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Devils rout Flyers, Schmid with first NHL career shutout
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Philadelphia lost 11 of their last 14 games

Dawson Mercer scored in his sixth straight and the New Jersey Devils crush the Philadelphia Flyers 7-0 at Prudential Center on Saturday night with visiting goaltender Samuel Ersson recording his first loss.

Jonas Siegenthaler, Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Dougie Hamilton, Jesper Bratt and Nathan Bastian also scored as the Devils improved to 15-3-2 in their last 20 games.

The seven-goal winning margin was New Jersey’s largest of the season, and the output matched their season high.

Ersson, who was the 12th NHL goaltender to win each of his first six decision, was outstanding making 29 saves as Philadelphia fell to 1-6-1 in its last eight games.

Two of the Devils’ goals were deflected by Flyers players, another one came when a defenseman was pushed into Ersson and opened the crease and four were on his doorstep by open players.

Devils goalie Akira Schmid stopped 25 Flyers shots to earn the first shutout of his NHL career.

The Flyers have now lost 11 of their last 14 games and sit nine points out of a playoff spot with about a month and a half remaining in the regular season.

The Devils visit the Colorado Avalanche to start a three-game road trip The Flyers will be off for the next three days before returning to action against the New York Rangers at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night.

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