Devils edge Coyotes 5-4 behind Nico Hischier’s OT winner

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Nico Hischier scored 23 seconds into overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.

Jesper Boqvist scored twice, Timo Meier had a goal in his Devils debut and Damon Severson had a goal and an assist. Dougie Hamilton and Erik Haula each had two assists, and Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 shots as New Jersey extended its point streak to five games (4-0-1) and stayed two points behind first-place Carolina in the Metropolitan Division.

Jack McBain had a goal and an assist, and Nick Schmaltz, Zack Kassian and Matias Maccelli also scored for the Coyotes. Juuso Valimaki had two assists and Connor Ingram finished with 35 saves.

In the extra period, Hischier scored on a drive from the right side to beat Ingram after the Coyotes had rallied to tie the score on McBain’s goal with 2 minutes left in regulation.

Meier, acquired from San Jose in a blockbuster trade that involved nine players and four draft picks last Sunday, backhanded a rebound past Ingram at 9:09 of the first period. It was his 32nd goal of the season.

Maccelli tied it 1:10 later on a pass from Victor Soderstrom for his fifth goal.

New Jersey regained the lead with 1:42 left in the opening period when Boqvist scored his first of the night.

The Coyotes outshot the Devils 15-12 in the period and had several chances to score, the best being when Valimaki hit the right post on the only power play of the period.

Severson, who assisted on Boqvist’s goal, scored from the point on the Devils’ first power play at 4:44 of the second to push the lead to 3-1. It was his fifth.

Kassian scored his second goal of the season from the slot with 3:37 left in the middle period to get the Coyotes within one.

Boqvist scored his second of the game…