Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists, Luke Hughes added a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3.

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With the win, the Devils now have a six-point lead (76-70) on Columbus, who is chasing New Jersey, in the Metro Division standings. With the Blue Jackets having played two less games than the Devils (64-66), it was a pivotal win for the Devils to get some breathing room in the playoff chase.

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Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists, Luke Hughes added a goal and an assist, and the New Jersey Devils beat the Columbus Blue Jackets 5-3 on Tuesday night.

Jesper Bratt had a goal and two assists for the New Jersey Devils in a 5-3 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Prudential Center on Tuesday. Luke Hughes had a goal and an assist, Cody Glass had two assists and Jacob Markstrom made 17 saves for the Devils (35-25-6),