NEWARK, NJ - For the second straight game, the Devils entered overtime. But unlike their previous outing, the Devils escaped this time with two points.
Stefan Noesen scored the winner on a power play as the Devils defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning, 3-2, in overtime at Prudential Center Saturday night.
With 1:01 remaining on a power play in overtime and after taking a timeout, the Devils went with a four-forward look of Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and Stefan Noesen. And it paid off with Noesen scoring the winner.
"The way they saw it, they were attacking Bratt and those guys high and there was some space underneath the net," Noesen said. "Get ready down there, try to weasel your way in there. Got a lucky bounce. ... It went over the one guys stick. I just tried to get it up."
"Just watching the first portion of the (power play) it felt like we needed to get Noesen on the inside and at the net, have more activity at the crease," head coach Sheldon Keefe said. "It felt like there would be opportunities for the puck to get inside and Noes is the guy, he does it so well, better than most in the league. With four forwards, I didn't want to take off the other three. The process of elimination, you get four forwards.
"It wasn't something we were considering at the start, but we recognized we could use Noes' presence there."
Ondrej Palat and Jack Hughes scored in regulation for the Devils.
The Devils have now won six straight games at home.
Victor Hedman and Nikita Kucherov notched the Bolts’ two goals.