Simon Nemec went from a healthy scratch in Game 1 to scoring the winning goal in double overtime of Game 3 to give the Devils new life in their series against the Hurricanes.

Devils defenseman Simon Nemec got to live every hockey player’s childhood dream. In (double) overtime of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, Nemec got to become the hero of the night. He scored the game-winning goal in the Devils’ 3-2 against the Game 3 of the first-round series on Friday,

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.