Brett Pesce scores go-ahead goal as Devils beat Kings 3-1 for 3rd straight win

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-24 · by Allan Kreda

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Brett Pesce scored the decisive goal as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Saturday, securing their third consecutive win and fifth victory in the last six games. Jake Allen recorded 12 saves for the Devils, while Anton Forsberg made 23 stops for the Kings. The Devils also introduced new goaltender Connor Hellebuyck before the game, who joins from Winnipeg where he won 345 games over 11 seasons and three Vezina Trophies.
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🔮 Hellebuyck will share goaltending duties with 36-year-old Jake Allen.
2026-10-24 · assertive framing · Hellebuyck happy to be with the Devils after a long wait for a trade from the Jets
🔮 Will Cuylle and Mika Zibanejad also scored for the Rangers, who snapped Tampa Bay’s four-game winning streak.
2026-10-14 · assertive framing · Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1
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Alexis Lafreniere scores twice as Rangers beat Lightning 4-1
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Allen PERSON · 3× Devils ORG · 3× Los Angeles GPE · 3× Anaheim GPE · 2× Gritsyuk PERSON · 2× Hellebuyck PERSON · 2× Kings ORG · 2× New Jersey GPE · 2× Pesce PERSON · 2× NEWARK GPE · 1×

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Brett Pesce scored the go-ahead goal and Jake Allen made 12 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Saturday for their third straight win. Anthony Mantha and Artemy Gritsyuk also scored for the Devils, who also beat Colorado and Anaheim on their current homestand.
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Brett Pesce scored the go-ahead goal and Jake Allen made 12 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the Los Angeles Kings 3-1 on Saturday for their third straight win. Anthony Mantha and Artemy Gritsyuk also scored for the Devils, who also beat Colorado and Anaheim on their current homestand. asserted
who → score → homestand
New Jersey has won five of six. asserted
Jersey → win → six
Allen improved to 5-2-0 this season. asserted
Allen → improve → 5
Scott Laughton scored for Los Angeles, which saw its two-game winning streak snapped. asserted
streak → score → Angeles
Forsberg made 23 saves. asserted
Forsberg → make → saves
Pesce beat goaltender Anton Forsberg at 8:08 of the third period after the defenseman found a clear lane through traffic in the Los Angeles zone. asserted
defenseman → beat → zone
Luke Evangelista and Gritsyuk assisted on Pesce’s first goal this season. asserted
Evangelista → assist → goal
Before the game, the Devils introduced newly acquired goaltender Connor Hellebuyck. asserted
Devils → introduce → Hellebuyck
The 33-year-old Hellebuyck won 345 games in 11 seasons with Winnipeg and is a three-time winner of the Vezina Trophy. asserted
Hellebuyck → win → Trophy
New Jersey included goaltender Nico Daws, who won against Anaheim on Thursday, in the trade for Hellebuyck on Friday. asserted
who → include → Friday
Remi Poirier, who has yet to play an NHL game, dressed as Allen’s backup on Saturday. asserted
who → have → Saturday
Laughton scored at 15:57 of the second, driving the puck past Allen for his second goal. asserted
Laughton → score → goal
Mantha tied the game about three minutes later with his third goal. asserted
Mantha → tie → goal
Gritsyuk scored his team-leading sixth goal into an empty net at 18:55. asserted
Gritsyuk → score → 18:55
The Kings had a power-play chance when New Jersey’s Timo Meier was called for tripping at 12:59 of the third but were unable to tie the game. asserted
Meier → have → game
Los Angeles was coming off road wins over Washington and the New York Islanders to start its four-game trip after losing its first six games. asserted
Angeles → come → games
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