Nico Daws made 29 saves for his first career shutout, while Dougie Hamilton scored in the second period and added an assist as the New Jersey Devils opened a five-game road trip with a 5-0 rout over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

Nico Daws made 29 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0 on Sunday night. Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, Ondrej Palat, Seamus Casey,

Nico Daws made 29 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0 on Sunday night. Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, Ondrej Palat, Seamus Casey,

Scores, assists Sunday

Hamilton delivered two assists in a 4-2 loss to Dallas on Saturday. Hamilton fired a game-high eight shots, and he delivered two hits and one block in 22:58. He sits tied with Roman Josi for 12th on the NHL defender scoring list with 38 points,

Nico Daws made 29 saves for his first career shutout, while Dougie Hamilton scored in the second period and added an assist as the New Jersey Devils opened a five-game road trip with a 5-0 rout over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

New Jersey Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton is well-known for being an offensive defenseman. Heading into the Devils' Feb. 23 contest against the Nashville Predators, the 6-foot-6 blueliner had eight goals,

Nathan MacKinnon had two power-play goals and an added, Mackenzie Blackwood stopped 22 shots against his former team and the Colorado Avalanche beat the New Jersey Devils 5-1 on Wednesday night.

New Jersey plays its first-ever road game against the Utah Hockey Club at Delta Center. You can watch on MSGSN or listen on the Devils Hockey Network. Read below for your game preview and pre-game story below.

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The Predators are likely to go with Justus Annunen in net, giving Saros the night off after Saturday's win. The Devils will likely go with 24-year-old Nico Daws in net. Daws is 1-0-0 with a .941 save percentage in two games for New Jersey.

The New Jersey Devils had a busy weekend with back-to-back games against the Dallas Stars (a 4-2 loss) at home on Saturday and a visit to the Nashville Predators on Sunday.