Devils Win Third Straight with 2-1 Victory Over Sharks | GAME STORY

The Devils make it three-for-three with a big win over the San Jose Sharks Saturday afternoon.
This win looked much different than the victory on Long Island, proving that the speed game isn't the only way this club will be able to pick up wins.
With a calmness in net from Mackenzie Blackwood, making his third consecutive start, the Devils chipped away at this game before Yegor Sharangovich broke through with a wonderfully executed goal for the 1-0 lead in the second period. Dawson Mercer's power-play goal ended up as the game-winner, the first Devils power-play goal since the opening game of the season.
New Jersey defeated San Jose 2-1 at Prudential Center.
"Every game is not going to be the same way, I feel like in the Islanders we came out with a lot of energy and was playing a really, really fast game," Bratt said post-game. "Today we were playing against a little bit of a different team, we got to find a way to win those games too. Today we came really together as a group and I feel that we showed strong leadership to find a way to play the right way. We were holding each other accountable and we came out with a win."
New Jersey improves to 3-2-0 since starting the season with two consecutive losses.
Blackwood has backstopped the Devils to three consecutive victories, his first three-game win streak since a stretch between Dec. 29, 2021 and Jan. 2, 2022.

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The Devils prepare for a back-to-back, hosting the Washington Capitals on Monday night before heading to Detroit to play the Red Wings on Tuesday.
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Here are some observations from the game...
- There's a certain level of calmness in Mackenzie Blackwood's game that has continued to evolve since the second period against the Anaheim Ducks. He showed it again this afternoon, when the Sharks were putting on pressure with very little panic in his game, whether it be being to make s stop from in close, from an off-angle, or blistering point shots, Blackwood's calm and patience paid off with very few second opportunities for the Sharks to jump on.

The lone shot that beat the Devils goaltender this afternoon was a blast from the top of the circle by Kevin Labanc, one that hit the corner of the cross-bar, deflecting right across the line and down into the net. The goal happened so quickly that it was immediately waved off by the refs until a very quick review did show the puck had crossed the line.

- Kevin Bahl achieved a new career-high with three shots on net. - The Devils have been keeping opposing goaltenders very busy through the first five games of the season. There has not been a single game where the club has had less than 37 shots on net (37, 39, 41 and 42) , including today when they hit 37 again today against the Sharks.