A coaching change didn’t snap the New Jersey Devils out of their funk.
Jonathan Marchessault scored three straight goals in the third period to rally the Vegas Golden Knights over New Jersey 4-3 Tuesday night, hours after the Devils fired coach John Hynes.
General manager Ray Shero announced the move roughly 20 minutes before Hynes was scheduled to speak to the media before the game. Hynes had been the coach for four-plus seasons. Hynes was fired after a 9-13-4 start that left the team in last place in the Metropolitan Division and with the NHL’s second-worst record.