Nico Hischier’s overtime goal lifts Devils past Senators 4-3

Nico Hischier scored his second goal of the game at 4:27 of overtime and lifted New Jersey past the Ottawa Senators 4-3 on Thursday night, extending the Devils’ winning streak to eight games.

Miles Wood and Tomas Tatar also scored for the Devils.

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Shane Pinto scored twice and Travis Hamonic added a goal for Ottawa. The Senators continued their road struggles, losing for the fifth time in five away games. Ottawa has won only four of 13 games overall.

Devils goalie Vitek Vanecek made 17 saves before he was replaced by backup Akira Schmid midway through the third period with game tied at 3. Vanecek collided with Chabot late in the second. Chabot was whistled for interference on the play. Schmid made seven saves in relief, including five in overtime.

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Nico Hischier’s goal in overtime extended the Devils’ winning streak. (Julia Nikhinson/AP)

Forsberg had 36 saves in the loss.

Wood notched his sixth goal of the season at 2:53 of the second, giving the Devils a 3-2 lead.

The Devils dominated the second period, outshooting the Senators 21-7.

The Senators struck quickly in the third when Pinto scored his second of the game and team-leading eighth of the season at 1:29.

Both teams had scored twice in the first.

Tatar put the Devils ahead at 4:44 with his second before Pinto and Hamonic scored just over a minute apart to give the Senators a 2-1 lead.

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Pinto scored his seventh on the power play at 12:15 with assists to Claude Giroux and Jake Sanderson. Hamonic followed with his second at 13:24 when his long shot from just inside the blueline eluded Vanecek.

Hischier tied the game again at 18:06.

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Former Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was named executive vice president of hockey operations earlier Thursday, The Hall-of-Fame netminder has been an executive vice president/adviser to General Manager Tom Fitzgerald since January 2020.

NOTES: The Devils were without injured forward Ondrej Palat (groin surgery) and goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood

The Devils also scratched forward Alexander Holtz and defenseman Kevin Bahl.

The Senators scratched defenseman Nikita Zaitsev and center Dylan Gambrell.

Devils: Host Arizona Coyotes on Saturday.