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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Erik Haula, Nikita Okhotyuk and Ryan Graves scored in the second period and the New Jersey Devils became the first NHL team to win 17 of their first 20 road games, beating the Los Angeles Kings 5-2 on Saturday. account. night
Thomas Tatar scored a power-play goal, Jesper Bratt scored an empty netter and Jack Hughes had two assists as the surprise Devils improved to 17-2-1 on the road, including six straight wins. Mackenzie Blackwood made 34 saves, stopping a Kevin Fiala penalty in the third period.
Fiala and Anze Kopitar scored on the power play, but Jonathan Quick allowed four goals on 27 shots and the Kings snapped a three-game winning streak.
The Devils opened the game with three goals in the second after both teams found the back of the net on the power play in the first.
Haula scored on a 2-on-1 with 2:37 left to give New Jersey a 2-1 lead.
Kopitar tied the score at 6:48 by deflecting a Drew Doughty shot from the blue line, but the Devils regained the lead 52 seconds later when Okhotyuk beat Quick under his right guard with a long shot.
Graves made it 4-2 with 9:03 left when his shot from the left point was unexpectedly redirected off the skate of defenseman Sean Walker.
TRAVELING MAN
New Jersey coach Lindy Ruff is no stranger to road success. His 2006-07 Buffalo Sabers were one of five teams in league history to win 15 of their first 19 road games, a feat Ruff’s Devils accomplished with a 6-2 victory Friday in Anaheim.
Buffalo finished 25-12-4 on the road and won the Presidents Trophy before losing to Ottawa in the Eastern Conference finals.
HOME SWEET HOME!
Kopitar scored his 200th career goal on home ice, becoming the fourth player in franchise history to do so. He joined Luc Robitaille, who leads the Kings with 322 home runs, Marcel Dion (288) and Dave Taylor (233).
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Devils. Monday in San Jose.
Kings. Host Dallas on Thursday night.
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