Simon Nemec scores 3rd goal of game in OT as Devils top Blackhawks 4-3

Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his 3rd extremity of the crippled astatine 3:28 of the overtime to assistance the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 triumph implicit the Chicago Blackhawks

CHICAGO -- CHICAGO (AP) —

Defenseman Simon Nemec scored his 3rd extremity of the crippled astatine 3:28 of the overtime to assistance the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 triumph implicit the Chicago Blackhawks connected Wednesday night.

Dawson Mercer besides scored and Jack Hughes had 2 assists for Eastern Conference starring Devils, 3-0-1 successful their past four. Jacob Markstrom stopped 17 shots.

Chicago’s Connor Bedard scored for the 4th consecutive crippled and extended his points streak to a career-high 9 games, with 8 goals and 11 assists successful the run. Landon Slaggert connected aft being recalled from Rockford of the AHL connected Wednesday, Sam Lafferty added a item reel extremity for his archetypal constituent of the play and Spencer Knight made 33 saves.

In the other period, the 21-year-old Nemec took a agelong walk from Markstrom, raced successful and bushed Knight precocious connected the mitt broadside for his archetypal vocation chapeau trick. Nemec connected for the the 2nd consecutive crippled and recorded his archetypal multi-goal outing aft not scoring successful his archetypal 15 contests this season.

The Devils extended their winning streak against the Blackhawks to 7 games.

Bedard opened the scoring with a 5-on-3 power-play extremity with 1:25 near successful the archetypal period, firing with Markstrom down.

Knight sparkled successful the 2nd erstwhile New Jersey outshot Chicago 14-3 and 11-0 to adjacent retired the period. But Nemec broke successful from the near broadside and tucked a backhander wrong the station to necktie it 1-all connected the Devils’ 24th changeable with 15 seconds near successful the period.

Slaggert's deflection astatine 3:05 of the 3rd enactment Chicago backmost ahead. Mercer fired successful a one-timer disconnected Hughes's pinpoint provender to necktie it astatine 2 astatine 10:13

Lafferty sped successful and enactment Chicago up 3-2 with 6:26 near successful the 3rd period. Set up by Hughes, Nemec tied it astatine 3 with a one-timer from the near broadside with 3:46 near successful regulation.

Chicago’s Ryan Donato skated successful his 500th NHL game.

Devils: At Washington connected Saturday.

Blackhawks: Host Toronto connected Saturday.

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