Updated on 07.29 | Published on 07.25
New York. In tonight's NHL sweep, it comes down to the Jersey Brothers and the coach's victory in Nashville, among other things.
Night brothers
“The Hughes Brothers” almost sounds like the name of a circus act, but they are actually the saviors of the New Jersey Devils.
It was them – Jack and Luke – who decided tonight's away game against Philadelphia in overtime. Older brother Jack passed the ball, while younger brother Luke kicked the ball to make it 4-3.
– It was not difficult for me, Jack made a wonderful pass, says the latter.
The winning goal was especially sweet because at the end of the third period the Flyers came back from a 1-3 deficit and tied the game with less than a minute left in the game.
Alexander Holtz also scored again – for the seventh time this year.
Homecoming night
John Hynes, in his second game as Minnesota's coach, returned to Nashville for a game against the team that fired him last summer, and he got some good revenge.
The Wild, who responded well to the coaching change, snapped the Predators' six-game winning streak with a 6-1 rout.
– We did what we wanted to do and played with speed and energy, Heinz.
The player of the match was underdog Connor Dewar, who completed the first hat-trick of his NHL career.
Toronto Star Night
Mitch Marner has been the least talked about of Toronto's top four this season, but he was keen to change that tonight.
He scored a hat-trick as the Leafs beat Seattle 4-3 after a shootout
– I wasn't satisfied with my game before, so I felt really good, says the young man.
Meanwhile, William Nylander made his first point since the visit to Sweden, in the form of a play. For the visitors, Alex Wennberg and Adam Larsson also had an assist each.
End of night
The Edmonton Oilers were down 1-0 with seven minutes remaining in a road game against Winnipeg, but then mounted a dangerous rally, rallied, turned around and won 3-1.
Thus, the team has achieved four consecutive victories and is steadily climbing the table.
– We work hard and stick to our game plan, explains new coach Kris Knoblauch.
Matthias Janmark was credited with the assist.
Other results from the night
Boston broke a three-game losing streak and beat San Jose (3-0) at TD Garden, Florida beat Montreal 5-1 at the Bell Center (Oliver Ekman Larsson eventually scored his sixth goal), and Detroit knocked off Chicago 5-1. (Lucas Raymond had two assists), St. Louis beat Buffalo 6-4 (Rasmus Dahlin scored), Arizona narrowly beat Colorado 5-4 on an overtime goal by Nick Bijstad, and Calgary also won in overtime 4-3 over Dallas ( Assists were recorded by Mikael Backlund and Jakob Markstrom) and Washington eventually cruised to a 5-4 win away to Anaheim (Leo Karlsson and Rasmus Sandin hit the scoresheet with assists).
Swedes of the night
William Karlsson, Vegas Golden Knights – Hit 11th as Vegas wins early conference finals against Vancouver
Alexander Holtz, New Jersey Devils – Became one of Jersey's most reliable scorers, finishing seventh in Philadelphia.
Simon Holmstrom, New York Islanders – The third shorthanded goal of the season was a treat.
Filip Gustafsson, Minnesota Wild – 26 blocked shots out of 27 is a very good result in an away game against hot Nashville.
Oliver Ekman Larsson, Florida Panthers – He has already found a home in the Pack.
Rasmus Dahlin, Buffalo Sabers – They got dusted on a nice live shot in St. Louis.