RALEIGH, N.C. — Jaromir Jagr could always score goals — and on this night, a bunch of Devils did as well.
Jagr had a goal and two assists, and the Devils scored four goals in the third period of a 5-2 victory over the Hurricanes on Friday night.
Jagr’s goal with 3:29 left was the 692nd of his career, tying him with Steve Yzerman for eighth on the NHL’s all-time list.
“I enjoy my teammates and my linemates,” Jagr said. “I enjoy the game, the way we play. Our line, I like the way our line played. When I’m happy about our game, I know the goals are going to come.
“That’s why I don’t really worry about it,” he added. “If there’s no chances to score goals, then I would start worrying about it.”
Adam Henrique scored the go-ahead goal on a power play with 7:58 left after Andrei Loktionov tied it with 11:17 remaining.
Dainius Zubrus then added a goal off a deflection and also had an assist, after Mark Fayne scored an early goal.
Eleven Devils showed up on the score sheet, and that helped them snap a three-game losing streak and match the season scoring high they set in a 5-0 win over Nashville on Nov. 10.
“I didn’t see [the big third period] coming,” coach Peter DeBoer said. “But I felt good about where our game was and our ability to get a couple of goals in the third period.”
The Devils trailed 2-1 entering the final period before the goals came in bunches.
Loktionov tied it with 11:17 left. Zubrus then redirected a slap shot from Jon Merrill 1:50 later to put the Devils up by two goals. Jagr finished the scoring with his 36th career goal against the Carolina-Hartford franchise.
“I liked our game right from the drop of the puck,” DeBoer said. “I thought we had good energy, good legs. We created a lot of things. … We found our game again in the third.”