National Hockey League
New Jersey 4, San Jose 3
When: 4:00 PM ET, Monday, January 16, 2023
Where: SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose, California
Referees: Kendrick Nicholson, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Andrew Smith
Attendance: 13293

Tomas Tatar scored the lone shootout goal to lift visiting New Jersey to a 4-3 win over the host San Jose Sharks on Monday, extending the Devils' NHL-record run in road games to open the season.

Jack Hughes' goal with 10 seconds left in regulation sent the game into overtime. Nico Hischier had a goal and an assist, Ryan Graves scored and Jesper Bratt had two assists for the Devils, who have won five straight.

Erik Karlsson and Timo Meier each had a goal and an assist, Nick Bonino scored and Michael Eyssimont added two assists for the Sharks, who lost for the fifth time in their past six games (1-3-2).

Vitek Vanecek had 29 saves for the Devils, who extended their NHL record after becoming the first team in league history to win 17 of their first 20 road games with a 5-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday.

The Devils tied the game at two just 11 seconds into the third period. Ondrej Palat slipped a pass to Hischier, who wristed a shot past goalie James Reimer.

The Sharks took a 3-2 lead when Vanecek failed to make a clean save of Eyssimont's shot, enabling Bonino to wrist the rebound into the back of the net with 14:04 to play.

But Hughes tied the game with 10 seconds left when his wrist shot from the point off a pass from Dougie Hamilton deflected off Karlsson's stick and past Reimer to send the game into overtime.

Reimer made 38 saves for the Sharks, who were outshot 41-32.

The Devils needed just 29 seconds to take a 1-0 lead, with Graves scoring off assists from Yegor Sharangovich and Hischier.

The teams were sent to their locker rooms for the first intermission with 3:59 left in the period because of a fractured kickplate, which protects the edge of the rink's liner that extends above the ice, behind the Sharks' goal. The teams returned to play out the first period before immediately starting the second.

Meier tied the game at a goal apiece off assists from Eyssimont and Karlsson with 3:16 left in the opening period.

Karlsson's power-play goal gave the Sharks a 2-1 lead with just four seconds left in the opening period.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
New Jersey   San Jose
Nico Hischier 2 Points Erik Karlsson 2
Nico Hischier 1 Goals Erik Karlsson 1
Jesper Bratt 2 Assists Michael Eyssimont 2
N/A Power Play Goals Erik Karlsson 1
N/A Short Handed Goals N/A
Vitek Vanecek .906 Save Percentage James Reimer .927
Vitek Vanecek 29 Saves James Reimer 38
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Shots Goals Power Play Penalty Kill Penalty Mins Face Offs Won
New Jersey 41 4 0-1 2-3 8 24
San Jose 32 3 1-3 1-1 4 29
Upcoming Games
  • San Jose will play their next game at home against Dallas. The Sharks have a W/L % of .231 after a win and .312 after a loss.
  • New Jersey will play their next game on the road against Seattle. The Devils have a W/L % of .724 after a win and .533 after a loss.