Diotte and Lecompte had two goals and an assist each in the Devils’ 8-2 win over Columbus
BUFFALO, NY – Mikael Diotte, Nathan Lecompte and Tag Bertuzzi each had three-point outings in the Devils’ opening game of the Prospects Challenge leading New Jersey to a dominant 8-2 win against the Blue Jackets.
Diotte opened the scoring with a slap shot from the blue line, breaking beyond the blue paint, past Jackets netminder Nolan Lalonde for the 1-0 lead just before the midway mark of the period. Nathan Lecompte, who is at the Devils rookie camp on an invite, assisted on the Diotte goal and later added a goal in the first period to help build New Jersey’s 2-1 lead after 20 minutes. Lecompte broke a 1-1 tie with a minute remaining, his goal assisted by Diotte and Brian Carrabes.
Seamus Casey extended the Devils’ lead to 3-1 less than four minutes into the second period, a goal assisted by Tag Bertuzzi, while Diotte’s second goal of the game increased New Jersey’s lead to 4-2 after 40 minutes.
Dylan Wendt, Lecompte, and Brian Carrabes all scored in the third, along with Shane Lachance, who capped off the eight-goal game for New Jersey. It was a little redemption for Lachance, who had a goal taken away late in the first period.
New Jersey had several players with multipoint nights, including Tag Bertuzzi (3a), Ethan Edwards (2a), and Carrabes (1g-1a).
Oiva Keskinen and Jack Williams scored for Columbus.
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