Jake Allen makes 31 saves as the Devils defeat the Avalanche 4-3

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Declan Chisholm scored the go-ahead goal midway through the second period and Jake Allen made 31 saves as the New Jersey Devils beat the Colorado Avalanche 4-3 on Tuesday night.

Chisholm scored his first goal for the Devils at 12:33 on a power play, putting New Jersey in front to stay after the teams traded goals in the first.

Luke Evangelista, Arseny Gritsyuk and Jesper Boqvist also scored for the Devils, who recovered from a 4-2 loss at Washington in their previous game.

The 34-year-old Allen, honored before puck drop for playing his 500th career game earlier this month, improved to 4-2-0.

Gabriel Landeskog scored and Artturi Lehkonen added two late goals for the Avalanche, who lost for the third time in four games. Colorado was beaten 3-2 at Philadelphia on Monday.

Colorado goalie Scott Wedgewood made 37 saves against his former team. He entered 5-0-0 with a 1.52 goals-against average versus the Devils.

Evangelista opened the scoring at 6:40 of the first with his third goal.

Landeskog tied it at 14:32 with his fourth of the season. The Avalanche captain missed more than three seasons following major right knee surgery. He returned to score 14 goals in 60 games last season.

Gritsyuk’s fourth goal came at 4:39 of the third. Boqvist scored an empty-netter at 16:05 to make it 4-1.

Lehkonen scored at 16:46, then added his team-leading eighth goal with 3.5 seconds left.

New Jersey won for the fourth time in six home games.

Avalanche defenseman Brent Burns played his 1,015th consecutive game. The 41-year-old is 49 games from tying Phil Kessel for the NHL ironman record. Burns has played 1,589 career games.

Avalanche: Host the Tampa Bay Lightning on Friday.

Devils: Host the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday.

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New Jersey Devils' Nico Hischier celebrates a goal by teammate Declan Chisholm during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen, left, defends the net while Colorado Avalanche's T.J. Hughes looks on during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Jersey Devils' Arseny Gritsyuk, right, celebrates his goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Jersey Devils goaltender Jake Allen defends the goal during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

New Jersey Devils' Declan Chisholm, center, celebrates his goal with teammates during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Colorado Avalanche in Newark, N.J., Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

SAO PAULO (AP) — Tech giant Meta said Tuesday it has complied with an order from Brazil's electoral court for it to give equal treatment in its platforms to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and opposition candidate Flávio Bolsonaro before Sunday's presidential runoff.

The case is the latest example of courts intervening to fix platform imbalances impacting politics and elections.

The suit was triggered by Lula’s campaign on Oct. 15, when it accused the tech company that owns Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp of using biased algorithms and AI restrictions to favor Bolsonaro. On Monday, hundreds of people protested in front of the company’s office in metropolis Sao Paulo.

Meta said it had “completed the implementation of measures to comply with the directive from the electoral court.” It added the restrictions ordered by the court “do not affect organic posts.”

Bolsonaro won the most votes in the first round of the elections on Oct. 4, with 47% to Lula's 45%, with polls and analysts suggesting they will be in a tight race for victory until the last minute.

Meta said it has enforced comprehensive measures to enforce compliance with electoral advertisement regulations and safeguard the integrity of the nation’s democratic process. It also said it implemented a dedicated human review system, under which any automatic blocks or limitations placed on presidential campaign ad accounts must undergo manual evaluation within two hours.

Meta insisted its recent operational incidents come from technical limitations rather than any partiality. It once again denied any allegations of political bias, manipulation or intentional interference in Brazil's elections.

Tatiana Cochlar, a spokesperson for Brazil’s electoral court, confirmed Meta’s response was received and added that later Tuesday representatives of the company and the two presidential campaigns are expected to meet with a judge in capital Brasilia to discuss the situation.

The case in Brazil mirrors precedents in Europe where the state apparatus also intervened. In Germany, a 2019 court ruling forced Facebook to restore a blocked political page to protect political equality. Five years later, Romania annulled its presidential election after hidden TikTok bot networks boosted a pro-Russia candidate. The European nation later passed legislation mandating tracking codes on political social media messaging.

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Demonstrators rally against Meta over allegations of interference in Brazil's presidential election, outside Meta's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Demonstrators holding a banner that reads in Portuguese "Do not fraud our election" and "Digital sovereignty" rally against Meta over allegations of interference in Brazil's presidential election, outside Meta's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)

Demonstrators, holding a banner that reads in Portuguese "Meta do not interfere," rally against Meta over allegations of interference in Brazil's presidential election, outside Meta's headquarters in Sao Paulo, Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Andre Penner)