Taylor Hall scored the lone goal for the Devils, his 200th of his NHL career, with help from Kyle Palmieri. With his goal, Hall becomes the third player from the 2010 NHL draft to hit the 200-goal mark, joining Tyler Seguin and Jeff Skinner (credit: NHL PR).
Mackenzie Blackwood started in his first NHL matchup, stopping 36 out of 38 shots faced (.947%). Blackwood became only the sixth NHL goaltender to face a penalty shot in his first NHL start (credit: NHL stats). It was also the first penalty shot against New Jersey since 11/5/17 where Keith Kinkaid denied M. Ferland of Calgary.
Sergei Bobrovsky played in 60 minutes in the first contest, allowing one goals on 30 shots faced.
The Devils and Blue Jackets will matchup on January 15th for their third of four contests of the 2018-19 regular season.
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