Devils 5, Red Wings 4 on October 13, 2026
Detroit Red Wings hosts New Jersey Devils at Little Caesars Arena. Final/OT.
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- Emmitt Finnie (2)
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (2)
- Alex DeBrincat (3)
- Alex DeBrincat (4)
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Recap
On October 13, 2026, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Detroit Red Wings 5-4 in overtime at Little Caesars Arena. Jack Hughes finished a breakaway at 1:19 of overtime after Jesper Bratt took advantage of a Lucas Raymond turnover and beat John Gibson blocker side.
Hughes added two assists, and Bratt had a goal and two assists. Evan Rodrigues and Anthony Mantha each had a goal and an assist, and Jake Allen made 23 saves for New Jersey, which improved to 3-3-0.
Alex DeBrincat scored twice and had an assist for Detroit, which fell to 1-3-2. His linemates Michael Brandsegg-Nygard and Emmitt Finnie each had a goal and an assist. Rodrigues opened the scoring at 6:07 of the first, and Finnie tied it at 18:35 before Brandsegg-Nygard put Detroit ahead 2-1 early in the second.
Mantha evened it 2-2 at 7:03, Nico Hischier scored on the power play for a 3-2 Devils lead, and DeBrincat answered twice to force overtime. Hughes also scored in overtime in New Jersey's season opener, and Hischier moved into a tie for third on the franchise goals list with 202.
Scoring
New Jersey Devils won 5–4 at Little Caesars Arena.
Who scored
- Evan Rodrigues Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Stefan Noesen (1), Anthony Mantha (1)
- Emmitt Finnie Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Michael Brandsegg-Nygård (3), Anton Johansson (1)
- Michael Brandsegg-Nygård Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Emmitt Finnie (1), Alex DeBrincat (4)
- Anthony Mantha Goal (1) Snap Shot, assists: Dawson Mercer (1), Evan Rodrigues (1)
- Nico Hischier Goal (3) Tip-In, assists: Jesper Bratt (4), Jack Hughes (5)
- Alex DeBrincat Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Axel Sandin-Pellikka (1), Justin Faulk (2)
- Jesper Bratt Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jonas Siegenthaler (1), Jack Hughes (6)
- Alex DeBrincat Goal (4) Snap Shot, assists: Moritz Seider (3), Ben Chiarot (1)
- Jack Hughes Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (5)
Goalies
- Jake Allen stopped 23 of 27 for New Jersey Devils.
- John Gibson stopped 32 of 37 for Detroit Red Wings.
Jack Hughes Goal (2) Snap Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (5) That made the score 5–4 in the OT, and New Jersey Devils stayed ahead.