Keith Kinkaid is certainly taking advantage of some extra work with the Devils out of the playoff picture yet again.
The 27-year-old might even be convincing coach John Hynes and management that he can be more than an occasional backup to No. 1 goaltender Cory Schneider.
Kinkaid made 35 saves in posting his first shutout of the season and John Moore scored 59 seconds into overtime as the Devils snapped a six-game losing streak with a 1-0 victory over the Flyers on Tuesday night at the Prudential Center in Newark.
“That was always my thing, when I got up here, was to be consistent,” Kinkaid said after the Devils won for only the third time in 21 games (3-14-4). “I definitely feel I’ve been doing a good job with that.”
In his last three starts, Kinkaid had given up four goals. He has appeared in eight of the last 14 games, including one in which he missed because of an injury.
“Keith was awesome tonight,” said Taylor Hall, who set up Moore’s game-winner. “When you see guys get into a No. 1 roll and start rolling, that’s when they really shine. We’ve seen it lately when Keith has been able to get some consistent starts and has really played well. It’s good to see that down the stretch.”
Moore’s fourth overtime game-winner came after he took a cross-ice pass on a 2-on-1 break and beat Steve Mason with a shot from low in the right circle to end a game between two teams ending their seasons this week.
“We were able to catch them in a change,” Moore said. “That’s a big-league pass by Hallsy. That’s an easy one to put in. I’m the beneficiary of some high-end skill by him.”