Pesce breaks tie as Devils beat Kings 3-1 for third straight win
Brett Pesce scored his first goal in 35 games, while Arseny Gritsyuk extended his goal streak to five.
Brett Pesce ended a 35-game goal drought with the winner as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 at Prudential Center on Saturday, Oct. 24. New Jersey has won three consecutive games and five of its past six.
Pesce broke a 1-1 tie at 8:08 of the third period, taking Luke Evangelista’s pass and sending a low shot past Anton Forsberg.
Scott Laughton had put Los Angeles ahead at 15:57 of the second period. Anthony Mantha answered at 18:43, leaving the teams level heading into the third.
Arseny Gritsyuk extended his goal streak to five games with an empty-netter with 1:05 remaining. He also assisted on Pesce’s goal. The Kings had a potential tying goal disallowed for Trevor Moore’s high stick with 4:36 left; video review upheld the call.
Jake Allen stopped 12 shots for the Devils, who improved to 7-4-0. Forsberg made 23 saves as the Kings dropped to 2-5-2.
