Devils shut out free-falling Flyers

Mackenzie Blackwood made 25 saves and Jesper Bratt collected a goal and an assist as the host New Jersey Devils skated to a 3-0 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday in Newark, N.J.

Blackwood turned aside all 11 shots he faced in the third period to preserve his eighth career shutout and second versus the Flyers. He owns an 8-0-2 career mark against Philadelphia.

Dawson Mercer added a power-play goal in the