Hamilton nets two as Devils beat Sharks 3-1, extend 7-game streak

Dougie Hamilton scored twice on the power play and the New Jersey Devils beat the San Jose Sharks 3-1 on Friday night at Prudential Center in Newark, extending New Jersey's winning streak to seven games. Jake Allen stopped 16 of 17 shots as the Devils improved to 7-1 on the season, while the Sharks, who had played an overtime game the night before, fell to 1-4-2.

San Jose struck first when William Eklund converted a power-play chance 2:25 into the game, assisted by Macklin Celebrini, who had starred in the Sharks' 6-5 overtime win at Madison Square Garden on Thursday. New Jersey responded in the second period, however, when Hamilton tied it at 1-1 with a power-play goal 40 seconds into the frame and then gave the Devils the lead 9:08 into the period with another man-advantage tally. Connor Brown added an empty-net goal with 47 seconds remaining to seal the outcome.

The second period proved decisive. San Jose was held without a shot on goal in the middle frame and managed only seven shots over the final two periods, while New Jersey pressed the pace and limited the Sharks' chances. Yaroslav Askarov made a series of saves that kept the game competitive; game statistics show he...