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VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The New Jersey Devils won the battle of the Hughes brothers Tuesday night.
Jesper Bratt scored his second goal of the night with 34 seconds left in the third period as the Devils defeated the Vancouver Canucks 6-5 in a nail-biter that resembled a rivalry even though the teams are from opposite conferences.
Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists, while his younger brother Luke Hughes scored on a power play for the Devils. Vancouver’s Quinn Hughes had two third-period assists as the Canucks rallied from three goals down to tie the game.
“I thought both Luke and Quinn played really well,” Jack Hughes said after the win. “A lot of fun to play with them.”
The brothers, all former first-round picks, fell short of becoming the first set of three siblings to score a goal in the same game in nearly 40 years. According to ESPN Stats & Information research, Marian, Anton and Peter Stastny all scored for the Quebec Nordiques.
Tuesday’s game was billed as the “Hughes Bowl” and parents, Jim and Ellen Hughes, were in the stands and shown often on the arena’s television screens.
One of the feats they saw was Jack and Luke Hughes, a rookie, scoring in the same game for the third time this season, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, before the Canucks mounted their rally.
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“It was a big win for our team; resilient win. It’s a big two points for our team,” Luke Hughes said. “Obviously, not the way we wanted to close it out. But it’s a big two points, and I’m glad we got it done.”
Erik Haula and Michael McLeod also scored for the Devils.
J.T. Miller had a power-play goal and an assist for the Canucks. Brock Boeser, Nils Hoglander, Sam Lafferty and Dakota Joshua also scored for Vancouver.
Vancouver goaltender Thatcher Demko stopped 26 shots, while New Jersey’s Vitek Vanecek had 28 saves.
Heading into the third period trailing by three goals, the Canucks refused to quit with Quinn Hughes playing a big part in the comeback.
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Publish date : 2023-12-06 07:10:36
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