nhl Game Recap
Florida Skates Past New Jersey 6-4 - Recap
Brett Connolly scored a pair of goals against the Devils as Florida handed New Jersey a 6-4 defeat on Monday at Prudential Center.
Florida won as a -110 favorite, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 6.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
Brett Connolly(2), Noel Acciari, Evgenii Dadonov, Jonathan Huberdeau, and MacKenzie Weegar each scored for the Panthers in the victory. Huberdeau opened the scoring for Florida.
Sergei Bobrovsky turned in a 17-save effort for the Panthers.
New Jersey got goals from Pavel Zacha, Taylor Hall, Jesper Bratt, and Will Butcher in the loss, but it wasn't enough.
New Jersey got a 28-stop effort from Cory Schneider in the loss.
On the power play, Florida went 1-for-5, while the Devils were 0-for-3 with the man advantage.
Florida outshot New Jersey 34-21 in the game.
Florida heads into a battle against the Avalanche. New Jersey, meanwhile, will have their next action against NY Rangers.