Brian Hedger

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Jake Allen to the Devils bench with 4:40ish left

Coyle with the steal and dish to Wood for that key #CBJ goal ... both Coyle and Wood were acquired in the same June pre-draft trade that sent a package to Colorado that included Gavin Brindley.

Former #NJDevils forward Miles Wood makes it 5-3 #CBJ with 6:29 left, burning his former team for an egregious turnover.

Mears on the FanDuel broadcast says no Monahan on the #CBJ bench now. He's been battling through injuries, according to Evason, and he's been in several altercations tonight.

Here we go ... 4-3 now, Bratt PPG with 8:09 left in the third, Sillinger boxed for slashing.

#CBJ now clinging to a one-goal lead in the third after taking yet another late two-goal lead.

Looks like the Devils and/or the NHL wisened up and yanked Dillon from this game. Unbelievable he was allowed to return after a clear head issue in his scrap with Voronkov.

Devils playing this third period with four D after losing Dillon and Siegenthaler.

#CBJ

It was a great line, begging to be stolen.

Feels like next goal wins with the #CBJ up 4-2, again, in a third period, especially with 12:27 left on the clock.

Who ya got in OT?

Third goal in two games for Monahan, who was too good of a player to be held down offensively for much longer, injuries or no injuries.

#CBJ

4-2 #CBJ ... Monahan, and now we have the dreaded 4-2 Blue Jackets lead in a third period.

Second assist of the night for Werenski, who's been targeted by the Devils with slashes, cross-checks and hits in this game.

#CBJ

3-2 #CBJ at 6:40 of the third. Coyle. Can they hold it?

Going to the third tied 2-2 after 64 combined minutes in penalties were assessed in a wild second.

#CBJ and #NJDevils all knotted.

Are we getting a goalie fight tonight?

#CBJ

Dillon's back. How he's allowed to come back after clearly having his eggs scrambled leaving the ice is beyond me. So much for serious NHL concussion protocols, I guess.

Wow. That's insane. #CBJ

That's dirty by Noesen, who was still punching after Voronkov went down. When Noesen went down, Voronkov could've destroyed him but pulled him to his feet instead.

#CBJ

Severson gave the fight invite after Meier hit him with what could've been interference that wasn't called. Goes after Meier after the whistle, gets a roughing and we're back to 4v4, #CBJ PP over.

Craziness there in Newark.

Brown got a double minor in that for all of his slashes and cross-checks. Monahan off with Connor for roughing each other in front of the Devils' bench.

#CBJ

Siegenthaler didn't have his jersey tied down, so he gets a game misconduct for the fight with Fantilli. That means the Devils are down to four defensemen with Dillon out and wobbled.

Brown acted like a complete idiot to start that whole thing. #CBJ getting a PP now, tied 2-2.

Now we've got a Metropolitan Division game ... #NJDevils and #CBJ getting rough and tumble. Brown out there slashing every Jacket he aw, no penalties called, then Siegenthaler goes after Fantilli. Fantilli held his own in the scrap, I'd say he won it despite taking a big one late.

And Monahan now ties it, 2-2, with his second goal in as many games. #CBJ

Dillon might've hit his head on the ice ... or he was dizzied by Voronkov's right hand. Either way, he needed help getting up and off the ice, legs jellied.

Dillon cross-checked Fantilli near the head after Fantilli poked at a loose puck following his shot. Voronkov didn't like that, tried pulling Dillon away, and Dillon came up firing with a gloved hand to Voronkov's face ... which Voronkov really didn't like. So, he pounded Dillon with two upper-cuts.

Whoa, that escalated quickly. Voronkov just pummeled Dillon off that scrum in Dillon's 1,000th career game.

Hockey being played again in Jersey, second period. 2-1 Devils over #CBJ

Lol ... that would've been amazing. If he ever decides to attack an official, though, he should do it with a headbutt while playing for Michigan.

Well, that was certainly a period of hockey. It's 2-1 #NJDevils over #CBJ after 20 minutes.

Goal by Mateychuk for the Jackes.

This tweet wins the internet today. #CBJ