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Hughes Delivers in Overtime as Devils Complete Comeback Against the Islanders

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November 8, 2026

New Jersey Devils players celebrate together on the ice after their overtime win against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena.

New Jersey Devils players celebrate on the ice after Jack Hughes' overtime winner against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena. Photo via @njdevils.

The New York Islanders had this game, and then Jack Hughes took it from them. Hughes scored 1:18 into overtime on Saturday night to complete a New Jersey Devils comeback from two goals down in the third period, sealing a 5-4 win at UBS Arena in Elmont and a fourth straight victory for one of the hottest teams in the Eastern Conference.

New Jersey spread the scoring around before its star finished the job. Evan Rodrigues, Declan Chisholm, Luke Evangelista and Dougie Hamilton also scored for the Devils, with Hughes and Evangelista each finishing with two points. Jake Allen made 19 saves for New Jersey, which has won eight of its past nine games and improved to 12-5-0.

The Islanders will look at the standings point they earned and the 45 saves Ilya Sorokin made and still know this one slipped away. Anthony Duclair, Matthew Schaefer, Simon Holmstrom and Victor Eklund scored for the Islanders, Bo Horvat logged two assists and Holmstrom also had two points. Sorokin was brilliant for long stretches, turning aside 45 shots, but New Jersey kept coming in waves late, erased the two-goal deficit in the third period and then struck quickly in overtime before the Islanders could reset.

The defeat is the third straight loss for the Islanders at 0-2-1 in that span, and it drops them to 7-6-3 on the season. Blown third-period leads at home are the kind that linger, especially against a division rival building the kind of momentum New Jersey now carries.

For the Devils, the formula is becoming familiar. Balanced scoring, timely goaltending and a franchise player who decides games when they hang in the balance. Hughes decided this one, and New Jersey heads home with two points that looked lost an hour earlier.

Senden Strikes Twice Early and the Icemen’s Push Runs Out of Time Against Florida

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November 8, 2026

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A Jacksonville Icemen player battles a Florida Everblades player for the puck at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, with the final score JAX 1, FLA 4.

Jacksonville Icemen in action against the Florida Everblades at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on November 7. Photo via @jaxicemen.

The Jacksonville Icemen spent Saturday night chasing a game that got away from them in the first period, and against the defending Kelly Cup champions, the chase came up short. Mark Senden scored twice in the opening frame and the Florida Everblades beat Jacksonville 4-1 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, handing the Icemen a second straight loss in the weekend series and ending their four-game point streak.

Jacksonville actually started brightly, earning early power plays and generating chances, but the home team could not convert and Florida punished the waste. Senden opened the scoring at 9:49 of the first period, finishing a play set up by Jesse Lansdell and Maleek McGowan. The period also featured the night’s first fight, with Florida’s Sean Allen and Jacksonville’s AJ Schlepp dropping the gloves at 7:59. Senden struck again at 14:32, this time on the power play with assists from Jack Horbach and Jordan Sambrook, and the Icemen skated to the intermission down 2-0.

The Icemen found their answer in the second period, and it came from the slot. On a Jacksonville power play, Tanner Kelly fired a quick touch pass from the left-wing side that found Adam McMaster in front, and McMaster rifled the puck home at 6:33 to cut the deficit to 2-1. Bennett MacArthur picked up the second assist. Just as on Friday night, Jacksonville trailed by a single goal entering the third period, and the building had every reason to believe.

This time, the equalizer never came. Lansdell restored Florida’s two-goal lead at 4:16 of the third, converting assists from Senden and McGowan to complete a three-point night for Senden. Seconds later, the game turned feisty again as Jacksonville’s Tyler Schleppe and Florida’s Tiernan Shoudy fought at 4:29. The Icemen pulled goaltender Cameron Rowe for an extra attacker late, but a shattered Jacksonville stick killed a quality chance to draw within one, and Devon Paliani scored into the empty net at 18:43 to close the scoring.

Rowe finished with 24 saves on 27 shots for Jacksonville, which sent 26 shots at Florida goaltender Cam Johnson. The Icemen fell to 3-3-3 on the season, while Florida, at 7-1-0, showed exactly why it carries the Kelly Cup champion label. The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM, and Jacksonville gets one more crack at the champions on home ice.