 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 6.0.
Jack Hughes, Brett Pesce, and Ondrej Palat each scored for the Devils in the victory. Palat opened the scoring for New Jersey.
Jacob Markstrom turned in a 11-save effort for the Devils.
Jordan Spence scored for the Kings, finding the net behind Jacob Markstrom.
Los Angeles got a 23-stop effort from David Rittich in the loss.
New Jersey scored 0 times on 1 chances on the power play, while Los Angeles went 0-for-1 with the man advantage.
New Jersey outshot Los Angeles 26-12 in the game.
New Jersey heads into a battle against the Blackhawks. Los Angeles, meanwhile, will have their next action against New York.