Simon Nemec scores the game winner in double overtime for the Devils in a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 on Friday night.

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Friday night in Game 3 of the first-round playoff series. Nico Hischier and Dawson Mercer scored in regulation for New Jersey and Jacob Markstrom had 25 saves.

After a goalless second period, Dawson Mercer quickly doubled the Devils lead at 1:20 of the third period. Seth Jarvis scored a power-play goal with a snapshot at 6:11 of the third to bring Carolina within one. Sebastian Aho scored a second power-play goal to tie the game and send it to sudden-death overtime. As Nico Hischier said: It’s a series.