Keith Kinkaid earns first career shutout as Devils top Kings

David Schlemko scored and Keith Kinkaid had his first career shutout as the Devils beat the Kings 1-0.

NEWARK, N.J. — Keith Kinkaid made 25 saves to record his first NHL shutout in leading the New Jersey Devils to a 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Sunday.

David Schlemko scored the game’s lone goal, and New Jersey won its third straight. The Devils leapfrogged the idle New York Islanders for third place in the Metropolitan Division.

The Kings, who got 18 saves from Jhonas Enroth, have split the first four outings of their seven-game road trip, their longest of the season.

New Jersey broke through on Schlemko’s power-play goal 5:19 into the first period. Four seconds after Vincent Lecavalier was assessed a two-minute minor for hooking Reid Boucher, Travis Zajac won an offensive zone face-off back to Schlemko, who skated to the top of the ice and fired a shot that beat a screened Enroth.

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