Timo Meier has, for the first time in his career, reached the threshold of 40 goals in the regular season. The Appenzeller scored twice in New Jersey’s 8-1 victory over Columbus.
Scorer for 4-1 and 6-1, Timo Meier was one of the great craftsmen of the Devils’ offensive festival once morest the adrift Blue Jackets who are fighting with Chicago and Anaheim for the inglorious title of the dunce of the NHL. This 50th victory of the season is the biggest for the Devils in 4 years.
It allows them, above all, to come back to 1 point behind Carolina, the leader of the Metropolitan Division, beaten 3-0 in Nashville which is still deprived of Roman Josi.
With his 2 goals and his assist, Timo Meier now has 65 points. However, he remains 12 lengths behind his captain Nico Hischier. The best Swiss scorer in the NHL also pulled out of the game once morest Columbus with 2 new assists.
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