The New Jersey Devils saw their eight-game home winning streak come to a heartbreaking end Monday night, November 10, 2025, falling 3-2 in overtime to the New York Islanders at a sold-out Prudential Center. The defeat drops the Devils’ record to 11-4-1, though they remain atop the Metropolitan Division, holding a slim lead over Carolina in both the division and Eastern Conference standings.
The Devils entered the three-game homestand last week riding a wave of momentum. Thursday’s contest against the Montreal Canadiens required a late goal from Timo Meier and overtime heroics from Jesper Bratt just to pull out a 4-3 win. On Saturday, they edged the Pittsburgh Penguins 2-1 in a shootout, with goaltender Jake Allen making key stops and Paul Cotter converting the deciding attempt.
Monday’s game, however, proved a different story. Simon Nemec tied the contest with a blistering slap shot from the point with just 4.7 seconds left in regulation, sending the crowd of 16,514 into a frenzy. Their excitement was short-lived. Just 1 minute and 17 seconds into overtime, Jonathan Drouin threaded a pass through Luke Hughes to Mat Barzal, who finished the play to secure the Islanders’ 3-2 victory, ending New Jersey’s impressive home run.
It was a challenging night for Luke Hughes. Despite earning an early assist on Meier’s opening goal, Hughes was on the ice for all three Islander scores and directly contributed to two. In the second period, a miscue led to Bo Horvat scoring the Islanders’ first goal, tying the game at 1-1. Later, Kyle Palmieri capitalized on a deflection in front of Jacob Markstrom to put New York ahead 2-1, setting the stage for Nemec’s last-second equalizer and ultimately Barzal’s overtime winner.
Both goaltenders delivered strong performances. Islanders netminder Ilya Sorokin stopped 33 of 35 shots, including a critical stretch in the third period when the Devils mounted repeated offensive surges. Markstrom was solid in net as well, recording 21 saves and making multiple key poke checks, though he could not prevent the Islanders from finishing with the win.
Despite the loss, the Devils found some positives. The team snapped a power-play drought, converting a goal thanks to Meier and Bratt—their first successful man-advantage attempt since October 30. Every point remains valuable as New Jersey continues to build one of the franchise’s strongest starts in recent memory.
The Devils now head out on a five-game road trip. Their next challenge comes Wednesday night against the Chicago Blackhawks, who are third in the Central Division with an 8-5-3 record. Following that, New Jersey faces Washington, Tampa Bay, Florida, and Philadelphia before returning home to host the Detroit Red Wings during Thanksgiving week. Fans can expect the team to regroup and lean on their talented roster to maintain momentum on the road.
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