Devils beat Coyotes in OT with Hischier goal

Nico Hischier scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory against the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday night.

Jesper Boqvist scored twice, Timo Meier had a goal in his Devils debut and Damon Severson had a goal and an assist. New Jersey extended its point streak to five games (4-0-1) and stayed two points behind first-place Carolina in the Metropolitan Division.

In the extra period, Hischier scored on a drive from the right side to beat Ingram after the Coyotes had rallied to tie the score on McBain’s goal with 2 minutes left in regulation.

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“That’s actually where I wanted to shoot it. It worked out well,” Hischier said of the 3-on-3 rush into the Arizona zone. It was his seventh game-winning goal of the season and his 27th overall.