New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat (18) celebrates with teammates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New Jersey Devils left wing Ondrej Palat (18) celebrates after scoring during the second period of an NHL hockey game against Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
New Jersey Devils centre Cody Glass, upper right, celebrates after scoring during the first period of an NHL hockey game against Montreal Canadiens, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Montreal Canadiens right wing Brendan Gallagher (11) shoots the puck during the first period of an NHL hockey game against New Jersey Devils, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) protect the net from New Jersey Devils centre Luke Glendening (14) during the first period of an NHL hockey game, Thursday, Nov. 6, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Jesper Bratt scored on a breakaway 1:33 into overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Thursday night.
Ondrej Palat and Timo Meir each had a goal, and Cody Glass also scored in for New Jersey, which got its second win in five games after winning eight straight. Jacob Markstrom stopped 16 shots.
Kirby Dach, Jake Evans and Oliver Kapanen scored for Montreal, and Noah Dobson had two assists. Jakub Dobes finished with 24 saves as the Canadiens lost their second straight and had their four-game (3-0-1) point streak snapped.
In the extra period, Bratt stole the puck, raced up the ice, skated in on Dobes and put a backhander through his pads for the win.
With Markstrom pulled for an extra skater, Meier tied it for New Jersey from the side of the net with 1:10 remaining in regulation off a furious scramble in front.
Kapanen put the Canadiens ahead as he scored on on a rebound with 9:27 remaining.
Evans tied the score 2-all just 59 seconds into the third, into the right corner of the net as Markstrom failed to block it off with his pad.
Palat gave the Devils a 2-1 lead with his first goal of the season at 8:05 of the second. Simon Nemec got the rebound off his own shot from the right side and sent a backhanded pass back to Palat from behind the goal line, and Palat .
Devils defenceman Dougie Hamilton left the game early in the middle period and did not return.
Glass, back after missing seven games with an undisclosed injury, gave the Devils a 1-0 lead at 1:53 as he grabbed the puck at the blue line, skated into the left circle and . It was Glass' third.
Dach, who scored twice in Montreal's 5-4 shootout loss to Philadelphia on Tuesday, tied it at 2:59. Canadiens defenceman Noah Dobson sent a and in for his fourth.
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