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- Columbus Blue Jackets
- Published: Dec. 31, 2025, 11:16 p.m.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Luke Hughes scored nan go-ahead extremity 4:45 into nan 3rd play and nan New Jersey Devils scored 3 times successful a 1:56 span successful a 3-2 triumph complete nan Columbus Blue Jackets connected Wednesday night.
Hughes besides had an assist, giving him his 28th multi-point crippled and tying Rob Ramage for nan astir by a defenseman earlier property 23 successful franchise history. Hughes snapped a changeable from nan slot to springiness nan Devils nan lead.
Nico Hischier and Arseny Gritsyuk besides scored for New Jersey, which trailed 2-0 going into nan last 20 minutes. It is nan first clip nan Devils person won this play erstwhile trailing aft 2 periods. It is besides their first multi-goal comeback since Nov. 29, 2024, astatine Detroit.
Jake Allen made 34 saves, including stopping Kirill Marchenko’s one-timer effort precocious successful nan 3rd period.
It was nan fastest 3 goals nan Devils person scored since they had 3 successful 50 seconds during nan 2nd play connected Feb. 6, 2023, against Vancouver.
Mason Marchment’s first-period extremity made him nan first subordinate successful Columbus history to person a constituent successful his first 5 games pinch nan team. The near helping has 4 goals and six points since being acquired from Seattle connected Dec. 19. Allen stopped Marchenko’s changeable precocious successful nan slot earlier Marchment put successful nan rebound successful beforehand of nan net.
Charlie Coyle had nan Blue Jackets’ different goal. Boone Jenner became nan 4th subordinate successful Blue Jackets’ history to grounds 400 points pinch an assistance connected Coyle’s goal. Jenner has 205 goals and 195 assists successful 766 games pinch nan franchise.
Jet Greaves stopped 30 shots arsenic Columbus had its two-game winning streak snapped.
Four seconds aft Columbus’ Marchenko was sent disconnected for hooking, Hischier tipped successful Luke Hughes’ changeable from nan constituent 2:49 into nan 3rd arsenic Greaves was being screened.
Gritsyuk evened it 55 seconds later disconnected a Devils’ unreserved pinch a threat changeable astatine nan apical of nan correct faceoff circle aft getting nan walk from Meier.
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-- By The Associated Press
