NHL

Ottawa Senators at New Jersey Devils

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Ottawa Senators
43-27-11
Final
3 - 4
New Jersey Devils
42-36-3

Nico Hischier scores in overtime, Devils beat the Senators 4-3

Nico Hischier scores in OT to give Devils the win

The Devils trailed 3-2 after two periods, but Dawson Mercer scored a short-handed goal with 7:32 left in the third period to tie it at 3-3, setting the stage for Hischier's winner.

Connor Brown also had a short-handed goal for the Devils and Nico Daws made 27 saves.

Michael Amadio, Shane Pinto on the power play, and Fabian Zetterlund all scored in a roughly seven-minute span of the second period for the Senators, who had their four game win streak snapped.

Drake Batherson had an assist on Pinto's goal to move into 10th place on the franchise's career scoring list with 363 points. Marian Hossa is ninth with 390. Daniel Alfredsson is first with 1,108 career points with the team.

James Reimer made 26 saves for the Senators.

Hischier gave the Devils a 1-0 lead 5:12 into the game and also had an assist on Mercer's goal. Jack Hughes had two assists for the Devils including one on Hischier's winner.

Up next Senators: Host Toronto on Wednesday night to end the regular season.

Devils: Play at Boston on Tuesday night to end the regular season.

Regular Season Series

NJ wins series 2-1

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 5:12 Nico Hischier Goal (27) Wrist Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (22), Timo Meier (20)
Goal 1st Period 14:51 Connor Brown Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (49)
Goal 2nd Period 7:42 Michael Amadio Goal (15) Tip-In, assists: Artem Zub (25), Nick Cousins (14)
Goal 2nd Period 10:25 Shane Pinto Goal (23) Slap Shot, assists: Claude Giroux (33), Drake Batherson (38)
Goal 2nd Period 14:14 Fabian Zetterlund Goal (17) Wrist Shot, assists: none
Goal 3rd Period 12:28 Dawson Mercer Goal (20) Backhand, assists: Nico Hischier (38)
Goal 4th Period 3:18 Nico Hischier Goal (28) Backhand, assists: Jack Hughes (50), Dougie Hamilton (27)

Statistics

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9 Blocked Shots 7
16 Hits 12
8 Takeaways 2
30 Shots 30
1 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 4
25.0 Power Play Percentage 25.0
0 Short Handed Goals 2
0 Shootout Goals 0
32 Faceoffs Won 23
58.2 Faceoff Win Percent 41.8
11 Giveaways 23
4 Total Penalties 3
8 Penalty Minutes 8
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jonas Siegenthaler, D Out May 4
Brett Pesce, D Injured Reserve Apr 13
Jacob Markstrom, G Out Apr 10
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 9
Arseny Gritsyuk, RW Out Apr 2
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Ridly Greig, C Suspension May 4
Artem Zub, D Out Apr 27
Jake Sanderson, D Out Apr 24
Nick Jensen, D Injured Reserve Apr 14

Game Information

Prudential Center

Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514 | Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Buffalo 9 23 109 50
Tampa Bay 6 26 106 50
Montreal 10 24 106 48
Boston 10 27 100 45
Ottawa 11 27 99 44
Detroit 10 31 92 41
Florida 4 38 84 40
Toronto 14 36 78 32

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 7 22 113 53
Pittsburgh 16 25 98 41
Philadelphia 12 27 98 43
Washington 9 30 95 43
Columbus 12 30 92 40
NY Islanders 5 34 91 43
New Jersey 3 37 87 42
NY Rangers 9 39 77 34
Full Standings