Hughes Lifts Devils Past Islanders in Overtime

The New Jersey Devils clawed back from a two-goal gap in the final period and beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in overtime on November 7. Jack Hughes scored the winner with 3:42 left in the extra period, finishing a two-on-one rush with a shot past Ilya Sorokin.

New York led 4-2 in the second period, but Luke Evangelista cut the margin at 6:08 of the third. Dougie Hamilton tied the game with a power-play goal with 6:18 remaining in regulation, converting a pass from Hughes. The Islanders killed a two-man disadvantage earlier in the period before Hamilton scored.

The teams exchanged goals through the first two periods. New York got goals from Duclair, Schaefer, Holmstrom and Eklund; Hamilton, Evangelista, Declan Chisholm and Evan Rodrigues scored for New Jersey before Hughes’ winner. Sorokin stopped 45 shots, while Devils goalie Jake Allen made 19 saves.

The victory extended New Jersey’s winning streak to four games. The Islanders’ third consecutive loss completed a winless three-game homestand. New Jersey visits Toronto on November 8, while New York travels to San Jose on November 9.