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
Brett Pesce, D Injured Reserve Apr 13
Jacob Markstrom, G Out Apr 10
Luke Hughes, D Out Apr 9
Ottawa Senators Ottawa Senators Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
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 50 23 109 9
Tampa Bay 50 26 106 6
Montreal 48 24 106 10
Boston 45 27 100 10
Ottawa 44 27 99 11
Detroit 41 31 92 10
Florida 40 38 84 4
Toronto 32 36 78 14

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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