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, N.J.

Hughes missed a shot moments before Simon Nemec picked off Cole Makar's pass intended for Martin Necas. Nemec dished to Hughes, who shuffled the puck at point-blank range before sending the puck over the right shoulder of Trent Miner as Makar tried unsuccessfully to get into the shooting lane.

Hughes also scored in the first while Arseny Gritsyuk and Connor Brown also scored for the Devils, whose winning streak is their longest since a franchise record-tying 13-game run from Oct. 25 through Nov. 21, 2022. Goalie Jake Allen made 21 saves.

Valeri Nichushki

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