By ALLAN KREDA
NEWARK — Nico Hischier had a purpose and two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 12 saves for his second shutout of the season because the New Jersey Devils beat the Pittsburgh Penguins 3-0 on Saturday evening.
Stefan Noesen and Timo Meier additionally scored for the Devils, who gained for the fourth time in 5 video games.
Noesen opened the scoring along with his career-best fifteenth purpose at 17:32 of the second, with assists from Hischier and Meier. Hischier made it 2-0 at 7:47 of the third, sliding a unfastened puck within the crease previous Penguins netminder Tristan Jarry for his seventeenth purpose of the season. Meier added an empty-net purpose.
The 34-year-old Markstrom, who joined New Jersey in a commerce from Calgary in June, earned the twenty second shutout of his profession.
The Metropolitan Division-leading Devils (22-11-3) are 6-3-2 in opposition to division foes. New Jersey leads idle Washington by a degree. The Capitals have performed 4 fewer video games.
The Penguins, who had been shut out for the third time this season, had gained eight of their final 11 video games.
Jarry made 25 saves for the Penguins.
TAKEAWAYS
New Jersey has allowed 20 or fewer photographs in six straight video games.
The Penguins fell to 6-8-3 on the highway. The Devils and Penguins met for the primary of 4 video games this season.
KEY MOMENT
Markstrom made sprawling cease on an Evgeny Malkin one-timer seven minutes into second to maintain the sport scoreless.
KEY STAT
Markstrom improved to 17-6-2 in his first season with New Jersey, and the Devils improved to 10-6-3 at dwelling.
The Devils have a 12-5-0 highway document.
UP NEXT
The Devils host the New York Rangers on Monday, earlier than a three-day Christmas break. The Penguins host the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday.
