Flames 3, Devils 2
CALGARY, Alberta -- Center Matt Stajan and right winger David Jones had a goal and an assist each and the Calgary Flames continued their dominance of the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday with a 3-2 win.
It was Calgary's sixth-straight win over New Jersey dating back to Jan. 10, 2012. The Devils have not won in Calgary since a 1-0 overtime victory on Dec. 23, 2007, a span of five games.
Defenseman TJ Brodie also scored for Calgary (7-12-1). Replying for New Jersey (10-7-1) were right wingers Bobby Farnham and Jordin Tootoo.
Goaltender Karri Ramo made his ninth straight start in goal for Calgary and is 5-4 during that stretch. He made 18 saves. Goalie Cory Schneider stopped 27 shots for New Jersey.
Brodie beat Schneider over the stick-side shoulder from a sharp angle to open the scoring at 10:04 of the first period. Left winger Johnny Gaudreau drew an assist, the first point in five games for the Flames leading point-getter.
Stajan made it 2-0 with his first of the season at 13:33 of the opening period when he swiped the puck into an open net after arriving late to the Devils crease to find Schneider out of position after a scramble.
Farnham slid the puck between Ramo's pads from close range at 4:01 of the second to make it 2-1, but Jones got the two-goal lead back 2:08 later when he buried a snapshot from the slot.
Tootoo got a power-play goal at 8:06 of the second on a snapshot from the high slot to pull the Devils within one, but neither team lit the lamp in the third.
NOTES: New Jersey injuries include LW Tuomo Ruutu (right foot fracture), C Patrick Elias (right knee) and LW Stefan Matteau (illness). They scratched D Eric Gelinas. ... Calgary's injured are C Lance Buoma (broken leg) and G Jonas Hiller (lower body). Scratched were D Ladislav Smid and LW Mason Raymond. ... Hiller is nearing a return to the lineup after being sidelined since Oct. 30. He practiced with the Flames the past two days. ... Devils D David Schlemko sees similarities between his new team and the Flames, from whom he played 19 regular season and 11 playoff games in 2014-15. "We're a young team in here and going through a cliche 'rebuild' or whatever people want to call it," he said at Tuesday's morning skate. "We've had a better start than people think. It's a little early, here in November, to be talking about a playoff run but so far so good." ... The Devils continue their three-game road trip through Western Canada against the Edmonton Oilers on Friday. ... The Flames also host the Chicago Blackhawks on Friday.