Mercer stretched his point streak to 12 games with an assist in a 3-1 win over the Canadiens on Saturday.
He has 20 points (11 goals, nine assists) during the streak. Mercer's point streak is the longest by a player 21 or younger in Devils/Colorado Rockies/Kansas City Scouts history. It is also the fifth-longest point streak by any player in their history, behind Taylor Hall (19 games in 2017-18), Patrik Elias (15 in 1999-00), Brian Gionta (15 in 2005-06) and Petr Sykora (13 in 2000-01).
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Point streak at 11 games, 19 points
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Mercer scored a goal and added an assist in a 3-2 shootout win over the Capitals on Thursday. The points extended his scoring streak to 11 games.
Mercer has 19 points (11 goals, eight assists) in that span. The 21-year-old sophomore has set career marks in goals (22), assists (26) and is on pace to be near 60 points on the season. Mercer has some star quality in him.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Goal streak ends
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Mercer's eight-game goal streak ended in Sunday's 5-4 overtime win over the Coyotes, but he picked up a power-play assist, four shots on goal and two hits.
The point streak lives on to nine games even though Mercer failed to find the back of the net for the first time since Valentine's Day. The 21-year-old has racked up 10 tallies and six helpers over that nine-game span while emerging as a productive winger alongside Nico Hischier. Mercer is up to 45 points, 124 shots, 46 blocked shots and a plus-19 rating through 62 contests overall.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Goal streak at eight games
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Mercer scored a goal on 10 shots in Friday's 4-3 shootout loss to the Golden Knights.
At 19:32 of the first period, Mercer capitalized on a turnover with an unassisted goal. He's scored in eight straight games, racking up 10 tallies and five helpers over that span while looking right at home on the top line. The 21-year-old has 21 goals and 44 points, both career highs, through 61 contests in his second NHL campaign. He's added 120 shots on net, 45 blocked shots and a plus-19 rating while playing in all situations.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Provides four points in victory
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Mercer contributed a goal and three assists in New Jersey's 7-5 win over Colorado on Wednesday.
Mercer's marker came at 16:59 of the second period and proved to be the game-winner. He has 20 goals and 43 points in 60 contests this season. Mercer is on fire with nine goals and 14 points over his last seven outings.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: One goal, two franchise marks
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Mercer scored a goal Saturday in a 7-0 win over the Flyers.
Mercer put the Devils up 3-0 with one minute left in the second. He wired a one-timer from the slot off a nice feed by Nico Hischier from the right corner. It extended his goal streak to six games and eight snipes. At 21 years and 121 days, Mercer is the youngest player in Devils/Colorado Rockies/Kansas City Scouts history to score in six straight games. He also set another franchise mark -- Mercer has played in 141 consecutive games, surpassing Scott Gomez for the most consecutive games to begin an NHL career in franchise history.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Leads comeback with three points
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Mercer scored two goals, including the overtime winner, and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 victory over the Kings.
With the Devils down 2-0 and time ticking away in the second period, Mercer set up Tomas Tatar for the team's first tally to begin the comeback before potting goals of his own early in the third and exactly halfway into the extra frame. Mercer extended his goal streak to five games with the performance, a stretch in which the 21-year-old has found the back of the net seven times with nine points in total. The 18th overall pick in the 2020 NHL Draft needs to light the lamp twice more this season to reach 20 goals for the first time.
Mercer contributed a goal in a 4-2 loss to St. Louis on Thursday.
Mercer scored at 17:30 of the first period. It was his 12th goal and 30th point in 54 contests in 2022-23. Mercer entered Thursday's action on a five-game point drought.
Mercer logged a shorthanded assist in Thursday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Kraken.
Mercer has produced two goals and five helpers over his last six games, adding a plus-7 rating in that span. He set up an Erik Haula tally in the third period of Thursday's contests. Through 45 outings overall, Mercer has 28 points, including four on the power play and two more while shorthanded. He's added 84 shots on net, 34 blocked shots and a plus-10 rating, displaying some skill to handle defensive situations.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Slides helper in win
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Mercer logged an assist in Saturday's 5-2 win over the Kings.
Mercer is on a four-game point streak, consisting of two goals and four assists. The 21-year-old forward has been a fourth-liner in name only lately -- he's logging minutes more in line with a top-six assignment despite playing alongside Jesper Boqvist and Michael McLeod at even strength. Mercer is up to 27 points, a plus-9 rating, 78 shots on net and 33 blocked shots through 43 contests this season.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Offers assist in win
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Mercer provided an assist and went plus-2 in Friday's 6-2 win over the Ducks.
