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Jack Hughes Scores in Overtime as Devils Rally Past Islanders 5-4
New Jersey overcame a two-goal third-period deficit and extended its winning streak to four games.
- Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway at 1:18 in overtime, lifting the New Jersey Devils to a 5-4 victory over the New York Islanders on Saturday at UBS Arena.
- The Islanders built a 4-2 lead through two periods, but the Devils erased the deficit in the third period, capped by Defenseman Dougie Hamilton's power-play goal with 6:18 remaining in regulation.
- Despite the loss, Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin delivered an acrobatic performance, stopping 45 shots; Devils goaltender Jake Allen made 19 saves in the net.
- The victory extended the Devils' winning streak to four games, while the Islanders, losers of three straight, open a three-game California swing on Monday night in San Jose.
- Tensions escalated in the second period when a scrum led to a roughing penalty for both Matthew Schaefer and Luke Hughes, marking the 19-year-old Schaefer's first NHL fight.
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C 58%
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