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12/01 22:40 CST Monahan and Coyle lead Blue Jackets past Devils 5-3 to stop
4-game skid
Monahan and Coyle lead Blue Jackets past Devils 5-3 to stop 4-game skid
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) --- Sean Monahan scored twice and the Columbus Blue Jackets
overcame an early two-goal deficit to beat the New Jersey Devils 5-3 on Monday
night, snapping a four-game skid.
Charlie Coyle scored the go-ahead goal 6:40 into the third period and added two
assists for the Blue Jackets, who were 0-1-3 in their previous four games.
Miles Wood had a goal and an assist, and Denton Mateychuk also scored.
Elvis Merzlikins made 30 saves, and defenseman Zach Werenski had two assists.
Nico Hischier, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier scored for the Devils, who opened a
2-0 lead 3:03 into the game. It was Meier's 10th goal of the season and fifth
in the last six games.
Jesper Bratt had two assists for the second straight game, and Hischier had one
to give him 12 points in the past six games. Jake Allen stopped 19 shots.
New Jersey (16-9-1) was handed its second consecutive loss in regulation at
home after starting 9-0-1 at the Prudential Center this season. The Devils
missed an opportunity to move ahead of Carolina for first place in the
Metropolitan Division.
Columbus (12-9-5) improved to 5-5-2 in the past 12 games and climbed out of
last place in the Metropolitan Division, one point ahead of the New York
Rangers.
Monahan scored on a power-play wrist shot at 7:14 of the third, assisted by
Isac Lundestrom, to put Columbus up 4-2.
The Blue Jackets won 62.3% of the faceoffs in the game.
Up next
Blue Jackets: Host the Detroit Red Wings on Thursday night.
Devils: Host the Dallas Stars on Wednesday night.
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