Mercer has racked up a pair of goals and three assists over his last three contests. The 21-year-old has seen fourth-line usage recently, but he led all Devils forwards with 18:00 of ice time Friday in the blowout win. He's been a solid part of the supporting cast with 10 goals, 16 helpers, 78 shots on net, 33 blocked shots and a plus-8 rating through 42 appearances this season.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Explodes for three points
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Mercer scored two goals and an assist on two shots, fueling the Devils to a 5-3 win over Carolina on Tuesday.
The first star of the game, Mercer was sensational, scoring the game-winning goal on a drive to the net. He would also score the second Devils' goal and pick up a helper on Jesper Boqvist's game-tying goal. The second-year forward is now currently on a two-game point streak with four points in that span. On the season, Mercer has 10 goals and 25 points in 41 games.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Records five shots versus Bruins
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Mercer registered five shots against Boston on Wednesday.
Mercer's five shots on goal didn't translate into any points, extending his pointless streak to seven games. Still, the fact that Mercer is firing the puck could be an indication that things are trending in the right direction. Even if Mercer can start scoring, he likely won't move beyond the bottom six.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Stays hot Monday
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Mercer contributed a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers.
Mercer has eight goals and 18 points in 28 contests this season. He recorded just two assists in eight games while averaging 13:20 of ice time from Nov. 3-19, but the 21-year-old jumped to 16:52 per game from Nov. 21-Dec. 9, and saw his production increase to three goals and eight points in nine contests. If Mercer is able to maintain his current top-six spot, he should be a solid offensive contributor.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Two-point effort Monday
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Mercer scored a goal and an assist in Monday's 5-2 win over the Oilers.
The 21-year-old has found the scoresheet only twice in the last nine games, but both times it was a multi-point performance. Mercer's usual bottom-six role and lack of power-play time limits his fantasy upside, but the 2020 first-round pick has the talent to be an intriguing fantasy option if he moves up the depth chart, either via injury or trade.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Two helpers against Habs
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Mercer collected two assists in Tuesday's 5-1 win over the Canadiens.
The second-year forward moved up to the second line alongside Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt partway through the game and immediately benefitted, picking up a helper on goals by each of them. Mercer snapped a five-game point drought in the process, and his fantasy outlook would improve substantially if he can hang onto the assignment. On the season, the 21-year-old has four goals and eight points through 16 contests.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Nets game-tying tally
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Mercer connected on his third goal this season in a 6-2 win over the Red Wings.
Mercer, who was tagged with a minus-3 rating against the Capitals on Monday, redeemed himself early Tuesday. The 2020 first-round draft pick benefited from a turnover by rookie Elmer Soderblom and converted on a one-timer off a centering pass by John Marino, tying the game at 1-all. Over his past six starts, Marino, who had five shots Tuesday, has scored during alternating outings.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Clutch goal versus Team Teal
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Mercer netted a power-play goal in Saturday's 2-1 win over the Sharks.
Mercer posted up near the crease and scooped up his own rebound, burying the puck into the cage for the game-winning goal. The second-year pivot has two goals and an assist through five games, and his top-six role is naturally met with opportunities on the man advantage.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Two points through four games
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Mercer was the only New Jersey forward without a shot on goal in Thursday's 4-1 win over the Islanders. He totaled one blocked shot, one hit, two PIM and a plus-1 rating.
Mercer was oddly quiet in the road win after notching a goal, an assist and 13 shots through the Devils' first three games. The 20-year-old forward needs to gain a bit more game-to-game consistency before he can be trusted in shallower formats, but Mercer's skating in the top six while featuring on the top power-play unit coming off a 42-point rookie season.
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Devils' Dawson Mercer: Durable rookie season
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Mercer dressed in all 82 games as a rookie in 2021-22, totaling 17 goals and 25 assists.
Mercer showed plenty of promising traits in his first NHL season. He displayed both durability and versatility, as he was the only player to play in every game for the Devils while shifting between center and wing depending on who was available around him at the time. Mercer was also one of only six New Jersey skaters to top the 40-point mark, so he was productive as a rookie and has a bright future ahead of him as a likely middle-six staple for years to come.
