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Devils 5, Islanders 4 (OT, Nov. 7): Rivalry Intensifies on Long Island | Recap
Devils 5, Islanders 4 (OT, Nov. 7): Rivalry Intensifies on Long Island | Recap
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ELMONT, N.Y. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders brought the bad blood in a physical Metropolitan Division rivalry matchup Saturday at UBS Arena.

Anthony Duclair scored at 15:06 of the first with a wrist shot for a 1-0 Islanders lead. Simon Holmstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau assisted. Ilya Sorokin started in net for New York against Jake Allen of the Devils.

Evan Rodrigues tied it at 15:23 with a wrist shot. Anthony Mantha assisted.

Matthew Schaefer scored at 17:14 with a wrist shot to give the Islanders a 2-1 lead. Bo Horvat and Emil Heineman assisted.

Declan Chisholm scored at 4:42 of the second with a wrist shot to tie the game 2-2. Jesper Bratt and Arseny Gritsyuk assisted.

Holmstrom scored at 5:08 with a wrist shot for a 3-2 Islanders lead. Kyle Palmieri and Horvat assisted.

Ondrej Palat was called for interference at 8:29, drawn by Brett Pesce. Victor Eklund scored at 11:54 with a poke to make it 4-2. Tony DeAngelo and Brayden Schenn assisted.

Matthew Schaefer and Logan Stanley were assessed roughing penalties at 19:27, with Stanley also taking a slashing minor. Pesce was called for roughing at the same time, drawn by Stanley. Nico Hischier drew the slashing call on Stanley.

Shots heavily favored the Devils 32-14 through 40 minutes.

Luke Evangelista broke a four-game pointless streak, scoring at 6:08 of the third period to make it a 4-3 game. Pesce and Hischier assisted.

Holmstrom took a holding penalty on Mantha at 11:08. Adam Pelech then took a high-sticking penalty on Mantha at 12:35, giving the Devils a 33-second 5-on-3.

The Holmstrom penalty expired. Yet, Dougie Hamilton scored at 13:41 on the power play to tie the game at four. Jack Hughes and Evangelista assisted.

Regulation ended knotted at four and overtime was required.

Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway in overtime to secure the Devils’ fourth win in a row.

Allen made 19 saves on 23 shots to secure his sixth win of the season. Sorokin 45 saves on 50 shots.

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