Jack Hughes Overtime Goal Lifts Devils Past Islanders, 5-4

Overview

• New Jersey rallied from a two-goal third-period deficit and Jack Hughes finished a two‑on‑one rush in overtime to win 5-4.
• The Devils stretched their win streak to four games after third-period goals by Luke Evangelista and a Dougie Hamilton power-play tally tied the score.
• Islanders goalie Ilya Sorokin faced an enormous workload, making 45 saves on roughly 50 shots, but New York still dropped its third straight game.
• Observers and analysts flagged a controversial non-call in overtime when Luke Hughes engaged Matthew Schaefer before the decisive rush, a sequence that immediately preceded the game winner.
• The teams head to road games next — New Jersey at Toronto and New York at San Jose — with the Devils buoyed by momentum and the Islanders facing scrutiny over penalties and late-game defense.