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BERN Washington Capitals Hats Authentic , Switzerland (AP) — Taylor Hall’s goal with 1:03 left in overtime lifted the New Jersey Devils to a 3-2 win over SC Bern of the Swiss National League on Monday.The game was part of the NHL’s Global Series Challenge. Edmonton will conclude the exhibition season Wednesday when it meets Kolner Haie in Cologne, Germany.New Jersey and Edmonton will meet Saturday in Gothenburg, Sweden, in the season opener for both teams.Andy Greene and Ben Lovejoy also scored for the Devils, and Keith Kinkaid played the entire game in goal for New Jersey, which finished the exhibition season with a 2-2-2 record.Simon Moser and Mark Arcobello scored for SC Bern, while Leonardo Genoni played the entire game in goal.The game was an exhibition, even though SC Bern has begun league play.Late in overtime, Sami Vatanen picked off a pass in the defensive zone and sprung Hall with a headman pass. The reigning Hart Trophy winner carried the puck into the offensive zone, and then split two defenders before beating Genoni stick side for the game-winning goal.Hall’s goal was the third and final time New Jersey led in the game.Greene, the Devils captain, opened the scoring with a snap shot from the slot 5:55 into the game, a few moments after Kinkaid kept the puck out of the New Jersey net during a pileup in the crease.Moser drew SC Bern even 25 seconds into the second period. Lovejoy’s slapshot with 7:02 left in the period put New Jersey ahead again.Arcobello tied it with 2:08 left in regulation. Arcobello, who played for Edmonton Custom Washington Capitals Jerseys , Nashville, Pittsburgh, Arizona and Toronto in the NHL before signing with SC Bern, snapped a shot from the slot that beat Kinkaid to the far side.The game, played at PostFinance Arena, SC Bern’s home rink, marked a homecoming for New Jersey’s Nico Hischier and Mirco Mueller. Hischier, the first overall pick in the 2017 draft, is from Brig, Switzerland, while Mueller is from Winterthur, Switzerland. When the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Florida Panthers on Saturday neither team will be entering the game in a particularly good mood.The Leafs were routed 4-1 on Thursday by the host Tampa Bay Lightning, and the Panthers were thrashed that same night 5-1 by the host Minnesota Wild.The Panthers (11-13-6) seemed particularly upset with their performance on Thursday as well as their overall play this season.Article continues below ...“We were a few mistakes from being in the game,” said Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad www.officialhockeyjetsshop.com , whose team is in last place in the Atlantic Division with 28 points. “I don’t know what needs to change. But we will figure it out at some point — we need to.”Panthers coach Bob Boughner called out his best player, Aleksander Barkov, who centers Florida’s top line and is the team captain.“I thought Barkov’s line looked slow all game,” Boughner said. “They looked like they had heavy legs. Sometimes you want them to play through it and figure it out — but they never did.”Meanwhile, the Leafs, who are 1-2-0 on this road trip, seemed more frustrated than disappointed by their play on Thursday. They were stymied by Lightning goalie Andrei Vasilevskiy — who made 48 saves — but they were pleased with their play overall.The Leafs (21-10-1) went 0-for-6 on the power play, for example, despite creating some good chances.“Close doesn’t cut it in this league,” said Leafs center John Tavares, whose team is second in the Atlantic Division with 43 points. “We did a lot of good things, but we have to find a way to put more than one puck into the back of the net.”Perhaps the Leafs will get a lift on Saturday when left winger Zach Hyman is expected to return to face the Panthers after he served a two-game NHL suspension for his hit on Boston Bruins defenseman Charles McAvoy.“The play is out there (on video), and everybody can interpret it the way they want,” Hyman told The Toronto Sun. “It’s the first time I’ve gone through that (league suspension). Hopefully Winnipeg Jets T-Shirts Authentic , I never have to go through it again.“I play hard. I play the way I play. I’m doing my job. … I’m just getting ready for Saturday.”The Panthers, after losing with backup goalie James Reimer on Thursday, are expected to go back to starter Roberto Luongo on Saturday. Reimer is 5-7-3 with a 3.47 goals-against average (GAA) and an .889 save percentage. Luongo is 5-5-1 with a 3.04 GAA and a .904 save percentage. Toronto will likely go with starting goalie Frederik Andersen (17-9-0, 2.50 GAA, .925 save percentage). The backup goalie is Garret Sparks (4-1-1, 2.84 GAA, .913 save percentage).Tavares leads the Leafs with 19 goals and is second with 33 points. Right winger Mitch Marner leads Toronto with 35 assists and with 41 points. Center Auston Matthews has 16 goals and 11 assists in just 18 games and leads Toronto with six power-play scores.Leafs defenseman Morgan Rielly leads the power play in assists with 11 and is the team’s third-leading scorer overall with 33 points. Toronto’s top defensive defenseman is Nikita Zaitsev, who has a team-high 73 blocks and is second on the team with 53 hits.For the Panthers, winger Jonathan Huberdeau leads the team in assists and points 36. Winger Mike Hoffman leads Florida with 15 goals.Florida’s power-play quarterback is Keith Yandle, who leads the team with 15 power-play assists. He has 28 points, tops among Panthers defensemen.