In Newark, the Philadelphia Flyers stopped a brief two-game skid with a 4-3 shootout win over the Devils.
Sean Couturier scored in regulation, and then potted the deciding goal in the skills competition on a one-handed bakchanded shot
“Everyone has seen the [Forsberg] goal and we have a lot of fun at the end of practice doing shootouts, and that’s one move I never tried in a game so maybe I caught him off guard,” Couturier said. “I did that in practice before but never in a game.”.
Carter Hart made 23 saves in the win.
“We work on breakaways every day and like to compete with the guys and have a little fun with it,” Hart said. “That’s kind of the mindset you go into the shootout with … go out and make some saves.”
Wayne Simmonds staked the Devils to a 1-0 lead on a power play goal.
“I thought we controlled most of the game expect maybe for when we were on the penalty kill where we lost momentum and didn’t get the job done,” Couturier said.
Oskar Lindblom and Joel Farabee also scored in regulation for the Flyers.
“I was pressing pretty hard lately so to get the monkey off my back, so it felt pretty good,” Farabee said. “You always think about your first one, but you don’t necessarily think about the play or how it’ll happen, but it felt good.”
Taylor Hall and Sami Vatanen added goals for New Jersey.
“No one’s feeling sorry for us right now,” Hall said. “We know that this is no time to quit on the game plan or quit on each other. It’s really just about going out there and doing the things that we’re doing well.”
The Devils dropped to 2-5-4.
“We got to find a way to keep leads. It’s exhausting for us and our fans,” Hall said. “There’s no better feeling than getting a lead in the third period and holding them down and really playing solid hockey and not really letting them get any chances but right now we’re struggling to maintain momentum,”
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Mackenzie Blackwood made 28 saves in the loss.
“It’s frustrating losing games like that and we seem to be on that side of it a lot lately,” Blackwood said.
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