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Devils Outlast Blues

Nico Hischier and Yegor Sharangovich triggered a five-goal blitz in the third period and Jon Gillies made 27 saves as the New Jersey Devils rallied for a 7-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night.

 

New Jersey, playing its third game in four nights, won back-to-back road games for the first time this season after beating Montreal on Tuesday.

 

Brayden Schenn had two goals for the Blues. Klim Kostin and Justin Faulk also scored.

 

St. Louis, playing its first game in 12 days, had won 12 of the previous 13 meetings between the teams.

 

Hischier scored twice, including an empty-net goal with nine seconds left.

 

Vesey, Jesper Boqvist, P.K. Subban and Michael McLeod also scored for the Devils, who jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first period.

 

St. Louis answered with three straight goals, but New Jersey scored five in a span of 10:42 in the final period.

 

Hischier broke a 3-all tie by firing a shot past goalie Jordan Binnington with 8:26 left. Vesey pushed the lead to 5-3 before Schenn brought the Blues within one with 1:43 to play. Just 24 seconds later, Boqvist made it 6-4.

 

Sharangovich tied it at 3 off a pass from Hischier with 10:52 remaining.

 

Binnngton gave up two goals on the first nine shots he faced and fell to 11-10-3.

 

The Blues host the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday.

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