Dawson Mercer continues his torrid scoring streak with his 21st of the season in a New Jersey shootout loss last night against the Vegas Golden Knights.
Mercer, a native of Bay Roberts, stole the puck from the Knights’ defenceman an wristed the puck to the top right hand corner.
This one is for our Newfie friends: YES B’Y! pic.twitter.com/Mo6jyiQdDh
— New Jersey Devils (@NJDevils) March 4, 2023
He has a least one goal in eight straight games, having potted 10 during that stretch. The record for most consecutive games with at least one goal before turning the age of 22 is held by Wayne Gretzky, who scored in nine consecutive games in 1981-82.
The longest goal streak of the 2022-23 @NHL season now belongs to 21-year-old Dawson Mercer of the @NJDevils.
Wayne Gretzky is the only player in NHL history with a longer goal streak before age 22. #NHLStats: https://t.co/PFF0d3KXuh pic.twitter.com/30ifrncQWm
— NHL Public Relations (@PR_NHL) March 4, 2023
If the playoffs were to start today, the Devils would face the Rangers in the opening round as they trail the Hurricanes by two points in the race for first in the division.
