The New Jersey Devils won a game that they absolutely needed on Thursday night. The Montreal Canadiens are one of the best third-period teams in the league. Yet, they watched as the Devils tied the game with just over a minute left in the game and then won it in overtime.
For the most part, the Devils were in control for most of the game. At the end of the game, they had 60 chances to Montreal’s 42. Many of those chances were on the power play, but they ended the game 0/5 with the man advantage.
On top of that, Jacob Markstrom was not great again.