Oilers fail to hold on to late lead as Devils get wild OT win on Hughes’ 2nd goal | CBC Sports
Jack Hughes scored 2:55 into overtime and New Jersey beat the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 on Friday after Devils coach Lindy Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 hours before the game.
Hughes finished with two goals and an assist. Nico Hischier, rookie Dawson Mercer and Janne Kuokkanen also scored for the Devils, who earned their second straight win after dropping six in a row.
New Jersey was down before Yegor Sharanovich scored on a deflection with 32 seconds left in regulation.
Oilers goaltender Mike Smith overcame a shaky start to finish with 35 saves. He probably would have liked the game-winner back because Hughes’ shot from the top of the left circle seemed to squeeze through his pads.
Smith had stopped Hughes on a breakaway early in the overtime.
WATCH l Devils knock off Oilers in high-scoring overtime finish:
Jack Hughes scored the game-winning goal to cap off a 6-5 seesaw battle in New Jersey. 0:54
The Oilers rallied to take a 5-4 lead when Shore and Yamamoto scored in a 72-second span against Mackenzie Blackwood in the third period. Yamamoto’s goal irked the Devils because they felt they controlled the puck to allow the officials to call a delayed penalty.
Alain Nasreddine, who ran the Devils with Ruff out, challenged the call. The officials studied the replay for more than five minutes because announcing the goal could not be challenged.
McDavid tied it at 3 when he scored on a breakaway at 7:57 of the second period. McDavid was set up by a pinpoint pass from defenceman Duncan Keith.
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