Devils coach Lindy Ruff put Meier on a line with fellow high scorers Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt.
“It’s not easy to come back,” Ruff said. “One full practice. It’ll take a while. We know what he can do, he’s gifted around the net. It was a first good outing.”
Nico Hischier scored the winning goal 23 seconds into overtime.
Jesper Boqvist scored twice and Damon Severson had a goal and an assist. Dougie Hamilton and Erik Haula each had two assists, and Vitek Vanecek stopped 22 shots as New Jersey extended its point streak to five games (4-0-1) and stayed two points behind the first-place Carolina Hurricanes in the Metropolitan Division.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
