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ANAHEIM, Calif. — Pavel Zacha scored two power-play goals, Cory Schneider made 34 saves for his first shutout in more than a year, and the Devils beat the Ducks 3-0 on Sunday night.

Nico Hischier had a goal, Nikita Gusev had an assist to extend his point streak to six games, and the Devils extended their streak of games earning a point to six. New Jersey is 4-0-2 in that span, matching a 3-0-3 stretch from Jan. 27-Feb. 8 as its longest of the season.

Schneider’s shutout was the 26th of his career, and his first since Feb. 21, 2019, against Ottawa.

“He looks really comfortable back there, and we try to help him as much as we can,” Hischier said of Schneider. “And he helps us with big saves, with not giving up much rebounds, so he’s been outstanding.”

John Gibson made 31 saves for the Ducks, who could not put together their second three-game winning streak of the season after beating Edmonton on Tuesday and Pittsburgh on Friday.

Zacha gave the Devils a 2-0 lead at 3:48 of the second period with a wrist shot from the left circle. It was Zacha’s second multi-goal game of the season and fourth of his career.

“Both (power-play goals) came off the rush,” Ducks coach Dallas Eakins said. “We just had missed reads, stick in the wrong position. … So, honest mistakes, but this is an unforgiving league.”

Gusev had the secondary assist, giving him two goals and seven assists during his point streak.

Hischier tipped Connor Carrick’s shot to make it 3-0 with 6:04 left in the third period.

Zacha put the Devils up 1-0 with 2:54 remaining in the first, charging in at the left circle for a one-timer off Jesper Bratt’s pass from behind the net to end an 11-game scoreless streak.

“They obviously have chemistry now,” Devils interim coach Alain Nasreddine said of Zacha and Bratt. “They feel good, they feel confident, and you can clearly see that.”

New Jersey was 2 for 3 on the power play. They are 8 for 22 on the power play in their past six games, including three games scoring multiple goals with the man-advantage

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