Hamilton scores in OT again, Devils rally past Golden Knights

Dougie Hamilton scored in overtime for the second straight game, and the New Jersey Devils rallied for a 3-2 win against the Vegas Golden Knights at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, on Tuesday.

Hamilton won it at 3:54 with a one-timer from between the face-off circles off a pass from Jack Hughes in a battle at the right wall after he tied the game 2-2 from above the right circle with 1:10 remaining in the third period.
He also scored in overtime to give New Jersey a 2-1 win against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday.
"Great play by Jack, and he just laid it on a platter for me," Hamilton said.

Ondrej Palat scored, and Hughes and Jesper Bratt each had two assists for the Devils (31-12-4), who are 7-0-1 in their past eight games. Vitek Vanecek made 28 saves and is 8-0-0 in his past eight starts.
"We're competing," Vanecek said. "We're scoring goals, playing good [defense], defense is blocking the shots. Trying to do everything for the win."
Ben Hutton and William Karlsson scored for the Golden Knights (29-17-3), who have lost six of eight (2-5-1). Logan Thompson made 33 saves.
"They score in the first four minutes of the game and the last minute, so that's on me," Thompson said. "I've got to be better."

Palat gave New Jersey a 1-0 lead at 3:58 of the first period when he took a shot from the edge of the right circle that deflected off the stick of Vegas defenseman Kaedan Korczak and over Thompson's glove.
It was Palat's first goal since returning from a groin injury on Jan. 5 after missing 32 games.
"It feels pretty good," Palat said. "I had a couple of chances in those previous games, but it just feels good to contribute and score."
Hutton tied it 1-1 with a wrist shot from the left circle at 12:00 of the second period, and Karlsson made it 2-1 at 14:51 when he poked in a loose puck behind Vanecek.
The Devils outshot the Golden Knights 4-0 in overtime.
"I haven't been good in my last 10 games," Thompson said. "I've got to start winning hockey [games]. That's what I'm here to do, and I haven't done my job. I can make the save on all those goals."

NOTES: Hamilton has 13 goals and moved into a tie with Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche for third among defensemen; Erik Karlsson of the San Jose Sharks leads with 15. … Hughes reached 60 points in his 47th game, the fewest in Devils/Scouts/Rockies history to reach the mark. The previous record was 52 (four times). Hughes has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in a six-game point streak. … Hischier assisted on Palat's goal to extend his point streak to seven games (three goals, five assists). … The Golden Knights lost for the second time when leading after two periods (18-1-1). … Vegas forward Jonathan Marchessault had an assist to extend his road point streak to six games (four goals, four assists). … Golden Knights forward Brett Howden played 11:29 in his first game since Nov. 23 after being activated off long-term injured reserve (lower body).