Jesper Bratt’s aim 1:33 into time beyond regulation gave the host New Jersey Devils a 4-3 come-from-behind win over the Montreal Canadiens on Thursday evening.
Cody Glass, Ondrej Palat and Timo Meier additionally scored for the Devils, who’ve received two of their final three. Jacob Markstrom made 16 saves.
Kirby Dach, Jake Evans and Oliver Kapanen received the objectives for the Canadiens, who performed their fourth consecutive extra-time recreation (2-0-2) and have misplaced the final two. Defenseman Noah Dobson had two assists and Jakub Dobes stopped 24 photographs.
Bratt stole the puck from Alex Newhook on the New Jersey blue line for a breakaway and the sport winner.
Meier tied the sport off a goalmouth scramble with 1:07 left in regulation and Markstrom pulled for the additional attacker. It was Meier’s fourth aim and first in 10 video games.
Kapanen backhanded in a rebound with 9:27 left in regulation to present Montreal a 3-2 lead.
Evans tied the sport 2-2 simply 59 seconds into the third interval on a harmless-looking shot from a foul angle in the best circle.
Palat gave New Jersey a 2-1 lead 8:05 into the second interval on a one-timer from just under the best circle as he transformed a backhand move from defenseman Simon Nemec. It was Palat’s first aim of the season.
Glass, in his first shift after lacking seven video games with an upper-body harm, snapped in a shot from the left circle off the frenzy at 1:53 of the primary interval.
Somewhat over a minute later, Dobson’s shot from alongside the best boards hit Dach within the chest and bounced up and over Markstrom and into the web at 2:59.
Markstrom stopped Cole Caufield’s shot and the rebound on a breakaway with somewhat greater than three minutes left and Dobes denied Bratt on a breakaway with simply over two minutes remaining.
Devils defenseman Dougie Hamilton left the sport early within the second interval for an undisclosed cause.
–Area Stage Media
