The New Jersey Devils are stopped by the Washington Capitals. The team with the Swiss trio Nico Hischier, Timo Meier and Jonas Siegenthaler loses 5:6 in front of their home crowd.
01.12.2024, 07:33
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0:1, 2:1, 2:4, 4:4: The game in Newark went back and forth. The game was decided when the visitors scored twice within ten seconds in the final period. On the second goal, Devils goalie Jake Allen risked too much behind his net and lost the puck, leaving Pierre-Luc Dubois of the Capitals standing in front of the empty net to shoot his team to victory.
The home team, in which Hischier scored his 15th goal of the season and Meier collected two assists, managed to tie the game, but it wasn't enough. As a result, the Devils also surrendered the lead in the Metropolitan Division to the Capitals.
Swiss defensemen Roman Josi and Janis Moser also suffered defeats. Josi, who now has two assists after his two goals in the previous game, lost 3-2 in overtime with the Nashville Predators against the Minnesota Wild. Moser and the Tampa Bay Lightning started a comeback against the Toronto Maple Leafs after trailing 0:4 and came back to 3:4, but ultimately lost 3:5.
Kevin Fiala, on the other hand, was able to celebrate with the Los Angeles Kings in a 5-2 home win against the Ottawa Senators. The Swiss player scored the equalizer to make it 2:2 and provided the assist on the goal that made it 4:2. The 28-year-old was named "First Star" of the game for his performance.
