Hischier scores in OT, lifts Devils past Predators
McCarron gave Nashville a 1-0 lead at 5:07 of the first period, scoring on a rebound from the slot.
“I was just going to the net hard and put my stick on the ice and it just hit my stick,” McCarron said. “We had to get to the net harder, which was really only one of a couple shifts that we had as a line where we went to the net hard and got rewarded. We got to do more of that, especially my line.”
Hamilton tied it 1-1 at 10:01 of the second period on a snap shot from the right circle. He has two goals and nine assists during his point streak.
Forsberg gave the Predators a 2-1 lead at 1:34 of the third period on a one-timer from low in the left circle off a pass from the point by Adam Wilsby.
“I think we had a couple moments in the game where we played great, and then moments where we’re allowing them kind of back into it,” Forsberg said. “It’s good that we’re getting points, but we need the two points.”
Bratt then tied it 2-2 at 10:42 when he scored an unassisted goal from the left post with Annunen sprawled on the ice.
“We talked when it was 1-1 going into the third … we wanted to come out strong and they got the 2-1 goal,” Markstrom said. “Our response from that was great. ‘Bratter’ is clutch when he gets opportunities like that and then our captain takes charge and gets two points for us.”
NOTES: Forsberg scored his 20th goal of the season to become the sixth Sweden-born player in NHL history with at least 10 career 20-goal seasons. … Hischier scored his eighth career overtime goal to tie Scott Niedermayer for the third most in Devils/Colorado Rockies/Kansas City Scouts history. He trails only Patrik Elias (16) and Jack Hughes (nine). … Devils rookie forward Arseny Gritsyuk, who had an assist, has five points (one goal, four assists) in his past five games. … New Jersey has gone 17-for-17 on the penalty kill over its past seven games after going 2-for-2 on Thursday. … Maxim Tsyplakov had no shots on goal and five hits in 8:18 of ice time in his Devils debut. New Jersey acquired the 27-year-old forward from the New York Islanders on Tuesday for forward Ondrej Palat, a third-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft and a sixth-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft.
