The New Jersey Devils go for their first win of the preseason in their second game against the New York Islanders on Friday.
The New York Islanders are playing on back-to-back nights early in the preseason when they face off against the New Jersey Devils. The Islanders have already played the Devils this season in it came in the preseason opener when they won 4-2. New York has lost back-to-back games since then including a 2-0 shutout against the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday. The Islanders had trouble converting on the road against the Flyers. New York outshot Philly 37-26. That left Flyers’ goalie Samuel Ersson as an easy pick for the first star of the game. This was a battle of the goalies with Marcus Hogberg earning the third star of the game with 24 saves. This game was scoreless through two periods until Erik Johnson broke the tie with the first goal of the game nearly five minutes into the third. Matvei Michkov iced the game with an empty-net goal late. Michkov also had an assist on the Johnson goal earning the second star.
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Game Date: Sept. 27, 2024
Game Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: MSG
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New York may have a great chance at bouncing back tonight though as New Jersey is still looking for its first win of the preseason. The Devils have lost three in a row before coming into this second game against the Islanders. Most recently New Jersey lost 5-3 at home against the Washington Capitals. The Devils came out strong in that game with Brenden Dillon scoring the first goal of the game. But the Caps proceeded to score four unanswered goals to put the game well out of reach.
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