Nico Daws made 29 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the Devils defeated the Predators 5-0 on Sunday night.

Nico Daws made 29 saves for his first NHL shutout, and Nico Hischier had three assists for the New Jersey Devils in a 5-0 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Sunday. Justus Annunen made 31 saves for the Predators (20-29-7),

Nico Daws made 29 saves for his first career shutout, while Dougie Hamilton scored in the second period and added an assist as the New Jersey Devils opened a five-game road trip with a 5-0 rout over the Nashville Predators on Sunday night.

Nico Daws made 29 saves to record his first NHL shutout as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Nashville Predators 5-0 on Sunday night. Dougie Hamilton had a goal and an assist, Ondrej Palat, Seamus Casey,

Daws was assigned to AHL Utica on Sunday. Daws had been solid over three appearances since the 4 Nations Face-Off break, posting a 2-0-0 record, 0.49 GAA and .981 save percentage. However, he'll head back to the minors after Jacob Markstrom (knee) was activated off injured reserve.

The New Jersey Devils scored twice in the third period to defeat the Utah Hockey Club 3-1 at Delta Center on Saturday. Nico Hischier scored for his 400th career point and Nico Daws made 24 saves for the Devils (33-22-6),

The New Jersey Devils earned their first win after the break against the Nashville Predators, courtesy of a shutout by Nico Daws.

Daws will guard the road goal against the Predators on Sunday, per Sam Kasan of the Devils' official site. Daws will get the second half of New Jersey's back-to-back after Jake Allen played in Saturday's 4-2 loss to Dallas.

Called up from minors

The New Jersey Devils have assigned goaltender Nico Daws to the Utica Comets, the team announced Sunday. The move comes after goaltender Jacob Markstrom was activated off of injured reserve.