NEWARK, N.J. -- Timo Meier had a goal and an assist in the home opener for the New Jersey Devils, a 3-1 win against the Florida Panthers at Prudential Center on Thursday.

Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier each scored, and Jake Allen made 21 saves for the Devils (3-1-0), who have won three straight after a 6-3 season-opening loss at the Carolina Hurricanes.

Evan Rodrigues scored, and Daniil Tarasov made 30 saves for the Panthers (3-3-0), who have lost three straight.

Meier gave the Devils a 2-1 lead on a redirection of a point shot by Simon Nemec from the bottom of the right face-off circle that went between the legs of defenseman Gustav Forsling and past Tarasov at 6:23 of the third period.

New Jersey went 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.

Rodrigues gave Florida a 1-0 lead at 1:59 of the fi

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