New Jersey Devils at Detroit Red Wings

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New Jersey Devils

3-3-0

Final
5 - 4

Detroit Red Wings

1-3-2

Jack Hughes scores on a breakaway in OT, lifts Devils to a 5-4 win over Red Wings

New Jersey Devils vs. Detroit Red Wings: Game Highlights

New Jersey's Evan Rodrigues, Nico Hischier and Bratt scored tiebreaking goals and Anthony Mantha had a tying goal. Jake Allen stopped 22 shots for the Devils.

Alex DeBrincat had a pair of tying goals after Emmitt Finne and Michael Brandsegg-Nygard scored to give the Red Wings a 2-1 lead.

Detroit's John Gibson made 32 saves, including a kick save that denied Arseny Gritsyuk on an odd-man rush late in regulation to send the game to overtime.

The Red Wings got off to a rough start, getting outshot 16-0 midway through the first period. New Jersey, though, didn't take full advantage as Rodrigues scored its only goal in the opening period.

Finne scored on Detroit's third shot with 1:25 left in the first period and Brandsegg-Nygard scored on the team's next shot early in the second period.

The Devils, hoping to get back to the playoffs after finishing seventh in the division last year, acquired Rodrigues in a trade and signed Mantha — a former Red Wing — in free agency to boost their third line.

Detroit, meanwhile, had a shaky offseason.

Dylan Larkin asked to be traded and the former captain is still on the team. Simon Edvinsson, a standout defenseman, remains unsigned as a restricted free agent.

Devils forward Luke Evangelista was out with an illness after feeling worse throughout the game Monday night against Ottawa and was replaced by Stefan Noesen. New Jersey defenseman Johnathan Kovacevic made his season debut after missing all of training camp recovering from knee surgery this past spring.

Up next Devils: Host the New York Rangers on Thursday night.

Red Wings: Host Philadelphia on Thursday night.

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Regular Season Series

NJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	1st Period 6:07	Evan Rodrigues Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Stefan Noesen (1), Anthony Mantha (1)
Goal	1st Period 18:35	Emmitt Finnie Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (3), Anton Johansson (1)
Goal	2nd Period 1:43	Michael Brandsegg-Nygård Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Emmitt Finnie (1), Alex DeBrincat (4)
Goal	2nd Period 7:03	Anthony Mantha Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (1), Evan Rodrigues (1)
Goal	2nd Period 10:16	Nico Hischier Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Jesper Bratt (4), Jack Hughes (5)
Goal	2nd Period 15:10	Alex DeBrincat Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (1), Justin Faulk (2)
Goal	2nd Period 16:52	Jesper Bratt Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jonas Siegenthaler (1), Jack Hughes (6)
Goal	3rd Period 5:46	Alex DeBrincat Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (3), Ben Chiarot (1)
Goal	4th Period 1:19	Jack Hughes Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (5)

Statistics

NJ		DET
13	Blocked Shots	16
13	Hits	25
7	Takeaways	4
37	Shots	27
1	Power Play Goals	0
1	Power Play Opportunities	1
100.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
31	Faceoffs Won	26
54.4	Faceoff Win Percent	45.6
14	Giveaways	19
1	Total Penalties	1
2	Penalty Minutes	2