And with six seconds left in Saturday’s game, trailing the Flyers 2-1 and an extra attacker on the ice, he whiffed again. The Flyers easily gathered the loose puck Hughes failed to connect with twice and scored an empty net goal to end the Devils ’ last chance at forcing overtime.
Devils center Jack Hughes, who took blame for their overtime loss to the Rangers on Thursday night to end a road trip where they went 1-4-1, made up for his costly turnovers. He drew a tripping penalty two minutes into overtime to give the Devils the break they needed to stop their slump.
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On the ice, New Jersey Devils star forward Jack Hughes is a magician. The 23-year-old can turn a game on its head and, on most nights, plays must-see hockey. Off the ice, Hughes enjoys joking around with his teammates and is direct and minimalistic when handling his media availabilities.
After falling in overtime to Dallas in their previous game, the Rangers came through with a much-needed 3-2 win in overtime over the Devils.
Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe called out some of his best players after the team lost their fourth straight game.
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The advanced metrics love the recent work put in by Jack Hughes, but he's been unlucky with the surface-level stats. That should change vs. a leaky Rangers defense, as our NHL betting picks explain.
The Devils have only lost twice this season when leading after two periods (21-0-2). And both of those losses are to the Toronto Maple Leafs in overtime, including a 4-3 setback at Scotiebank Arena Thursday night.
Stefan Noesen scored a power-play goal in overtime and Jacob Markstrom made 23 saves as the New Jersey Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2.
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Carrick’s overtime goal lifts Rangers past Devils 3-2
Sam Carrick scored in overtime and Igor Shesterkin made 21 saves as the New York Rangers beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2.