{"id":505153,"date":"2026-10-23T07:10:41","date_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:10:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505153\/"},"modified":"2026-10-23T07:10:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-23T07:10:41","slug":"ducks-cant-keep-up-with-devils-in-5th-straight-loss-pasadena-star-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/505153\/","title":{"rendered":"Ducks can\u2019t keep up with Devils in 5th straight loss \u2013 Pasadena Star News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe, left, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Brett Pesce compete for the puck during the third period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Nico Hischier, center, tries to keep the puck from Ducks players during the first period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Tyson Hinds controls the puck during the first period of their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Jackson LaCombe, right, moves the puck up the ice while the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Luke Evangelista defends during the first period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Arseny Gritsyuk, second from left, celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period of their game against the Ducks on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Mikael Granlund, left, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Luke Evangelista (77) pursue the puck during the first period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Nikita Nesterenko, right, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Dougie Hamilton collide during the first period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe, top, gets tangled with the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Jesper Bratt during the first period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Nico Hischier (13) celebrates his goal with teammates during the first period of their game against the Ducks on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Roger McQueen, right, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Jesper Bratt reach for the puck during the first period on Thursday night in Newark, N.J. The Ducks lost their fifth straight game, 4-1. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Cody Glass, left, and the Ducks\u2019 Sam Colangelo compete for the puck during the first period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Nick Jensen, left, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Anthony Mantha compete for the puck during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Connor Brown reaches for the puck during the second period of their game against the Ducks on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Jack Hughes, left, takes a shot as Ducks goaltender Ville Husso defends his net during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Jackson LaCombe, front, wraps around the net as the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Connor Brown defends during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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Ducks goaltender Ville Husso defends the net during the second period of their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Drew Helleson, bottom, tries to block a shot attempt by the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Luke Evangelista (77) during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Beckett Sennecke, left, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Luke Evangelista (77) go after the puck during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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Ducks goaltender Ville Husso, left, defends the net and keeps his eyes on the action in front of him during the second period of their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Evan Rodrigues, right, passes the puck up the ice as the Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe looks on during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Jackson LaCombe, front, controls the puck as the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Connor Brown defends during the second period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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New Jersey Devils goaltender Nico Daws makes a save during the third period of their game against the Ducks on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Johnathan Kovacevic, left, and the Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe chase the puck during the third period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 A.J. Greer, right, celebrates after teammate Tim Washe scored on New Jersey Devils goaltender Nico Daws, left, during the third period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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New Jersey Devils\u2019 Anthony Mantha (39), second from left, celebrates with teammates after scoring during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Mikael Granlund, front, pushes the puck up the ice as the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Luke Evangelista defends during the third period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Brett Pesce, left, tries to block a shot by the Ducks\u2019 Mikael Granlund during the third period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe controls the puck during the first period of their game against the New Jersey Devils on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (Photo by Elsa\/Getty Images)\n<\/p>\n

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The New Jersey Devils\u2019 Jack Hughes, center, celebrates with teammates after scoring an empty-net goal during the third period of their game against the Ducks on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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The Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe, left, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Brett Pesce compete for the puck during the third period on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig)\n<\/p>\n

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NEWARK, N.J. \u2014 The Ducks\u2019 strong start to the season is starting to feel like a distant memory.<\/p>\n

Arseny Gritsyuk and Nico Hischier scored first-period goals, Nico Daws made 16 saves and the New Jersey Devils beat the Ducks, 4-1, on Thursday night, handing the visitors their fifth consecutive loss.<\/p>\n

Anthony Mantha restored a two-goal lead with 6:33 left in the third, and Jack Hughes added an empty-netter with 6.1 seconds remaining as New Jersey (6-4-0) won its second straight and fourth in the past five games.<\/p>\n

Gritsyuk and Hischier each scored their fifth goal of the season, with Jesper Bratt assisting on both scores. Hughes assisted on Gritsyuk\u2019s goal.<\/p>\n

Tim Washe scored a third-period goal and Ville Husso made 25 saves \u200bfor the Ducks, who have struggled since their 4-1-0 start.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been behind early in games and we\u2019re trying to chase it to get back,\u201d Ducks coach Joel Quenneville told NHL.com. \u201cEarly (in the losing streak) there were a couple games we should have got points. We haven\u2019t been very good on this trip. At the same time, we got to be better than we are.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re a little bit \u2026 I\u2019m going to say out of sorts. But it still felt that we had way more battle tonight than we had in the last couple of games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gritsyuk \u200bscored at 4:38 of the first period to cap a long possession \u2060in the Ducks\u2019 zone and give New Jersey a 1-0 lead.<\/p>\n

Hughes had the puck \u200babove the left circle when he skated toward the middle of the ice and delivered a \u200bhorizontal pass to Bratt in the right circle. Bratt made a touch pass to Gritsyuk in front of the crease and he redirected the puck into the net for his fifth goal of the season.<\/p>\n

Late in \u200bthe first period, Ducks forward Roger McQueen briefly appeared to score his first NHL goal \u200boff a feed from Alex Killorn, but Killorn was called for tripping Johnathan Kovacevic just after stealing the \u200cpuck \u2060from him.<\/p>\n

New Jersey scored on the ensuing power play after Bratt took a one-timer from the bottom of the right circle that Husso saved with his right pad, but his momentum took him out of the crease.<\/p>\n

The rebound was left behind and Hischier had position on the Ducks\u2019 defenders, allowing him to \u200bsweep the puck \u2060into the net for his fifth goal of the season, stretching the lead to 2-0 with 41 seconds left in the first period.<\/p>\n

The Ducks \u200bwere outshot 11-2 in the first period.<\/p>\n

After a scoreless second period, \u200bthe Ducks cut \u2060the deficit to 2-1 at 8:20 of the third when Jackson LaCombe took a shot from the left point that Washe tipped into the net for his third goal of the season, \u2060the second most \u200bon the team.<\/p>\n

\u201cLosing isn\u2019t fun, but I think just our compete,\u201d LaCombe told NHL.com. \u201cIt got better throughout the game, but I think we got to start the game kind of moving our feet. As a group, we got to make that decision. So, yeah, that\u2019s frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mantha re-established the two-goal lead when he \u200bpushed a rebound between Husso\u2019s pads and the puck slowly slid across the goal line for a 3-1 lead at \u200b13:27.<\/p>\n

Ducks defenseman Pavel Mintyukov has returned home and will miss the rest of the four-game trip, which ends Saturday in Philadelphia. He is day-to-day with a lower-body injury. \u2026 Ducks forward Jeff Malott was a late scratch due to an illness.<\/p>\n

UP NEXT<\/p>\n

The Ducks conclude their four-game trip at Philadelphia on Saturday at 10 a.m. PT.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Ducks\u2019 Tim Washe, left, and the New Jersey Devils\u2019 Brett Pesce compete for the puck during the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":505154,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[163,824,165,164,404,127],"class_list":["post-505153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-anaheim","tag-anaheim","tag-anaheim-ducks","tag-anaheim-headlines","tag-anaheim-news","tag-nhl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=505153"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/505153\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/505154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=505153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=505153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=505153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}