Mike Matheson made it 4-2 at 10:35 with an end-to-end rush while Montreal was playing 6-on-4 with Primeau pulled for an extra attacker.
“We didn’t quit, we fought, so to me, that’s a really good habit, because if you quit, you guarantee one thing, you’re not going to get what you want,” St. Louis said. “If you don’t quit, you keep pushing, you don’t guarantee that you’re going to get what you want. But if you quit, you guarantee that you’re not going to get what you want. So, I’m happy about that.”
NOTES: It was the second time Hughes has had four points in a game this season (two goals, two assists against the New York Islanders on Oct. 20). He has 14 points (four goals, 10 assists) in five games, the most by a Devils player through that span in franchise history. He has points in 13 consecutive regular-season games dating back to March 30. ... Hughes matched the fewest games by an active player to reach 10 assists in a single season, tying Evgeny Kuznetsov (5 GP in 2017-18, Washington Capitals), and the most points by a United States-born player through his team’s first five games of a season, (Kevin Stevens, 1990-91, Pittsburgh Penguins). ... The Devils scored their 10th power-play goal, marking the most through the first five games of a season in their history. … Dougie Hamilton has six points (three goals, three assists) during a five-game point streak to begin the season for the Devils. He became the 12th player in franchise history, and second defenseman (Ty Smith, 2020-21), to post a stretch of at least that length to start a season. … Canadiens defenseman David Savard did not play and will be out for 6-8 weeks. He broke his left hand during a 3-1 win at the Buffalo Sabres on Monday.