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01/06 21:13 CST Anthony Duclair has a hat trick and two assists as the
Islanders rout the Devils 9-0
Anthony Duclair has a hat trick and two assists as the Islanders rout the
Devils 9-0
By STEPHEN WHYNO
AP Hockey Writer
NEW YORK (AP) --- Anthony Duclair recorded a hat trick for the first time in
more than six years, Ilya Sorokin stopped all 45 shots he faced in his return
from injury and the New York Islanders handed the New Jersey Devils a second
consecutive defeat, routing them 9-0 on Tuesday night.
Back in the lineup after being a healthy scratch the past two games, Duclair
scored three goals in a row during a stretch from 4:01 into the first period to
3:29 into the second and also had two assists for a five-point game. His fourth
hat trick in the NHL was his first since Dec. 14, 2019, four teams ago when he
was with the Ottawa Senators.
Sorokin was exceptional, showing no rust in his first game action since Dec. 19
as he became the franchise's career shutout leader with his 26th. He had been
out with what the Islanders called a nagging lower-body injury.
At the other end of the rink, Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom allowed goals
on the first two shots he faced --- from Mat Barzal and Duclair --- and three
on five, finishing with nine on 24. His teammates had little bounce back after
losing at home to Carolina on Sunday in a game in which young defenseman Luke
Hughes twice put the puck into his own net.
New Jersey has lost six of its past eight games. The Islanders have won two in
a row and five of seven to keep pace with the Metropolitan Division-leading
Hurricanes.
No. 1 pick and rookie of the year frontrunner Matthew Schaefer has points in
four consecutive games. Schaefer, still playing sick after scoring the overtime
winner Saturday night while battling the flu, had an assist on Barzal's goal 62
seconds in.
Simon Holmstrom, Casey Cizikas, Tony DeAngelo and Cal Ritchie also scored for
New York.
Up next
Devils: Visit Pittsburgh on Thursday night.
Islanders: Begin a seven-game road trip Thursday night at Nashville.
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