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      PHI at NJD | Recap

      NEWARK, N.J. -- Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes each had a goal and an assist for the New Jersey Devils in a 5-0 win against the Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center on Wednesday.

      It marked the sixth time the Hughes' brothers each scored in the same game, and the second time they each had a goal and an assist in the same game.

      "I mean, it's nice that we scored (in the same game) but it's all about the win," Luke Hughes said. "It's a big two points for our team and we needed this win, so we just got to keep going and keep growing together as a team."

      Timo Meier, Jesper Bratt and Brett Pesce each had two assists, and Jake Allen made 24 saves in his fourth straight start for the Devils (29-18-6), who are 3-1-0 in their past four games. It was New Jersey's first win against Philadelphia in three tries this season, including a 4-2 loss at Wells Fargo Center on Monday.

      "We had lots of energy, but we played smart with the emotion," Meier said. "We didn't take two stupid penalties. This is more like the team that we know we can be and how we're going to win a lot more games. We can build upon this game, especially those last two periods."

      Allen earned his third shutout this season and his 27th in the NHL. It was his first in eight career matches against the Flyers.

      "I think [Allen] made some big saves for us and it's definitely easy to play with a guy like that," Luke Hughes said. "We got to keep doing a good job of putting him in good spots, and not giving up too much."

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          PHI@NJD: Allen shuts out Flyers with 24-save performance

          Samuel Ersson allowed four goals on 16 shots before he was replaced by Ivan Fedotov (nine saves) at 13:43 of the second period for the Flyers (23-23-6), who are 6-3-1 in their past 10 games.

          "The goalie change was nothing about [Ersson]; I just wanted to get [Fedotov] some work," Philadelphia coach John Tortorella said. "I know I'm playing [Fedotov] on Thursday (against the New York Islanders)."

          Allen made 10 saves during a scoreless first period, denying Sean Couturier on consecutive attempts from the slot at 1:47.

          "We got beat tonight, fair and square," Flyers forward Scott Laughton said. "That's a good hockey team. We need to be better this time of year. I thought we were cheating a little bit and we got into a track meet ... can't do it against that team because they're too good."

          New Jersey scored four goals in the second period.

          Ondrej Palat gave the Devils a 1-0 lead 54 seconds into the period with a power-play goal, scoring on his own rebound.

          Luke Hughes made it 2-0 at 6:27 on a snap shot from the right face-off circle off a 2-on-1 rush with Jack Hughes.

          "I probably could have given him a touch in the neutral zone, but the way they played it, he wasn't really open, and I just saw the shot and took it," Luke Hughes said.

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              PHI@NJD: Hughes fires home a shot on an odd man rush

              Said New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe: "I love that he looked off his brother and just shot at the net; another big moment of the game and it was an important goal for us."

              Nathan Bastian extended it to 3-0 with a power-play goal from the slot at 12:41. Dawson Mercer then pushed it to 4-0 at 13:43, scoring on a snap shot from low in the right circle.

              Jack Hughes converted a give-and-go with Bratt at 1:58 of the third period for the 5-0 final.

              "I thought we dipped our toes in a little bit in the first, but our second period was really good," Meier said. "That's the way this team is going to have success. That's something we want to build on."

              NOTES: Flyers forward Owen Tippett left the game at 1:21 of the second period and did not return after being hit by Devils defenseman Brenden Dillon at center ice. Tortorella had no update. ... Couturier had three shots on goal in 15:16 of ice time after missing Monday's game with an illness. ... Ersson was named to Team Sweden's roster for the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier Wednesday as a replacement for injured New Jersey goalie Jacob Markstrom. ... Devils forward Tomas Tatar had one shot on goal and one blocked shot in 13:28 in his 900th NHL game. ... Jack Hughes had his 97th career multipoint game, tying Zach Parise for the ninth most in Devils/Kansas City Scouts/Colorado Rockies history.