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Ducks can’t keep pace with Devils, lose fifth straight game

New Jersey's Evan Rodrigues, right, skates in front of Ducks goaltender Ville Husso, left, and defenseman Drew Helleson.
New Jersey’s Evan Rodrigues, right, skates in front of Ducks goaltender Ville Husso, left, and defenseman Drew Helleson during the Ducks’ 4-1 loss Thursday.
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Arseny Gritsyuk and Nico Hischier scored first-period goals, Nico Daws made 16 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Ducks 4-1 on Thursday night.

Anthony Mantha restored the two-goal lead with 6:33 left in the third, and Jack Hughes added an empty-netter with 6.1 seconds remaining. New Jersey won its second straight to improve to 6-4-0, while the Ducks dropped their fifth in a row to fall to 4-6-0.

Ondrej Palat, Viktor Eklund and Simon Holmstrom scored first-period goals and the Islanders held off the Ducks, 3-2.

Gritsyuk and Hischier each scored their fifth goal of the season, with Jesper Bratt assisting on both scores. Hughes assisted on Gritsyuk’s goal.

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Tim Washe scored for the Ducks on a tip at 8:20 of the third period. Ville Husso made 25 saves for the Ducks.

Gritsyuk opened the scoring at 4:38 of the first, connecting from close range off Bratt’s centering pass. Hischier scored off a rebound on a power play with 41 seconds left in the period.

Up next for the Ducks: at Philadelphia on Saturday.

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