The Devils battled hard after falling behind 3-0 in Winnipeg just eight minutes into their Friday night contest against the Jets.
A Damon Severson power-play goal started the spark. Jack Hughes followed with his first goal since the season opener with just 23.7 seconds remaining in the first period. Two quick strikes - 39 seconds apart - in the opening 76 seconds of the second period flipped a 3-0 deficit into a 4-3 lead for the Devils.
From there, though, a familiar enemy creeped into the Devils game: poor puck management.
"I'm tired of talking about puck management, but we have to manage the puck better to take that next step," head coach Lindy Ruff said. "In a game where we had a 4-3 lead, to manage the puck the way we did invited danger. In the end it really hurt us."
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Consistently playing with better puck management is the next step for the Devils as a team, franchise