Cammalleri's 2nd of game lifts Devils past Predators in OT
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Michael Cammalleri's second goal of the game with 18 seconds remaining on the clock in overtime capped New Jersey's comeback from three goals down in the third period and gave the Devils a 5-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Taylor Hall took a pass from Cammalleri and brought the puck up the right side into the offensive zone on a 2-on-1 break, passed it back to Cammalleri cutting up the middle and he fired it past Predators goalie Pekka Rinne.
Cammalleri started the Devils' comeback from a 4-1 deficit after two as he fired a rebound into an open net 25 seconds into the third.
Andy Greene pulled New Jersey within one 30 seconds later and Adam Henrique tied it with a power-play goal through Rinne's legs with 7:23 remaining.
Hall had a goal and two assists, Travis Zajac also had two assists and Green added one for the Devils, who were 0-4-2 in their previous six road games. Keith Kincaid stopped 38 shots to improve to 3-1-2.
Kevin Fiala had two goals and P.K. Subban and Roman Josi also scored for the Predators, who fell to 9-1-2 at home. Rinne, a five-time All-Star, gave up five goals on 22 shots.
New Jersey evened its record to 6-6 in games beyond regulation, and Nashville fell to 0-4.
Fiala gave the Predators a 1-0 lead when Matt Irwin's point shot appeared to bounce off him into the net with 3:46 left in the first.
Hall tied it 1:17 later when he swatted a rebound out of the air past Rinne.
Nashville went back ahead on Subban's wrist shot from the slot with 39 seconds left in the opening period. Five of Subban's six goals have come at home.
Fiala's second goal increased the Predators lead to 3-1 on a tic-tac-toe play from Craig Smith and Mike Ribeiro at 6:02 of the second period.
Josi extended the Predators' advantage to 4-1 when he blasted a one-timer from just inside the center of blue line past Kinkaid with 5:29 left in the second.
NOTES: The Predators claimed LW Reid Boucher off waivers after he was released by the Devils the previous day. ... Nashville called up RW Mikka Salomaki and D Adam Pardy from its AHL affiliate in Milwaukee.
UP NEXT
Devils: Host Vancouver on Tuesday night.
Predators: Host Philadelphia on Sunday in the back end of the Predators' fourth back-to-back set of the season.
