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Jesper Bratt's OT winner saves the Devils after a three-goal Blues rally
Jesper Bratt scored 1:26 into overtime as New Jersey beat St. Louis 5-4 after blowing a three-goal lead in the third. Anthony Mantha had two goals.
Jesper Bratt needed a breakaway to clean up a messy third period.
The New Jersey Devils forward scored 1:26 into overtime off a Dougie Hamilton feed to beat the St. Louis Blues 5-4 on Thursday at Prudential Center.
Anthony Mantha scored twice. New Jersey improved to 11-5-0 and has won three straight.
Three goals in 3:08
St. Louis erased a 4-1 deficit with three goals against Connor Hellebuyck in a 3:08 span late in the third. Mason McTavish, Philip Broberg and Dalibor Dvorsky pulled the Blues even at 4-4.
Dvorsky's tip came 18 seconds after Broberg's goal when Connor McMichael stole a Hellebuyck outlet. "I'll just call it a mistake," Hellebuyck said.
Still two points
Luke Hughes opened the scoring. Jesper Boqvist and Mantha buried quick goals 19 seconds apart late in the second for a 4-1 cushion before the collapse.
Hellebuyck made 28 saves and is 4-0-0 since the trade from Winnipeg. Jordan Binnington stopped 31 shots for St. Louis (7-7-2).
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