Ondrej Palat scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2.

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Dawson Mercer had a goal and an assist as the New Jersey Devils broke out of a rut with a 3-2 victory against the host Seattle Kraken on Monday night.

Things have slightly improved for the New Jersey Devils since our last stock up/stock down. The Devils wrapped up the second half of the road trip going 1-1-1, having lost a heartbreaker to the lowly San Jose Sharks,

Gourde would be a great addition to the Devils' forward group. This is because he is a gritty forward who kills penalties and also has two Stanley Cup championships on his resume. In 35 games this season, he has six goals, 16 points, and 58 hits.

Seattle twice ties the game but New Jersey scores the final goal for a 3-2 victory on Monday as the Kraken head out for a five-game trip.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Seattle Kraken will play the Columbus Blue Jackets on the road Thursday evening. The game at Nationwide Arena in Columbus begins at 4 p.m. PT.

Ondrej Palat scored the tiebreaking goal early in the third period, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Seattle Kraken 3-2.

Just past the halfway point of the season, the Devils have two players on pace for 90-plus points. With little surprise, it's Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt, who have near-identical stats are on pace for 93 and 91 points, respectively. And when I say near-identical, I mean it.

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This time around, the Kraken hit the midway point of the season with 37 points and only five from the last 10 games. Moneypuck.com estimates they have a 0.8% chance of making the playoffs as of Tuesday morning — only Chicago and San Jose have worse odds.