New Jersey Devils at Calgary Flames

· National Hockey League

New Jersey Devils

25-22-2

Final
2 - 1

Calgary Flames

21-23-5

Simon Nemec scores in OT to lift the Devils past the Flames, 2-1

New Jersey Devils vs. Calgary Flames: Game Highlights

Nemec took a backhand pass from Jack Hughes and beat goalie Devin Cooley from close range.

Jacob Markstrom made 21 saves to help New Jersey rebound from a 4-1 home loss to Carolina on Saturday night for its third victory in four games.

Dawson Mercer opened the scoring for New Jersey at 7:51 of the second period, and Nazem Kadri tied it at 9:44 of the period. Rookie Matvei Gridin got his first NHL assist on Kadri's goal.

Cooley stopped 29 shots. The Flames had won two in a row.

Devils defenseman Luke Hughes left in the second period after appearing to be shaken up during a puck battle along the boards.

Defenseman Zach Whitecloud made his Calgary debut after being acquired from Vegas on Sunday along with two draft picks and a prospect in a trade that sent longtime Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson to the Golden Knights. Whitecloud had two shots and three blocked shots in 22:33.

Up next Devils: At Edmonton on Tuesday night.

Flames: Host Pittsburgh On Wednesday night.

Regular Season Series

NJ leads series 1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal	2nd Period 7:51	Dawson Mercer Goal (13) Tip-In, assists: Dougie Hamilton (10), Jonas Siegenthaler (6)
Goal	2nd Period 9:44	Nazem Kadri Goal (9) Slap Shot, assists: Kevin Bahl (8), Matvei Gridin (1)
Goal	4th Period 1:18	Simon Nemec Goal (8) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (20), Jesper Bratt (26)

Statistics

NJ		CGY
11	Blocked Shots	14
16	Hits	22
4	Takeaways	3
32	Shots	22
0	Power Play Goals	0
2	Power Play Opportunities	4
0.0	Power Play Percentage	0.0
0	Short Handed Goals	0
0	Shootout Goals	0
29	Faceoffs Won	16
64.4	Faceoff Win Percent	35.6
15	Giveaways	18
4	Total Penalties	2
8	Penalty Minutes	4