Ottawa: Jaromir Jagr scored a power-play goal 3:39 into overtime as the New Jersey Devils beat the Ottawa Senators 3-2 on an emotional Saturday in Canada’s capital.
It was the Senators’ first game since the shooting death of Cpl Nathan Cirillo at the National War Memorial on Wednesday. A touching tribute took place prior to puck drop as players and fans united to commemorate the loss of Cirillo and Warrant Officer Patrice Vincent, who was killed in a hit-and-run attack on Monday near Montreal.
Marek Zidlicky and Damon Severson also scored for the Devils, who snapped a four-game winless streak. Cory Schneider had 33 saves.
Alex Chiasson and Bobby Ryan scored for the Senators, who had won four in a row. Robin Lehner made 26 stops in front of a sellout crowd of 19,266.
Ryan’s power-play goal midway through the third tied it at 2, but Jagr’s second goal of the season sent New Jersey home with the victory.
Sidney Crosby had a goal and two assist to help Pittsburgh hand Nashville its first loss in regulation. The Predators were the last NHL team to lose in regulation this season.
Evgeni Malkin and Pascal Dupuis also scored for Pittsburgh, which snapped a two-game losing streak. Marc-Andre Fleury made 25 saves for his first shutout of the season and 29th of his career.
Pekka Rinne had 23 saves for Nashville.
Jaden Schwartz, Ryan Reaves and Dmitrij Jaskin scored as St Louis stopped a two-game losing streak.
The Blues had scored just once in losing back-to-back games to Anaheim and Vancouver.
Patrick Sharp and Kris Versteeg scored for the Blackhawks, who have dropped two straight in regulation, falling again after losing in Nashville on Thursday. Antti Raanta, subbing for injured starter Corey Crawford, made 28 saves for Chicago. Brian Elliott had 22 stops for St Louis.
The Blackhawks eliminated the Blues in a physical playoff series in April.
