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The NHL games are heating up, with more action-packed games and some serious rivalry to add the heat! At the moment, the New Jersey Devils are leading the Philadelphia Flyers 5-0 at the Prudential Center. And it’s not just the score that attracts attention. It may be a blowout, but things got heated on the ice in a way that drew attention to an already intense redemption match. The game took a heated turn, and let’s just say, the gloves came off!

While the Devils are dominating the game in terms of the score, the rivalry between these two teams took center stage when tempers flared. In the middle of the action-packed game between the New Jersey Devils and Philadelphia Flyers, things got really intense. It wasn’t just about the 5-0 score; chaos erupted when Jonas Siegenthaler and Scott Laughton dropped the gloves, and Kurtis MacDermid from the New Jersey Devils was itching to get in on the action too. The ice turned into a battlefield as players swarmed together, creating total mayhem while referees scrambled to separate everyone.

As posted by Sportsnet, the host couldn’t help but comment on the madness, saying, “Sevich takes a shove, Hathaway getting into it, and Kolbe-Sevich drops the gloves and tries to grab him as Hathaway was into it with Bastian, and he’s wearing the bubble and things are really getting out of hand now.” The intensity was off the charts.

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“We’re not even halfway through the fifth consecutive period between these two teams, and the physicality is as anticipated, but here in a second it has spilled over even more.”

It was clear — the heat was rising as Lawton tried to get Siegenthaler to fight, but he wasn’t having it. “Eric Johnson has a hold of the heavyweight Curtis McDermott just to make sure he doesn’t get involved with anybody,” the host noted, adding it all kicked off just 39 seconds after the Devils scored to make it 2-0.

In the 5-0 victory over the Flyers, Jack and Luke Hughes lit up the scoreboard with a goal and an assist each. It marks their sixth time scoring together in the same game and the second time they’ve both had a goal and assisted in one. The Devils’ offense was humming, with Timo Meier, Jesper Bratt, and Brett Pesce registering two assists apiece. Likewise, Jake Allen was outstanding in goal, making 24 saves for his third shutout of the season and the 27th of his career.

The Flyers’ Samuel Ersson struggled, allowing four goals on only 16 attempts before being pulled for Ivan Fedotov. Allen could even score his first shutout against the Flyers in the eight times he has faced them. This was the kind of game the New Jersey Devils needed after a difficult match earlier this week against the Flyers.

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New Jersey Devils vs Philadelphia Flyers once again!

On Monday, the New Jersey Devils were not as lucky as they wanted to be when playing against the Philadelphia Flyers. Returning to the ice after sitting out three games due to a personal matter, Scott Laughton scored a goal and assisted on another as the Flyers edged 4-2 at Wells Fargo Center.

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Farabee, Bobby Brink, and Garnet Hathaway scored for the Flyers (23-22-6), who have been slumping and were defeated in their prior two games with a combined score of 9-2. Rasmus Ristolainen and Travis Konecny each picked up two assists. Samuel Ersson turned away 31 shots to secure the win. New Jersey (28-18-6) got goals from Dougie Hamilton and Timo Meier. Likewise, Jake Allen made 22 saves, but that wasn’t enough.

Well, fast forward to today, the Devils were on an NHL mission. That 4-2 loss earlier this week was a wake-up call. Today’s 5-0 win against the Flyers was a great way to rebound and get the first victory in three games against the Flyers this year. A comeback for the books!

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