Sharks 3, Devils 2

New Jersey 0 1 1 — 2 Sharks 1 0 2 — 3

First Period: 1, Sharks, Kovalenko 5 (Eklund, Kunin), 17:40. Penalties: Siegenthaler, NJ (High Sticking), 0:26. Dillon, NJ (Hooking), 15:29.

Second Period: 2, New Jersey, Hischier 19 (J.Hughes, Bratt), 4:19 (pp). Penalties: Celebrini, SJ (High Sticking), 2:32. Siegenthaler, NJ (Holding), 5:51. Hischier, NJ (Hooking), 9:03. Sharks bench, served by Smith (Too Many Men on the Ice), 10:27.

Third Period: 3, Sharks, Celebrini 13 (Smith, Graf), 1:53. 4, New Jersey, Cotter 9 (L.Hughes), 5:07. 5, Sharks, Ceci 3 (Wennberg), 19:35. Penalties: None.

Shots on goal: New Jersey 12-10-8: 30. Sharks 11-8-5: 24.

Power-play opportunities: New Jersey 1 of 2. Sharks 0 of 4.

Goalies: New Jersey, Markstrom 19-8-2 (24 shots-21 saves). Sharks, Askarov 3-2-2 (30-28).

A: 17,435 (17,562). T: 2:30.

Referees: Trevor Hanson, Kendrick Nicholson; Linesmen: Scott Cherrey, Joseph Mahon.