The Devils were tricked out in their green and red heritage jerseys Tuesday night. But that wasn't the only thing tricky.
Dawson Mercer scored his first-career hat trick as the Devils pummeled the Penguins, 5-1, at Prudential Center.
"If you look at where he scored the goals from, within six feet of the net, he goes to the hard area," head coach Lindy Ruff said. "He's slippery, he's snake-ish. He gets around there. He can manuever in a tight piece of ice."
Mercer, who now has 27 goals on the season, scored a goal in each period to lead the Devils onslaught.
"I knew going into the third (period) that I had two," Mercer said. "Three of them all one touches, all within a foot of the net. It's working for me. I'll keep on going there until it stops."
Dougie Hamilton and Timo Meier also added goals, while goaltender Vitek Vanecek made 22 saves.
Bryan Rust scored the lone Penguins goal.
New Jersey swept the season series against Pittsburgh, 4-0, for the first time since 2009-10 (6-0-0).
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Mercer's three goals powered New Jersey to a 5-1 victory against Pittsburgh