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Red Wings vs.Devils

Red Wings 4, Devils 5 (/OT)

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Home matchup

DETVSNJ

6:00 PM ET

Little Caesars Arena

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WhenTue, Oct 13 · 6:00 PM ET

WhereLittle Caesars Arena

OpponentNew Jersey Devils

ContextNHL

NHL scores · All scores · New Jersey Devils · Detroit Red Wings

Game Summary

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.