COLUMBUS -- Jake Allen made 45 saves, including 23 in the third period, for the New Jersey Devils in a 2-1 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets at Nationwide Arena on Monday. Timo Meier and Jesper Bratt scored 39 seconds apart in the second period for the Devils (37-26-6), who have won four of five.

Alex Tuch scored a power-play goal with 10.7 seconds left in overtime, and Buffalo snapped an eight-game road losing streak with a victory over Boston. Peyton Krebs scored a power-play goal and Owen Power also had a goal for Buffalo.

Allen made 45 saves Monday night to backstop the Devils to a huge 2-1 win over the Blue Jackets. He made a pair of second period goals hold up with an unbelievable third-period performance. The Blue Jackets now have a couple days to think about what could have been.