Devils beat Senators in OT on Nico Hischier's game-winning power-play goal

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Devils beat Senators in OT on Nico Hischier's game-winning power-play goal

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Devils beat Senators in OT on Nico Hischier's game-winning power-play goal

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Devils beat Senators in OT on Nico Hischier's game-winning power-play goal

(John Jones - Imagn Images)

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game on the power play with 1:45 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win over the Ottawa Senators on Sunday night.

The Devils trailed 3-2 after two periods, but Dawson Mercer scored a short-handed goal with 7:32 left in the third period to tie it at 3-3, setting the stage for Hischier’s winner.

Connor Brown also had a short-handed goal for the Devils and Nico Daws made 27 saves.

Michael Amadio, Shane Pinto on the power play, and Fabian Zetterlund all scored in a roughly seven-minute span of the second period for the Senators, who had their four game win streak snapped.

Drake Batherson had an assist on Pinto’s goal to move into 10th place on the franchise’s career scoring list with 363 points. Marian Hossa is ninth with 390. Daniel Alfredsson is first with 1,108 career points with the team.

James Reimer made 26 saves for the Senators.

Hischier gave the Devils a 1-0 lead 5:12 into the game and also had an assist on Mercer’s goal. Jack Hughes had two assists for the Devils including one on Hischier’s winner.

Up next

Senators: Host Toronto on Wednesday night to end the regular season.

Devils: Play at Boston on Tuesday night to end the regular season.