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Olympic hero Jack Hughes scores in OT to lift the Devils over the Flyers 3-2

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Merrill, E. (2026, October 2). Olympic hero Jack Hughes scores in OT to lift the Devils over the Flyers 3-2. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/olympic-hero-jack-hughes-scores-in-ot-to-lift-the-devils-over-the-flyers-3-2/article_ffaf08fd-8f9a-5544-b518-18dc825124d4.html

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Jack Hughes scored the winning goal in overtime with a wrist shot, helping the New Jersey Devils defeat the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 on Thursday night. This game marked the Devils’ home opener and featured contributions from defensemen, as all four regulation goals were scored by them. Hughes, an Olympic gold medalist who led Team USA, had missed significant time last season due to injury but returned with a strong performance, scoring the decisive goal and assisting his brother Luke on another tying goal.

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On Thursday night, Jack Hughes scored with 1:37 left in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 3-2 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers. Hughes, who helped lead Team USA to Olympic gold last winter and was the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft, tallied his goal on a wrist shot assisted by Jesper Bratt. The Devils’ win came in their home opener at Newark, New Jersey. Joseph Woll stopped 41 shots for Philadelphia while Jake Allen made 23 saves for the Devils. All four goals during regulation were scored by defensemen, with Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen scoring for the Flyers, and Dougie Hamilton tying it up earlier in the third period.

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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jack Hughes scored with 1:37 left in overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Thursday night. asserted

Hughes → score → night

Hughes scored on a wrist shot with an assist from Jesper Bratt in New Jersey’s home opener. asserted

Hughes → score → opener

Hughes, who led Team USA to the gold medal at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics last winter, led New Jersey with 77 points last season and ranked second with 27 goals despite missing 21 games with a hand injury. asserted

who → lead → injury

The Devils went 8-13-0 without Hughes, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2019 draft. asserted

Devils → go → draft

His brother Luke tied the game at 2-all with a snapshot at 9:44 of the third period from Luke Evangelista. asserted

brother → tie → Evangelista

Joseph Woll, who was acquired in an offseason trade with Toronto, stopped 41 shots for Philadelphia. asserted

who → acquire → Philadelphia

Jake Allen made 23 saves for the Devils. asserted

Allen → make → Devils

All four goals in regulation were scored by defensemen. asserted

goals → score → defensemen

The Flyers, who suffered a 7-0 home loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday night, got goals from Travis Sanheim and Rasmus Ristolainen. asserted

who → suffer → Sanheim

Sanheim provided the Flyers with a 2-1 lead on a slap shot from Sean Couturier early in the final period. asserted

Sanheim → provide → period

Dougie Hamilton tied it at 1-1 for New Jersey with a shot from the point that deflected off the left post at 17:59 of the second period. asserted

that → tie → period

Playing in his 306th game with New Jersey, he became the second fastest defenseman after Scott Stevens to record 200 points with the franchise. asserted

he → play → franchise

It took Stevens 250 games. asserted

It → take → games

Ristolainen gave the Flyers a 1-0 lead when he redirected a shot from the point by Sanheim midway through the first period. asserted

he → give → period

The Devils returned their top eight scorers from last season when they finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division at 42-37-3 (87 points). asserted

they → return → 42

Up Next The Flyers host Carolina on Saturday. asserted

Flyers → host → Saturday

The Devils visit the New York Islanders on Saturday. asserted

Devils → visit → Saturday

Olympic hero Jack Hughes scores in OT to lift the Devils over the Flyers 3-2

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