In Newark Sunday, Kyle Palmieri struck twice for the New Jersey Devils i a 3-2 win over the San Jose Sharks.
“I’ve never had a start like this in the NHL, that’s for sure,” Palmieri said. “Being able to come out with two points and be 3-0-0 after our first full week of games is the start we were looking for, and hopefully we keep it going.”
Jean-Sebastien Dea scored the game-winner early in the third period to help the Devils improve3 to 3-0-0.
Keith Kinkaid made 37 saves to get the win.
“Everybody was sacrificing their bodies; the Sharks are a shoot-mentality team so they throw everything to the net,” Kinkaid said. “I think we did a good job systematically and I just had to make the saves.”
Joe Pavelski and Timo Meier scored for San Jose.
“We’re not scoring enough and not getting enough saves; it’s a bad combination,” Sharks coach Peter DeBoer said. “We have to find a way to get another goal a night, and part of that is power play and part of that is 5-on-5. We have to find a way to get another save a night. Part of that is defending a little tighter and part of that is getting another save.”
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Martin Jones made 33 saves in the loss.
“This game felt like a couple of the others we lost,” Pavelski said. “It was right there for us. A few chances on the power play, all those situations. We expect to win these, and that’s why they are frustrating right now.”
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