Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3. Jake Allen made 29 saves in his first regular-season start against the Canadiens since being traded by Montreal to the Devils on March 8,

But one win is obviously not enough to snap a team out of an almost month long slide. After this evening, however, the Devils can say that they officially have a winning streak going, as Jack Hughes’ overtime goal lifted New Jersey to a 4-3 win over the Canadiens in Montreal on Saturday night.

MONTREAL -- Jack Hughes scored on a breakaway with 56 seconds remaining in overtime to give the New Jersey Devils a 4-3 win against the Montreal Canadiens at Bell Centre on Saturday. Jesper Bratt had a goal and an assist and Jake Allen made 29 saves for New Jersey (28-17-6), which won its second straight after four consecutive losses (0-2-2).

In a back-and-forth affair, it was ultimately the Devils who got past the Canadiens thanks to Jack Hughes' overtime winner.

NEWARK, N.J. -- Jack Hughes says he can sense the frustration, but deep down, the New Jersey Devils center said he knows it’s just a matter of time before he and the Devils rediscover the offensive formula that had them clicking on all cylinders earlier this season.

Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens on Saturday night at Bell Centre.

The New Jersey Devils headed north of the boarder on Saturday to face the Montreal Canadiens at the Bell Centre. It was the first of many games without Jacob Markstrom as the Devils’ No.1 goaltender will be sidelined 4-6 weeks.