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  On Thursday, the Chicago Blackhawks agreed to terms with former star forward Patrick Kane on a two-year, $16 million contract that includes a no-move clause. Patrick Kane played the first of his 19 NHL seasons with Chicago, winning the Stanley Cup three times in Chicago in 2010, 2013, and 2015. He has made it to the Stanley Cup Playoffs 11 times in his career, earning 138 points (53 goals, 85 assists) in 143 postseason games. Kane ranks third in franchise history in assists (80), points (132), and games played (136), and ranks fourth in goals (52). Last season with the Detroit Red Wings, the 37-year-old forward had 57 points (16 goals, 41 assists) in 67 games. He finished fourth on the Red Wings with 16 goals and 41 assists, ranking fifth with 57 points. Kane is one of two active NHL players (Alex Ovechkin) to secure 40-or-more points in each of the last 19 seasons and is one of just 19 players to do so in NHL history. In each of the last 19 seasons, Kane is also one of the three...

Hughes-Day: Devils Win In Vancouver 12/5/23

 






   The Hughes brothers played in the same NHL game for the first time, and it was only the ninth time in NHL history a sibling trio played the same game.

The Devils won in Vancouver with a 6-5 score on Tuesday, December 5th.


Here's the Devils lineup against the Canucks:

Haula - Hughes - Toffoli

Palat - Hischier - Bratt

Meier - Mercer - Holtz

Lazar - McLeod - Bastian


Siegenthaler - Nemec

Bahl - Marino

Hughes - Miller

Tierney - Smith


Vanecek


Here's the Canucks lineup against the Devils:

Mikheyev - Pettersson - Lafferty

Kuzmenko - Miller - Boeser

Joshua - Blueger - Garland

Hoglander - Aman - Karlsson


Hughes - Hronek

Zadorov - Myers

Cole - Juulsen


Demko

DeSmith



   Jesper Bratt gives the Devils the lead in the first period, the score being 1-0 up until J.T. Miller scores for the Canucks tying the game. Erik Haula scores putting the Devils back in the lead, 2-1. Jack Hughes scores near the end of the first, Micand hael Mcleod scoring soon after Hughes. With only 20 seconds left, Dakota Joshua scores for the Canucks, 4-2 being the final score in the first period.


   Luke Hughes scores the first and only goal in the second, 5-2 being the final score in the second period.


   Brock Boeser cuts into the lead and Sam Lafferty scores with about 5 minutes left in the third, the score being 5-4. Nils Hoglander scores for the Canucks, tying the game 5-5. Jesper Bratt wins the game for the Devils! The final score was 6-5 in the third period.



"It's really cool and should be a fun night." Quinn Hughes said pre-game.



- Luke Hughes has 15 points

- Jack Hughes *updated* stats:

   - 10 Goals

   - 23 Assists

   - 33 points

- This game was Ondrej Palat's 700th Career NHL Game

- This being Erik Haula's first game back after missing three due to injury, he scored his 7th goal of the season

- Quinn Hughes has 36 points



"It was pretty good the first two periods, then pretty ugly in the third," Jack Hughes said. "We found a way to win, so that's all that matters."


"It's a big win for our team, a resilient win," Luke Hughes said. "Obviously not the way we wanted to close it out, but it's a big two points for our team."




   Funny enough, I was reminded of that one Jack Hughes interview when he said, "It's so awesome, I didn't know there was a city in New Jersey," when I realized that Vancouver was in Canada all this time.




*All photos by the New Jersey Devils used with permission*


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 




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