Timo Meier and Nico Hischier scored in the third period and Jake Allen made 21 saves as the New Jersey Devils won their home opener 3-1 over the Florida Panthers on Thursday night.

Meier beat Florida netminder Daniil Tarasov with his team-best third goal of the season at 6:23, snapping a 1-all tie before Hischier added his second of the season at 11:47.

Jack Hughes also scored for New Jersey, which won its third straight game after a season-opening loss at Carolina.

Florida's Evan Rodrigues opened the scoring 1:59 into the game, tapping a loose puck past Allen for his second goal of the season.

Hughes knotted the contest with his first at 5:48 of the second, with assists to Meier and Jesper Bratt. The assist was the 300th of Bratt's career. Hughes was limited to 62 games last season du

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