Dawson Mercer scored bookend goals in New Jersey's four-goal second period, propelling the Devils to a 5-1 victory over the Boston Bruins on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.

After creating more far offensive chances than the Bruins, the Devils broke through in the second period with four unanswered goals on 17 shots. This included Stefan Noesen and Dawson Mercer scoring just 12 seconds apart from each other.

Dawson Mercer scored two goals as the Devils beat the Bruins, 5-1, to snap a four-game skid. Read more on Boston.com.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Dawson Mercer scored twice during New ... Morgan Geekie scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman had 25 saves through two periods, and Joonas Korpisalo stopped five shots in the ...

NEWARK, N.J. — Dawson Mercer scored twice during New ... Morgan Geekie scored for Boston. Jeremy Swayman had 25 saves through two periods, and Joonas Korpisalo stopped five shots in the third.

This is the second of a home-and-home series. Philly won its home game on Monday, 4-2, over New Jersey, which will host the Wednesday matchup.

In the sixteenth weekly Metropolitan Division snapshot, the Carolina Hurricanes made a huge trade, five teams won their week, and the New York Islanders are out of the basement. All this and more in this week’s snapshot.

With New Jersey Devils captain Nico Hischier out of the lineup, Dawson Mercer will start Monday night's game against the Philadelphia Flyers as the team's second-line center. "To me, (Mercer ...

However, the unsung hero of the night was Dawson Mercer, who scored twice. Throughout January, Mercer has recorded an average of 1.9 shots on goal per game. Even though the Devils are experiencing ...

BOTTOM LINE: The New Jersey Devils visit the Montreal Canadiens after Dawson Mercer scored two goals in the Devils' 5-1 win against the Boston Bruins. Montreal has a 13-8-3 record at home and a 24 ...

Swayman made 27 saves on 28 shots in Saturday's 3-1 win over the Avalanche. Colorado outshot the Bruins in all three periods, including a 12-5 margin in the first frame. Artturi Lehkonen scored ...

Swayman (upper body) will be in the home crease versus Colorado on Saturday, according to Joe MacDonald of The Hockey News. Swayman did not start Thursday due to the injury, but will be back ...