Jesper Bratt puts finishing touch on Devils' OT win over Canadiens

Jesper Bratt's goal 1:33 into overtime gave the host New Jersey Devils a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday night.

Cody Glass, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier also scored for the Devils, who have won two of their last three. Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves.

Kirby Dach, Jake Evans and Oliver Kapanen got the goals for the Canadiens, who played their fourth consecutive extra-time game (2-0-2) and have lost the last two. Defenseman Noah Dobson had two assists and Jakub Dobes stopped 24 shots.

Bratt stole the puck from Alex Newhook at the New Jersey blue line for a breakaway and the game winner.

Meier tied the game off a goalmouth scramble with 1:07 left in regulation and Markstrom pulled for the extra attacker. It was Meier's fourth goal and first in 10 games.

Kapanen backhanded in a rebound with 9:27 left in regulation to give Montreal a 3-2 lead.

Evans tied the game 2-2 just 59 seconds into the third period on a harmless-looking shot from a bad angle in the right circle.

Palat gave New Jersey a 2-1 lead 8:05 into the second period on a one-timer from just below the right circle as he converted a backhand pass from defenseman Simon Nemec. It was Palat's first goal of the season.

Glass, in his first shift after missing seven games with an upper-body injury, snapped in a shot from the left circle off the rush at 1:53 of the first period.

A little over a minute later, Dobson's shot from along the right boards hit Dach in the chest and bounced up and over Markstrom and into the net at 2:59.

Markstrom stopped Cole Caufield's shot and the rebound on a breakaway with a little more than three minutes left and Dobes denied Bratt on a breakaway with just over two minutes remaining.

Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton left the game early in the second period for an undisclosed reason.

--Field Level Media