Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

Friday, April 12, 2002, 7:30 PM ET Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Friday, April 12, 2002 at home.

Final score, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	Goals	2001-2002 record
Montreal Canadiens	2	36-31-12-3
at New Jersey Devils	5	41-28-9-4

Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	1	0	1	2
New Jersey Devils	1	3	1	5

Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
Montreal Canadiens	10	4	4	18
New Jersey Devils	13	21	7	41

Scoring summary

Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	17:34	New Jersey Devils	John Madden (14)	Brian Gionta (4), Tommy Albelin (3)	Even strength	MTL 0, NJD 1
1st	18:21	Montreal Canadiens	Craig Rivet (8)	Saku Koivu (1)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 1
2nd	01:00	New Jersey Devils	Petr Sykora (21)	Sergei Brylin (27), Bobby Holik (28)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 2
2nd	06:31	New Jersey Devils	Scott Stevens (1)	Sergei Brylin (28), Petr Sykora (27)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 3
2nd	07:12	New Jersey Devils	Valeri Kamensky (7)	Jim McKenzie (5), Sergei Nemchinov (5)	Even strength	MTL 1, NJD 4
3rd	17:25	Montreal Canadiens	Jan Bulis (9)	Richard Zednik (22), Saku Koivu (2)	Even strength	MTL 2, NJD 4
3rd	19:18	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (29)	Scott Niedermayer (22), Valeri Kamensky (14)	Even strength	MTL 2, NJD 5

Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	2	2	+1	0	0	0	1	50%	16:06
Number 20 R. Zednik	R	0	1	1	+1	0	4	1	1		15:17
Number 22 B. Lindsay	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	0	0	100%	14:33
Number 24 A. Dackell	R	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0		14:18
Number 25 C. Kilger	L	0	0	0	-2	2	0	0	0		12:50
Number 27 S. Van Allen	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	1	55.6%	13:38
Number 38 J. Bulis	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1		15:45
Number 45 A. Asham	R	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0		12:44
Number 82 D. Audette	R	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0		16:37
Number 90 J. Juneau	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	66.7%	15:16
Number 94 Y. Perreault	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	0	47.4%	16:11
Number 95 S. Berezin	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		14:38
Number 44 S. Souray	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1		22:21
Number 51 F. Bouillon	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	2		17:16
Number 52 C. Rivet	D	1	0	1	-1	0	1	1	3		21:56
Number 54 P. Traverse	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	0	2		15:54
Number 56 S. Robidas	D	0	0	0	-1	0	3	3	2		22:53
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	2		19:40

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 35 S. Fiset	41	36	5	.878	60:00	Loss

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 11 J. Madden	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	58.3%	15:06
Number 12 S. Nemchinov	L	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0	33.3%	11:31
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		12:51
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	0	0	0	-1	0	3	0	0		18:04
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	1	1	+2	0	5	2	0	52.9%	16:02
Number 17 P. Sykora	R	1	1	2	+2	0	4	0	0		15:44
Number 18 S. Brylin	L	0	2	2	+2	0	1	3	0		16:04
Number 19 J. McKenzie	L	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0		12:02
Number 20 J. Pandolfo	L	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	0		14:33
Number 22 V. Kamensky	L	1	1	2	+1	0	3	1	0		12:33
Number 25 J. Nieuwendyk	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	0	0	33.3%	15:46
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0		17:39
Number 3 K. Daneyko	D	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	3		14:45
Number 4 S. Stevens	D	1	0	1	+2	0	4	2	1		22:33
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	0		20:07
Number 6 T. Albelin	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	2	0		17:29
Number 27 S. Niedermayer	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	2		22:55
Number 28 B. Rafalski	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	0	0		21:01

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	18	16	2	.889	59:53	Win

Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
2nd	10:29	New Jersey Devils	Ken Daneyko	High sticking	2
3rd	07:26	Montreal Canadiens	Chad Kilger	High sticking	2

Montreal Canadiens head coach: Michel Therrien
New Jersey Devils head coach: Kevin Constantine
Referees: Dan Marouelli, Don VanMassenhoven
Linesmen: Tim Nowak, Ray Scapinello
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Patrice Brisebois, Doug Gilmour, Jeff Hackett, Gino Odjick, Stephane Quintal, Karl Dykhuis, Patrick Poulin, Craig Darby, Oleg Petrov, Benoit Gratton, Eric Landry, Mathieu Garon, Mike Ribeiro, Marcel Hossa, Martti Jarventie, Olivier Michaud
New Jersey Devils scratches: Stephane Richer, Turner Stevenson, Bruce Gardiner, Joel Bouchard, Andrei Zyuzin, Jean-Francois Damphousse, Jiri Bicek, Scott Clemmensen, Scott Gomez, Christian Berglund, Mike Commodore, Andreas Salomonsson

Every Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils game in the 2001-2002 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 1 at Montreal Canadiens 3	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Oct 13, 2001
New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Wed, Dec 5, 2001
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 0	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Tue, Feb 5, 2002
Montreal Canadiens 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Apr 12, 2002

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Matchup	Status	Details
Washington Capitals 3 at Buffalo Sabres 1	Final	Game page: Washington Capitals at Buffalo Sabres, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Columbus Blue Jackets 5	Final/OT	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Columbus Blue Jackets, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Toronto Maple Leafs 5 at Pittsburgh Penguins 2	Final	Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Pittsburgh Penguins, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
New York Islanders 3 at Tampa Bay Lightning 1	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Tampa Bay Lightning, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at Florida Panthers 1	Final	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Florida Panthers, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Chicago Blackhawks 1 at Dallas Stars 3	Final	Game page: Chicago Blackhawks at Dallas Stars, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Calgary Flames 2 at Edmonton Oilers 0	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Minnesota Wild 1 at Phoenix Coyotes 7	Final	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Phoenix Coyotes, Fri, Apr 12, 2002
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Anaheim Ducks 1	Final	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Anaheim Ducks, Fri, Apr 12, 2002