Zajac’s pair lifts Devils

TRAVIS Zajac scored twice in the final 2:01 to lead the Devils over the Arizona Coyotes, 5-3, Tuesday night in Newark.

Taylor Hall scored twice and Adam Henrique added an- other for the Devils, who are 3-0-0 at home and 0-2-1 on the road.

Hall, acquired by the Devils in a trade with Edmonton in June, has scored all five of his goals this season at Prudential Center.

Cory Schneider made 28 saves to help the Devils win their third straight against Arizona dating to last season, and their fifth in seven games against the Coyotes overall.Oliver Ekman-Larsson scored twice in the third period for Arizona to tie it before Zajac’s two goals. Jordan Martinook also scored for the Coyotes, and Justin Peters stopped 30 shots.

Zajac ripped an off-wing slap shot for a 4-3 lead with 2:01 left, then added an empty-netter with 14 second remaining. Ekman-Larsson’s first goal came 7:51 into the third and his power-play goal at 13:53 evened the game. The second score was Arizona’s third power-play goal of the season in 21 chances.

Arizona has lost five straight on the road to fall to 1-5-0 and finishes a six-game road trip at Philadelphia on Thursday.