The New Jersey Devils conclude a season-opening three-game road trip when they visit the Columbus Blue Jackets on Monday night.

The Devils split the first two games, losing at the Carolina Hurricanes in their opener before posting a 5-3 win against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.

Columbus plays its home opener after losing 2-1 at Nashville before beating the Minnesota Wild 7-4 on Saturday.

Connor Brown, who signed a four-year contract with New Jersey in July after playing the past two seasons with the Edmonton Oilers, scored twice for the Devils against the Lightning.

"It's obviously nice to contribute early in the season," Brown said. "I thought it was two great plays by (linemate Arseni Gritsyuk). I thought we had some good chemistry ... me, him and (linemate Cody Glass), so it

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