Dec 31, 2021; Newark, New Jersey, USA; Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith (41) makes a save on New Jersey Devils center Jack Hughes (86) during overtime at Prudential Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports
January 1, 2022
Jack Hughes scored with 2:05 left in overtime Friday for the New Jersey Devils, who edged the Edmonton Oilers 6-5 in a wild back-and-forth affair in Newark, N.J.
Hughes, who also scored the Devils’ first goal 1:38 into the first period, fired a shot that Mike Smith partially squeezed but could not entirely stop as the puck trickled behind him.
Nico Hischier, Dawson Mercer, Janne Kuokkanen and Yegor Sharangovich also scored for the Devils, who held a quartet of one-goal leads in regulation. However, Edmonton netted the tying and go-ahead goals in a 72-second span in the third period before Sharangovich forced overtime in the final minute. New Jersey’s Mackenzie Blackwood made 32 saves.
Connor McDavid and Kailer Yamamoto scored twice apiece for the Oilers, who have lost two straight. Devin Shore had a goal and Smith recorded 35 saves.
Capitals 3, Red Wings 1
Alex Ovechkin scored the go-ahead goal with 2:51 remaining and added an empty-netter in the final minute as Washington won at Detroit.
Evgeny Kuznetsov had a goal and an assist for the Capitals, while Ilya Samsonov made 19 saves. Washington has won three of its past four games.
Pius Suter scored for Detroit, and Thomas Greiss stopped 24 shots. The Red Wings fell for the fifth time in seven games.
Golden Knights 3, Ducks 1
Nicolas Roy established a career high with his seventh goal of the season and Laurent Brossoit made 15 saves as Vegas cruised to a victory over Anaheim in Las Vegas.
Adam Brooks and Mattias Janmark also scored goals for Vegas, which won for the seventh time in eight games. The Golden Knights finished with a 45-16 edge in shots on goal, including 35-10 over the first two periods while building a 3-0 lead.
Ryan Getzlaf scored and John Gibson finished with 42 saves for Anaheim, including a penalty-shot stop of Janmark in the second period. The Ducks lost in regulation for just the second time in 12 games (6-2-4).
Rangers 4, Lightning 3 (SO)
Mika Zibanejad fired in the only goal in the shootout as visiting New York beat Tampa Bay. In the shootout’s bottom of the third round, Zibanejad — who left the game briefly after being hit in the head with a puck — skated in slightly from the left and sent a forehander to beat Brian Elliott glove-side for the game-winning goal.
Barclay Goodrow scored twice, including a short-handed tally, and Alexis Lafreniere added a goal for the Rangers, who broke a two-game losing streak. The Lightning’s seven-game home winning streak was also broken.
Steven Stamkos tallied on the power play and had an assist, Ross Colton scored and Corey Perry found the net with an extra skater on the ice in the game’s final two minutes for Tampa Bay. Ondrej Palat recorded two helpers.
(Field Level Media)
Source: One America News Network
