NEWARK, N.J. — Aside from sleeping in past the first minute of play, the Penguins were more than primed for their matinee meet-up with the Devils. What they weren’t prepared for was puck luck working against them.
Dougie Hamilton scored a power-play goal in overtime to nullify an otherwise valiant effort by the Penguins as Pittsburgh was outlasted by New Jersey in a 2-1 overtime loss on the road Sunday afternoon at the Prudential Center.
Jack Hughes commenced the afternoon’s scoring with his team-leading 30th goal of the season past Tristan Jarry 56 seconds into the contest, which moved him into a three-way tie with Alex Ovechkin and Bo Horvat for sixth-most in the NHL. Hughes stopped on a dime from one of the face-off dots before roofing a snipe on Jarry’s glove side.
