In Ottawa, the visiting New Jersey Devils got an overtime goal from Jack Hughes 54 seconds into the extra session for a 4-3 win over the Senators on Sunday.
“If I was going to pick a player, I was pretty happy to see him go down on a breakaway,” Devils coach Alain Nasreddine said. “That was a goal scorer’s goal. He’s got that speed to separate himself and was able to get that breakaway, and it was a big goal for him.”
Mackenzie Blackwood made 20 saves to get the win.
Thomas Chabot, Nick Paul and Artem Anisimov were the Senators’ strikers.
“We found a way to get a point,” Ottawa head coach D.J. Smith said. “We didn’t have the puck very much tonight. I didn’t think we were very smart with it. We didn’t break out very well. In saying that, we found a way to get to overtime, we played hard in the third, it’s just that we have to play a little smarter.”
Nico Hischier, Miles Wood and Nikita Gusev scored in regulation for the Devils.
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Craig Anderson made 30 saves in the loss.
“I think we were a little bit sluggish, mentally, more than legs,” Smith said. “Conditioning wise, I think we’re in good shape. We skate really well; usually we play better on the back-to-back. I would think that we’ll be sharper tomorrow [against the Pittsburgh Penguins].”
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