Dawson Mercer scored a pair of short-handed goals for the visiting New Jersey Devils, who never trailed in a 4-1 win over the host Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night.

Jacob Markstrom made 43 saves for the Devils in his first start since signing a contract extension Friday.

Nico Hischier scored early in the first period for the Devils, who snapped a two-game losing streak. Brian Halonen then collected his first NHL goal in the second.

Andrei Kuzmenko ended Markstrom's shutout bid just just before the midway point of the third for the Kings, whose point streak ended at seven games (4-0-3). Goalie Darcy Kuemper recorded 18 saves.

Hischier opened the scoring following a Kings turnover just 1:22 into the first. Defenseman Joel Edmundson's pass from behind the Devils got past teammate Kevin

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