VIDEO: Luke Hughes drove the entire field and sent the game between New Jersey and Columbus into overtime with a beautiful solo shot

New Jersey defeated Columbus 4:3 in overtime on Wednesday night, with Luke Hughes taking a lot of credit for the Devils’ win. He scored a great individual goal to give his team the extra time. Timo Meier then completed the feat.

Jake Bean opened the scoring at 06:39 to give Columbus the lead. Ondrej Palat, who was part of a successful night for the Czechs in the NHL, tied the game about three minutes later.

Palat scored for the first time since December 8, when he scored against Seattle and contributed to a 2-1 win. And this time he also contributed significantly to the New Jersey victory.

However, about halfway through the second period, Columbus took the lead again thanks to Justin Danforth, this time assisted by Czech defenseman David Jiříček.

After the second period, both teams went into the locker room with the score 1:2 in favor of Columbus. The fans at the Prudential Center saw the tie four minutes and nine seconds before the final buzzer. Twenty-two-year-old Canadian forward Dawson Mercer scored after a pass from Simon Nemec.

But the Blue Jackets managed to score another goal after about a minute and a half. Yegor Chinakhov scored to make it 3:2 for Columbus. And a minute later, the game changed again. Twenty-year-old American defender Luke Hughes scored after a beautiful individual goal to make it 3:3.

Hughes tied the game, Meier finished the job

After Hughes equalised at 3:3, no more goals were scored in normal time. The fate of the game between New Jersey and Columbus had to be decided in overtime, in which the home team was more successful.

After two minutes and twelve seconds, Switzerland’s Timo Meier scored the decisive goal. The Devils celebrated their second win in a row in front of their fans, but they are currently in tenth place in the Eastern Conference with 38 points.

However, the table is so balanced that they are only four points behind third-placed Florida. Hughes scored for the first time since December 9, when he contributed an assist in a 4-2 win over Calgary.

Source: NHL, Twitter