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10/27 21:50 CDT Connor Hellebuyck earns win in his Devils debut as New Jersey
beats Dallas 5-1
Connor Hellebuyck earns win in his Devils debut as New Jersey beats Dallas 5-1
DALLAS (AP) --- Connor Hellebuyck stopped 16 of the 17 shots he faced to win
his New Jersey debut, Nico Hischier scored two goals, and the Devils beat the
Dallas Stars 5-1 on Tuesday night.
Hellebuyck, the three-time Vezina Trophy winner, started four days after being
traded by the Winnipeg Jets following his suspension for failing to report to
training camp. It was his first win since April 9 at St. Louis, 3-2.
The Hughes brothers, Jack and Luke, and Jesper Boqvist, also scored for the
Devils, who have won four consecutive games.
Justin Hryckowian scored for the Stars, who had a five-game winning streak
snapped. Casey DeSmith, making his third start of the season, made 22 saves
after allowing only two goals in each of his previous outings.
The five goals are the season high against Dallas, which went into play leading
the NHL with a 1.68 goals-against average.
Hischier, the team captain in his 10th season with New Jersey, provided a 2-0
lead at 2:41 of the first period and 38 seconds into the second. Dallas'
challenge for goaltender interference against Timo Meier on the first goal was
denied. Hischier has a team-high seven goals and two two-goal games.
Boqvist made it 3-0 midway through the second. After Hryckowian's deflection
pulled Dallas back within two goals at 16:08 of the second, Luke Hughes
answered 28 seconds later.
The Stars' second-ranked penalty kill went 3 for 3 for 22 consecutive
successful kills over six games.
The game was Dallas' fourth in a season-long six-game homestand and began a
road back-to-back for New Jersey.
Stars defenseman Kyle Capobianco was helped off the ice five minutes into the
third period with an apparent leg injury and didn't return.
Up next Devils: Visit Colorado on Wednesday night. Stars: Host Montreal on Thursday night. ___ See AP's full NHL coverage here
Up next Devils: Visit Colorado on Wednesday night. Stars: Host Montreal on Thursday night. ___ See AP's full NHL coverage here
