The New Jersey Devils opened the season with a 3-2 overtime win over the Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center on October 1, 2026.

Jack Hughes scored the winner with 1:37 left in overtime, finishing a give-and-go with Jesper Bratt after taking the puck off Travis Sanheim. Dougie Hamilton tied it unassisted in the second, and Luke Hughes (from Luke Evangelista) forced overtime at 9:44 of the third.

Flyers goals: Rasmus Ristolainen (Sanheim, Konecny) in the first, Travis Sanheim (Couturier) early in the third. Joseph Woll stopped 41 of 44. Jake Allen made 23 saves. Devils outshot Philadelphia 44-25. New Jersey is 1-0-0; the Flyers are 0-1-1 after a 7-0 home loss to Pittsburgh on Wednesday.

Full postgame reaction and breakdown from Devils Rink Report.

0:00 Welcome and Jack's stick toss

0:49 Shot volume and the process

2:29 Do they need a finisher?

4:51 Dougie Hamilton and secondary chances

6:39 Luke Hughes' goal and the No. 1 question

11:45 Jake Allen

13:17 Power play still gelling

16:24 Declan Chisholm's best game yet

18:01 Blue line by committee

20:50 Keefe: last year they lose this game

25:07 Chat: fun win, odd-man rushes, no trendy pick

31:26 Is this Luke's breakout year?

32:57 Mantha with Hughes and Bratt

38:51 Saturday starter and Chisholm's puck moving

41:22 Ice, falls, and more chat

43:54 Noesen, Glass, and the bottom six

46:25 Jack and the ringside comment

48:55 Every game, and sign-off

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