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The New Jersey Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night, extending their winning streak to two games while sending Anaheim to its fifth consecutive loss.
Arseny Gritsyuk opened the scoring at 4:38 of the first period, his fifth goal of the season, with assists from Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes. Nico Hischier added a power-play goal with 41 seconds remaining in the opening frame, also his fifth of the season, with Bratt picking up another assist.
Tim Washe tipped in a goal for Anaheim at 8:20 of the third period. Anthony Mantha scored with 6:33 left in the final period to put New Jersey ahead by two again. Jack Hughes sealed the victory with an empty-net goal with 6.1 seconds remaining.
Nico Daws made 16 saves for New Jersey, which improved to 6-4-0. Ville Husso stopped 25 shots for Anaheim, which fell to 4-6-0.
Source: ESPN - Thu Oct 22, 9:36 PM ET
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