The Devils host the Detroit Red Wings in their season-opening game at Prudential Center! Stay tuned for all your game updates!

GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST PERIOD

‣ Vitek Vanecek has been busy in the first period, with just over three minutes to play in the period he's faced 13 shots, in comparison to Ville Husso who has faced just five. 

‣ Jack Hughes takes his first penalty of the season, a rare moment for the superstar who has just six penalty minutes combined in the last two years. 

END OF PERIOD STATS: 

No goals scored.
POWER PLAY: NJ 0/2, DET 0/1
SHOTS: 14-6, DET

SECOND PERIOD

‣ Vitek Vanecek has been superb tonight, making some incredible saves and bringing the crowd to their feet! 

‣ This highlight below got the crowd going when Vanecek stopped Dylan Larkin on a Detroit 2-on-1. 

GOAL! 
12:14 | 1 DET, 0 NJ
DET Goal: Sprong (Rasumussen, Holl)

GOAL! 13:40
13:40 | NJ 2, DET 1
NJ PP GOAL: J. Hughes (Palat)

GOAL! 
18:44 | NJ 2, DET 1
NJ GOAL: J. Hughes (Toffoli, Siegenthaler)

‣ Jack Hughes has taken control of the game, after the Devils fell behind 1-0 to Detroit, the Devils superstar scored two straight goals to give the Devils the lead heading into the third period. 

Make sure to watch the replay of Jack's first goal, from a sharp angle, he wires the puck off of Ville Husso's back, which ricocheted back into the Red Wings net. 

‣ Have a look at some of Vitek Vanecek's best saves from the second period!

THIRD PERIOD

GOAL! 
10:43 | 2 DET, 2 NJDET PP Goal: DeBrincat

GOAL!
4:33 | NJ 3, DET 2
NJ GOAL: Hamilton (Siegenthaler)

GOAL!
18:29 | NJ 4, DET 2
NJ GOAL: Haula (Siegenthaler, Marino)

GOAL
19:26 | NJ 4, DET 3
DET GOAL: Fabbri (Compher, Walman)

END-OF-GAME STATS

SHOTS: 35 DET, 27 NJ
POWER PLAY: 1/6 NJ, 2/4 DET
HITS: 32 NJ, 24 DET
GIVEAWAYS: 9 DET, 17 NJ
TAKEAWAYS: 10 DET, 7 NJ
BLOCKED SHOTS: 14 DET, 11 NJ
PIMS: 12 DET, 8 NJ

**THREE STARS: 

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★ Jack Hughes
★★ Vitek Vanecek
★★★ Dougie Hamilton

DEVILS LINEUP

Meier-Hischier-Mercer
Toffoli-Hughes-Bratt
Palat-Haula-Holtz
Nosek-McLeod-Lazar

Siegenthaler-Hamilton
Bahl-Marino
Smith-Hughes

Vanecek
Schmid

RED WINGS LINEUP

DeBrincat-Larkin-Perron
Fabbri-Compher-Raymond
Sprong-Copp-Rasmussen
Kostin-Veleno-Fischer

Walman Seider
Chiarot-Petry
Gostisbehere-Holl

Husso 
Reimer

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