Jesper Bratt scored on a breakaway from Dougie Hamilton in overtime to lift the streaking New Jersey Devils to a 5-4 win over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night. It was Bratt’s fourth career overtime goal.
Jesper Bratt scored on a breakaway in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 5-4 victory over the St. Louis Blues on Thursday night in Newark. The win marks New Jersey's sixth consecutive home victory, moving them to 8-2 in their last 10 games. Connor Hellebuyck made 28 saves to improve to 4-0-0 since being acquired by the Devils.
New Jersey held a 4-1 lead after two periods behind two goals from Anthony Mantha and additional tallies from Luke Hughes and Jesper Boqvist. The Blues mounted a third-period comeback, scoring three goals in 3:08 from Mason McTavish, Philip Broberg, and Dalibor Dvorsky to force overtime before Bratt sealed the result.
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