PHILADELPHIA – The New Jerseys Devils were the latest team to come to Philly to put a hurt on the Flyers this season.
Johanthan Kovacevic #8 of the New Jersey Devils and Jake Allen #34 battle for the loose puck with Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers
The Devils’ Cody Glass scored in his debut with the club after being acquired on the trade deadline on Friday.
“That’s huge,” Glass said. “They’re missing players like Dougie [Hamilton] and Jack. I haven’t met them yet, but it’s a huge win. And obviously, we want to pile these wins up. It’s a tight playoff race, so it’s cool coming in, getting a win right away, and hopefully we just keep going from here.”
Jake Allen made 23 saves in the win.
Glass opened the scoring at 11:10 of the first period to give New Jersey a 1-0 lead.
“It felt good,” Glass said. “Helps having ‘Hauls’ on my line, and then Sprong is kind of going through the same thing as me. Hauls has done a great job of making me feel a little bit comfortable. It’s a lot of systems, a lot of stuff that I’ve been thinking about on the ice. So, once I get the thinking out of the game, hopefully I feel a little bit more comfortable out there.”
Erik Haula pushed the lead to 2-0 early in the middle frame.
“I don’t know if I’ve ever been on a schneid like that before,” Haula said. “It was getting a little frustrating, for sure, but just a little spark of a couple new guys and some fresh, positive energy.”
Jamie Drysdale was the lone striker for the Flyers,his goal at 15:14 of the third cut the deficit to 2-1.
“We got a couple chances,” captain Sean Couturier said. “It was a tight game out there. They got their bounces. We didn’t, really.”
Dawson Mercer hit an empty het for the 3-1 final in the final minute.
Ivan Fedotov made 20 saves in the loss.
“We were connected better, we defended better,” Flyers coach John Tortorella said. “[The Devils] defend well as a team. Had some action around their net, we couldn’t get to rebounds. They did a pretty good job of that. We played better than the last game (4-1 loss to Seattle on Saturday). Just trying to take a step forward.”
New Jersey Devils Cody Glass #12
The puck flies over the head of Jakob Pelletier #22 of the Philadelphia Flyers towards Flyers goalie Ivan Fedotov #82
Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers reaches for the loose puck against the New Jersey Devils players Jake Allen #34, Brett Pesce #22, Luke Hughes #43 and Dawson Mercer #91
Brett Pesce #22 of the New Jersey Devils bends the stick with his shot
Erik Haula #56 of the New Jersey Devils is congratulated for his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Goalie Jake Allen #34 and and defenseman Luke Hughes #43 of the New Jersey Devils
Johanthan Kovacevic #8 of the New Jersey Devils and Jake Allen #34 battle for the loose puck with Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Johanthan Kovacevic #8 of the New Jersey Devils chases down Tyson Foerster #71 of the Philadelphia Flyers as Devils goalie Jake Allen #34 blocks the shot.
Tomas Tatar #90 of the New Jersey Devils pursues Bobby Brink #10 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Ondrej Palat #18 of the New Jersey Devils collides with Rasmus Ristolainen #55 of the Philadelphia Flyers
New Jersey Devils #12 Cody Glass receives congratulations from his teammate for his goal against the Philadelphia Flyers.
New Jersey Devils #12 Cody Glass scores.
New Jersey Devils #12 Cody Glass shoot and scores against the Philadelphia Flyers
Erik Haula #56 of the New Jersey Devils
Jamie Drysdale #9 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Nico Hischier #13 of the New Jersey Devils attempts to slow down Ryan Poehling #25 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Sean Couturier #14 of the Philadelphia Flyers and Brenden Dillon #5 of the New Jersey Devils battle for position in front of Devils goalie Jake Allen #34
Ivan Fedotov #82 of the Philadelphia Flyers
Jake Allen #34 of the New Jersey Devils
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