NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Stefan Noesen, Paul Cotter and Cody Glass each scored to help the New Jersey Devils beat the Anaheim Ducks 4-1 on Saturday and snap a five-game home losing streak.
New Jersey started the season 9-0-1 on its home ice before losing five straight at the Prudential Center.
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New Jersey Devils left wing Paul Cotter (47) reacts after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson Lacombe (2) battles for the puck with New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Colton White (45) collides with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Poehling chasing down a puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New Jersey Devils left wing Paul Cotter (47) reacts after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
The Devils' third line of Cotter, Juho Lammikko and Noesen combined for five points (two goals, three assists). It was Noesen's first goal in 22 games.
Troy Terry scored for Anaheim.
Cotter scored in his third straight game, giving New Jersey a 2-1 lead at 5:52 of the second period, from Lammikko and Noesen.
Glass increased the Devils lead to 3-1 late in the second period from Ondrej Palat and Colton White. Connor Brown scored on an empty net late in the game for his seventh goal this season.
Terry scored his 10th goal of the season and third in as many games on a breakaway in the first period from Leo Carlsson for a 1-0 lead.
Jake Allen stopped 30 shots for New Jersey for his first win since Nov. 28. Allen had lost three straight.
Lukas Dostal had 18 saves for the Ducks, who failed to convert on four power-play opportunities.
The Devils were without Timo Meier, their top goal-scorer, who missed his second straight game due to a family health matter. New Jersey coach Sheldon Keefe said prior to the game, “we will give him (Meier) all the time he needs.”
Anaheim was playing in its third game in five nights as part of a five-game road trip.
Ducks: Visit the New York Rangers on Monday night.
Devils: Host Vancouver on Sunday.
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New Jersey Devils left wing Paul Cotter (47) reacts after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
Anaheim Ducks defenseman Jackson Lacombe (2) battles for the puck with New Jersey Devils center Nico Hischier (13) during the second period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New Jersey Devils defenseman Colton White (45) collides with Anaheim Ducks center Ryan Poehling chasing down a puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
New Jersey Devils left wing Paul Cotter (47) reacts after scoring a goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Anaheim Ducks, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)
A Ukrainian drone attack in southwestern Russia killed two people on Saturday as parts of Ukraine went without power following Russian assaults on energy infrastructure hours before peace talks were to restart in Germany.
Foreign policy advisers from the U.S., Ukraine and Germany, among others, are expected to meet in Berlin on Sunday, according to German news agency dpa. Germany is also set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday, part of efforts by European leaders to steer the negotiations.
U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the son-in-law of President Donald Trump who has been working as an outside adviser, are traveling to Berlin for the talk, according to a White House official, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
American officials have tried for months to navigate the demands of each side as Trump presses for a swift end to Russia’s war and grows increasingly exasperated by delays. The search for possible compromises has run into major obstacles, including the possession of Ukraine's eastern Donbas region, mostly occupied by Russia but parts of which remain under Ukrainian control.
The drone attack in Russia's Saratov region damaged a residential building and several windows were also blown out at a kindergarten and clinic, said Gov. Roman Busargin. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had shot down 41 Ukrainian drones over Russian territory overnight.
In Ukraine, Russia launched overnight drone and missile strikes on five Ukrainian regions, targeting energy and port infrastructure. Ukrainian Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said that over a million people were without electricity.
Zelenskyy said Russia had sent over 450 drones and 30 missiles into Ukraine overnight.
An attack on the Black Sea city of Odesa caused grain silos to catch fire at the port, Ukrainian deputy prime minister and reconstruction minister Oleksiy Kuleba said. Two people were wounded in attacks on the wider Odesa region, according to regional head Oleh Kiper.
Kyiv and its Western allies say Russia is trying to cripple the Ukrainian power grid and deny civilians access to heat, light and running water for a fourth consecutive winter, in what Ukrainian officials call “weaponizing” the cold.
On the front lines, Ukrainian forces said Saturday that the northern part of the critical city of Pokrovsk was under Ukrainian control, despite Russia's claims earlier this month that it had taken full control of the city. The Associated Press was not able to independently verify the claims.
The latest attacks came after Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov reaffirmed Friday that Moscow will give its blessing to a ceasefire only after Ukraine’s forces have withdrawn from parts of the Donetsk region that they still control.
Ukraine has consistently refused to cede the remaining part of the region to Russia.
Ushakov told the business daily Kommersant that Russian police and national guard would stay in parts of eastern Ukraine’s Donbas even if they become a demilitarized zone under the prospective peace plan, a demand likely to be rejected by Ukraine as U.S.-led negotiations drag on.
Ushakov warned that a search for compromise could take a long time, noting that the U.S. proposals that took into account Russian demands had been “worsened” by alterations proposed by Ukraine and its European allies.
“We don't know what changes they are making, but clearly they aren't for the better,” Ushakov said, adding: “We will strongly insist on our considerations.”
In other developments, around 480 people were evacuated Saturday from a train traveling between the Polish city of Przemysl and Kyiv after police received a call concerning a threat on the train, Karolina Kowalik, a spokesperson for the Przemysl police, told The Associated Press. Nobody was hurt and she didn't elaborate on the threat.
Polish authorities are on high alert since multiple attempts to disrupt trains on the line linking Warsaw to the Ukrainian border, including the use of explosives in November, with Polish authorities saying they have evidence Russia was behind it.
Seung Min Kim in Washington contributed to this report.
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In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits attend drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits rest after drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits rest after drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)
In this photo provided by Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade press service, recruits attend drills at a training ground in the Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine, Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. (Andriy Andriyenko/Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade via AP)
In this grab from a video provided by the Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine on Friday, Dec 12, 2025, Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy records a video at the road entering of Kupiansk, Ukraine. (Press Service Of The President Of Ukraine via AP)
