The Devils are playing without injured stars Jack Hughes and Dougie Hamilton, but they’re still capable of putting together dominant stretches of puck possession. They did it sporadically against the Blue Jackets, including a three-goal first period aided by a power play and two fortunate bounces.

The Columbus Blue Jackets faced an uphill battle Tuesday night at the Prudential Center, falling 5-3 to the New Jersey Devils in their lone meeting this season in Newark.