Akira Schmid made 24 saves en route to his second shutout of the season as the Vegas Golden Knights earned a 3-0 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Friday night in Newark, N.J.

It was the third career shutout for Schmid, who improved to 10-2-4, a career high for wins in a season. Schmid, a fifth-round draft pick by New Jersey in 2018 and who went 14-18-3 in three seasons with the Devils (2021-24), was facing his former club for the first time in his career.

Shea Theodore had a goal and assist, Jack Eichel notched two assists and Tomas Hertl and Ivan Barbashev also scored goals for Vegas, which won its third straight game. The Golden Knights, playing the opener of a five-game eastern road trip, improved to 10-2-3 all-time against the Devils, including 5-0-3 in New Jersey.

Jacob Markst

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