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New Jersey Ices Philadelphia 4-1 - Recap

New Jersey skated to a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia on Saturday in NHL action at Wells Fargo Center.

New Jersey won as a +136 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 6.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

New Jersey got goals from Janne Kuokkanen, Jesper Bratt, Yegor Sharangovich, and Nico Hischier in the victory. Bratt opened the scoring at 5:00 of the first period.

MacKenzie Blackwood turned in a 31-save effort for the Devils.

Joel Farabee scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind MacKenzie Blackwood.

Brian Elliott stopped 17 of 21 shots for the Flyers, but it wasn't enough to earn the victory.

On the power play, New Jersey went 0-for-2, while the Flyers were 0-for-2 with the man advantage.

New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 32-21.

New Jersey heads into a battle against the Bruins. Philadelphia, meanwhile, will have their next action against Pittsburgh.