The Devils made the Avalanche pay for the missed penalty. Arseny Gritsyuk made a great play on the wall to seal Lehkonen out of the play on the zone entry, and Timo Meier made some slick moves to the puck,

Hughes scored his second goal of the game and team-best eighth of the season to send New Jersey on its longest winning streak since early in the 2022-23 season.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Jack Hughes scored his second goal of the game at 1:53 of overtime to lift the New Jersey Devils to their eighth straight win, 4-3 against the Colorado Avalanche at Prudential Center on Sunday.

It was also one that the New Jersey Devils passed. For the first time since 1993, the Devils have won eight of their first nine games of the season after Jack Hughes’ overtime game-winner gave his team a 4-3 win over the Colorado Avalanche in a Sunday afternoon matinee at Prudential Center.

The New Jersey Devils face the Colorado Avalanche in an NHL game on Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025, at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

Jack Hughes scored two goals Sunday afternoon, including the game-winner with 3:07 left in overtime, as the streaking New Jersey Devils earned their eighth straight victory by beating the visiting Colorado Avalanche 4-3 in Newark,

The first-place Colorado Avalanche arrive in Boston for a Saturday afternoon matchup with the Bruins as one of just two teams left in the NHL with no regulation losses.

Some ski areas haven't even opened for the ski season, and the first skier-triggered avalanche has already occurred