Jack Hughes scores in OT as Devils edge Red Wings 5-4
Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had three points; Alex DeBrincat scored twice for Detroit.
Jack Hughes scored 1:19 into overtime as the New Jersey Devils beat the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 at Little Caesars Arena on Tuesday, Oct. 13.
Hughes converted a breakaway after receiving Jesper Bratt’s pass following a Detroit turnover. Both players finished with a goal and two assists.
Evan Rodrigues and Anthony Mantha each contributed a goal and an assist for New Jersey, and Nico Hischier scored on the power play. Jake Allen stopped 23 shots as the Devils improved to 3-3-0.
Alex DeBrincat led Detroit with two goals and an assist. His second goal, at 5:46 of the third period, erased New Jersey’s 4-3 lead and helped send the game to overtime. Emmitt Finnie and Michael Brandsegg-Nygård each had a goal and an assist. John Gibson made 32 saves for the Red Wings, who fell to 1-3-2.
Finnie tied the game late in the first period, and Brandsegg-Nygård put Detroit up 2-1 early in the second. Mantha and Hischier then scored for New Jersey before DeBrincat tied it 3-3. Bratt restored the Devils’ lead at 16:52 of the second.
