Defenseman John Moore scored in overtime, and the Devils rallied for a 3-2 victory over the N.H.L.-leading Canadiens on Saturday night in Montreal.
Patrik Elias and Kyle Palmieri scored in regulation for the Devils (12-9-2). In his first career game at Montreal’s Bell Centre, Corey Schneider stopped 29 shots.
Alex Galchenyuk scored twice for Montreal (18-4-3). Mike Condon made 28 saves while subbing for the injured starter Carey Price.
The Devils bounced back nicely from Friday’s 3-2 loss to Montreal, when the Canadiens rallied from two goals down to beat the Devils in a shootout in the first game of their home-and-home series.