Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils

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Ottawa Senators

43-27-11

Final
3 - 4

New Jersey Devils

42-36-3

Nico Hischier scores in overtime, Devils beat the Senators 4-3

Nico Hischier scores in OT to give Devils the win

The Devils trailed 3-2 after two periods, but Dawson Mercer scored a short-handed goal with 7:32 left in the third period to tie it at 3-3, setting the stage for Hischier's winner.

Connor Brown also had a short-handed goal for the Devils and Nico Daws made 27 saves.

Michael Amadio, Shane Pinto on the power play, and Fabian Zetterlund all scored in a roughly seven-minute span of the second period for the Senators, who had their four game win streak snapped.

Drake Batherson had an assist on Pinto's goal to move into 10th place on the franchise's career scoring list with 363 points. Marian Hossa is ninth with 390. Daniel Alfredsson is first with 1,108 career points with the team.

James Reimer made 26 saves for the Senators.

Hischier gave the Devils a 1-0 lead 5:12 into the game and also had an assist on Mercer's goal. Jack Hughes had two assists for the Devils including one on Hischier's winner.

Up next Senators: Host Toronto on Wednesday night to end the regular season.

Devils: Play at Boston on Tuesday night to end the regular season.

Regular Season Series

NJ wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 5:12	Nico Hischier Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (22), Timo Meier (20)
Goal	1st Period 14:51	Connor Brown Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (49)
Goal	2nd Period 7:42	Michael Amadio Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (25), Nick Cousins (14)
Goal	2nd Period 10:25	Shane Pinto Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (33), Drake Batherson (38)
Goal	2nd Period 14:14	Fabian Zetterlund Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal	3rd Period 12:28	Dawson Mercer Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Nico Hischier (38)
Goal	4th Period 3:18	Nico Hischier Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Jack Hughes (50), Dougie Hamilton (27)

Statistics

OTT		NJ
9	Blocked Shots	7
16	Hits	12
8	Takeaways	2
30	Shots	30
1	Power Play Goals	1
4	Power Play Opportunities	4
25.0	Power Play Percentage	25.0
0	Short Handed Goals	2
0	Shootout Goals	0
32	Faceoffs Won	23
58.2	Faceoff Win Percent	41.8
11	Giveaways	23
4	Total Penalties	3
8	Penalty Minutes	8

New Jersey Devils Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Anthony Mantha, RW	Day-To-Day	Oct 30
Seamus Casey, D	Injured Reserve	Oct 2

Ottawa Senators Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Hayden Hodgson, RW	Suspension	Oct 30
Warren Foegele, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 30
Andre Burakovsky, LW	Day-To-Day	Oct 29
Linus Ullmark, G	Injured Reserve	Oct 22
William Eklund, LW	Injured Reserve	Oct 15