Noesen scores 2 goals, Devils surge past Ducks with 4 in 2nd period

Noesen scores 2 goals, Devils surge past Ducks with 4 in 2nd period

Hamilton, Mercer, Siegenthaler each gets 2 assists for New Jersey; Strome 2 points for Anaheim

Ducks at Devils | Recap

NEWARK, N.J. — Stefan Noesen scored two goals to spark a four-goal second period for the New Jersey Devils in a 6-2 win against the Anaheim Ducks at Prudential Center on Sunday.

Dawson Mercer, Dougie Hamilton and Jonas Siegenthaler each had two assists, and Jacob Markstrom made 24 saves for the Devils (6-4-2), who were 0-2-2 in their previous four games.

Ryan Strome had a goal and an assist, and James Reimer made 28 saves for the Ducks (3-4-1), who lost 2-1 at the New York Rangers on Saturday.

Brock McGinn scored to give Anaheim a 1-0 lead at 4:47 of the first period on a snap shot from the top of left face-off circle.

Jack Hughes tied the game 1-1 at 1:16 of the second period on a backhand during a delayed penalty and Markstrom pulled for an extra attacker. Mercer made a back pass to Timo Meier, who went cross-ice to Hughes, who shot from the slot and then tapped in the rebound.

Noesen made it 2-1 on a wrist shot from the high slot at 4:42 of the second and pushed it to 3-1 at 17:23 when he lifted the puck into the right corner from the slot for a power-play goal off the pass from Jesper Bratt.

Paul Cotter scored 1:26 later to give the Devils a 4-1 lead on a wrist shot at the right post at 18:49.

Nico Hischier scored 1:50 into the third period to give the Devils a 5-1 lead on a wrist shot off a rush down his left wing.

Strome scored for the Ducks at 13:08 of the third on a wrist shot from the slot to pull the Ducks within 5-2.

Erik Haula scored on a breakaway with a snap shot at 19:01 of the third for the 6-2 final.

Devils forward Curtis Lazar sustained a lower-body injury after a hit by Radko Gudas at 2:37 of the second period and did not return.