Live Game Updates: Devils vs. Sharks

The Devils fell 6-3 to the San Jose Sharks Friday night at Prudential Center. Below is full coverage of the game.

POST-GAME VIDEO

REWIND

New Jersey loses a hard one to San Jose 6-3.

POST-GAME INTERVIEWS

GAME HIGHLIGHTS: SHARKS 6, DEVILS 3

Recap: Sharks at Devils 12.1.23

GOALS & HIGHLIGHTS

FIRST PERIOD

> Welcome to the NHL, Simon Nemec! Called up this afternoon from Utica, the 2nd overall 2022 pick, made his NHL debut suiting up for tonight's game against the Sharks. 

GOAL!
2:10 | 1 SJS, 0 NJD
MacDonald (Ferraro, Emberson)

GOAL!
13:21 | 1 SJS, 1 NJD
PPG: Mercer (Nemec, Holtz)

> Simon Nemec, quarterbacking the second power play unit, picks up his first National Hockey League point! He served up the shot through the slot that Mercer banked in. 

SECOND PERIOD

GOAL! 
2:51 | 2 SJS, 1 NJD
MacDonald (Benning, Bailey)

GOAL!
9:47 | 3 SJS, 1 NJD
Duclair (Granlund)

THIRD PERIOD

GOAL!
2:56 | 3 SJS, 2 NJD
J. Hughes (unassisted)

GOAL! 
5:07 | 4 SJS, 2 NJD
Duclair (Granlund, Zetterlund)

GOAL!
12:58 | 4 SJS, 3 NJD
Palat (Bratt, Nemec)

GOAL!
13:38 | 5 SJS, 3 NJD
Granlund (unassisted)

GOAL!
19:42 | 6 SJS,
3 NJD
EN: Eklund (Carpenter, Hertl)

DEVILS LINEUP

Palat-Hischier-Bratt
Toffoli-Hughes-Mercer
Meier-McLeod-Holtz
Laberge-Lazar-Bastian

Siegenthaler-Nemec
Bahl-Marino
Hughes-Miller

Schmid
Vanecek

SHARKS LINEUP

Duclair-Grandlund-Zetterlund
Eklund-Hertl-Hoffman
MacDonald-Sturm-Lebanc
Smith-Carpenter-Bailey

Ferraro-Emberson
Addison-Benning
Okhotiuk-Burroughs

Kahkonen
Blackwood

LINDY RUFF PRE-GAME INTERVIEW

Lindy Ruff provides health updates before Sharks game