New Jersey Devils: 3 takeaways from a nail-biting shootout victory in Winnipeg

Find out three quick takes from the New Jersey Devils first and long overdue shootout win of the new NHL season.

NEWARK, NJ—It was a solid road game played by the New Jersey Devils on Tuesday night vs. the Winnipeg Jets at Bell MTS Place.

In fact, it wasn’t a bad effort, by any means, for the first contest of four in Western Canada this week. New Jersey shocked everyone by winning its first shootout contest on the year by a score of 2-1.

The reality is that the Devils need to win three out of the four games, and they’re also playing a diverse group of teams that are either well off in the standing to start the year or are just as hungry for wins as Jersey is.

Here are three takeaways from…