Hughes pushed it to 4-2 at 6:23 of the third period on a wrist shot after taking a pass from Bratt down the slot.
"Everyone sees what kind of player he is, how fun it is to watch and how fun it is to play with him," Bratt said of Hughes. "I think he had a really strong game, and he really set the tone for the team and got us that win."
Newhook made it 4-3 at 8:13 with his second goal of the game on a shot from the right post that deflected off the stick of Dougie Hamilton.
Bratt scored an empty-net goal at 19:34 for the 5-3 final.
"It was a good performance tonight," Hughes said. "We want to be a better home team. We had a really good first period, not a great second, and then closed the door in the third. It's nice to win at home, but we want to keep that going."
NOTES: Canadiens forward Cole Caufield has gone three straight games without a point following 10 goals in his first 11 games of the season. ... Hughes recorded his 28th career three-point game, moving within one of tying Aaron Broten for the fifth-most three-point games in franchise history. …Montreal forward Lucas Condotta had one shot on goal in 7:28 of ice time in his season debut. ... Bratt extended his home point streak to eight games (four goals, eight assists), tying for the fourth longest on the Devils all-time list. Kirk Muller is first (1990; 11 games).