3 Takeaways From Devils’ 4-1 Victory Over Islanders in Preseason Finale

The New Jersey Devils defeated the New York Islanders 4-1 at UBS Arena on Saturday in their preseason finale. New Jersey rolled out a full NHL lineup and completed a sweep of their Metropolitan Division rivals following an earlier 2-1 win. Luke Evangelista scored two goals, while Arseny Gritsyuk added another in the victory.

Evangelista opened the scoring on a power play at 6:13 of the first period from a Jack Hughes pass, beating goaltender Ilya Sorokin, before adding his second goal early in the second period. Gritsyuk scored 42 seconds into the second period following passes from Dawson Mercer and Evan Rodrigues.