NEWARK, N.J. — William Karlsson scored twice, including his team-leading 13th goal, but the Golden Knights couldn’t hold off the hard-charging New Jersey Devils and lost 5-4 in overtime on Friday at Prudential Center.
Nico Hischier notched the winner 41 seconds into overtime, and New Jersey’s Brett Seney had the tying goal with 5:05 remaining in regulation when the Knights knocked the puck into their own net after a scramble in the crease.
The Knights lost for the first time when leading after two periods (12-1-0).
Alex Tuch, Karlsson and William Carrier scored in the opening 9:23 of the first period to chase New Jersey goaltender Cory Schneider.