The Florida Panthers fell to the New Jersey Devils 3-1 at Prudential Center on Thursday night. The Panthers are now on a three-game losing streak. The Cats are in the middle of a five-game road trip. It was the Devils home opener.
Florida(3-3-0) muscled out to a 1-0 lead at the 1:59 mark of the first period. Seth Jones sent a long lead pass from his own zone. Brad Marchand skated from the right point and shot the puck twice from the slot area. It was saved by Jake Allen, but Evan Rodrigues swept in the rebound from the left side of the crease for his second goal of the 2025-26 campaign.
New Jersey(3-1-0) tied it up 1-1 with the man advantage at 5:48 of the second period. Timo Meier connected a cross-ice pass from the right point. Jesper Bratt angled a pass from the top of the zone. Jack Hughes snapped a shot from the low left circle past Daniil Tarasov for his first goal this season.
In the third period, the Devils took the lead 2-1 at 6:23. Brenden Dillon zipped a pass from the left point. Simon Nemec released a shot from the right point and it was redirected in by Meier from the low right circle for his third tally of the season.
It became 3-1 for New Jersey with 8:13 to go in the third. Dawson Mercer poked the puck across in the high slot. Nico Hischer followed with a wrist shot from the slot area and scored his second goal in 2025-26.
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