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 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.

Simon Nemec scored 2:36 into the second overtime Friday night for the New Jersey Devils, who got back into their Eastern Conference first-round series with a 3-2 win over the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 3 at Newark,