New Jersey vs Philadelphia Wrap - New Jersey Wins 6-4
New Jersey vs Philadelphia Wrap - New Jersey Wins 6-4
Johan Hedberg stopped 37 shots against Philadelphia on Saturday, leading New Jersey to a 6-4 victory at Wells Fargo Center.
New Jersey won as a +140 underdog, while Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 5.5 were rewarded at the payout window.
New Jersey got goals from Kurtis Foster (2), Dainius Zubrus, Alexei Ponikarovsky, Ilya Kovalchuk, and Zach Parise in the victory. Foster opened the scoring at 3:05 of the first period.
Johan Hedberg turned in a 37-save effort for the Devils.
Jaromir Jagr, Claude Giroux, Jakub Voracek, and Wayne Simmonds scored for the Flyers, finding the net behind Johan Hedberg.
Philadelphia got a 17-stop effort from Sergei Bobrovsky in the loss.
On the power play, New Jersey went 4-for-7, while the Flyers were 1-for-7 with the man advantage.
New Jersey lost the shots on goal battle to Philadelphia by a margin of 41-31.
Next game, New Jersey takes its act home to face Pittsburgh looking for another win. For Philadelphia, they head on the road to face New York.
