Devils Beat Islanders 5-4 in Overtime as Jack Hughes Completes the Comeback
New Jersey trailed 4-2 after two periods at UBS Arena, tied the game in the third and won it on a Jack Hughes goal with 3:42 left in overtime for a fourth straight win.
Key points
- The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in overtime at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Saturday, November 7, 2026.
- The Islanders controlled the first two periods on the scoreboard.
- Declan Chisholm tied the game 2-2 at 4:42 of the second period, but Simon Holmstrom and Victor Eklund scored for New York to build a 4-2 lead that held into the second intermission.
The New Jersey Devils beat the New York Islanders 5-4 in overtime at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, on Saturday, November 7, 2026. Jack Hughes scored the winner with 3:42 remaining in overtime, completing a comeback from 4-2 down after two periods. New Jersey extended its winning streak to four games and improved to 11-5-0. New York lost its third straight game.
The Islanders controlled the first two periods on the scoreboard. Anthony Duclair opened the scoring in the first period, Evan Rodrigues tied the game 17 seconds later, and Matthew Schaefer put New York back in front. The Islanders led 2-1 after one period.
Declan Chisholm tied the game 2-2 at 4:42 of the second period, but Simon Holmstrom and Victor Eklund scored for New York to build a 4-2 lead that held into the second intermission.
The third period comeback
New Jersey needed two goals in the third and got them. Luke Evangelista pulled the Devils within one at 6:08 of the period. Dougie Hamilton then tied the game 4-4 with a power play goal with 6:18 remaining in regulation, on a play set up by Hughes.
The Devils had carried the play for long stretches without closing the gap earlier. New Jersey held a 48-23 edge in shots on goal at the end of regulation, and Ilya Sorokin kept the Islanders in front for most of the night. Sorokin finished with 45 saves in the loss. Islanders captain Bo Horvat added two assists. Jake Allen made 19 saves for New Jersey.
Hughes ends it in overtime
The winner came in the extra period. Hughes kept the puck on a rush and fired a shot past the blocker of Sorokin with 3:42 left in overtime, his second point of the night after the assist on the tying goal.
Hamilton, Evangelista, Chisholm and Rodrigues scored the other New Jersey goals. Duclair, Schaefer, Holmstrom and Eklund scored for New York.
Up next, the Devils play at Toronto on Sunday. The Islanders play at San Jose on Monday.
What the result means
New Jersey leaves Elmont at 11-5-0 with four straight wins, the last of them taken after trailing by two goals with one period left to play. Five different Devils scored in the game, and Hughes had a hand in both the tying goal and the winner. New York takes a third straight defeat after holding a 4-2 lead through two periods, on a night when its goaltender made 45 saves and its captain recorded two assists in the loss.
Timeline
- Nov 7, 2026The Islanders lead 2-1 after the first period at UBS Arena, on goals by Anthony Duclair and Matthew Schaefer around an Evan Rodrigues goal for New Jersey.
- Nov 7, 2026Declan Chisholm ties the game 2-2 early in the second, but Simon Holmstrom and Victor Eklund put New York ahead 4-2.
- Nov 7, 2026Luke Evangelista and Dougie Hamilton score in the third period to tie the game 4-4, and Jack Hughes scores with 3:42 left in overtime to give New Jersey a 5-4 win.
- Nov 8, 2026The Devils play at Toronto on Sunday.
- Nov 9, 2026The Islanders play at San Jose on Monday.