The New Jersey Devils are coming off a 5-4 overtime loss to the New York Islanders and a stretch of nine games in 16 days, and a third game in four nights. The club is currently at its healthiest all year, with the recent return of Brett Pesce and Luke Hughes. Both defensemen have suited up in the last two games.

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The Devils are in a bit of a freefall, so a win against the rebuilding Anaheim Ducks is kind of mandatory tonight

NEWARK, NJ— On the second half of a back-to-back, the New Jersey Devils fell behind early to the Islanders and kept playing catchup until the very end. Three times the Devils worked their way back to a tie game before the two clubs played in overtime.

Bo Horvat scored the game-winner in overtime and Ilya Sorokin made 33 saves to lift the visiting New York Islanders to a 4-3 win over the New Jersey Devils on Friday.

Bo Horvat secures the overtime win for the Islanders off a nice pass from Mathew Barzal vs. the Devils.