New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Saturday, March 14, 2009, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–1 on Saturday, March 14, 2009 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2008-2009 record
New Jersey Devils	3	51-27-4
at Montreal Canadiens	1	41-30-11

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

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	14	18	16	48
Montreal Canadiens	7	11	5	23

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	05:27	New Jersey Devils	Patrik Elias (28)	Travis Zajac (38), Zach Parise (41)	Power play	NJD 1, MTL 0
1st	11:08	New Jersey Devils	Brian Rolston (14)	Niclas Havelid (15), Patrik Elias (45)	Power play	NJD 2, MTL 0
1st	12:29	Montreal Canadiens	Tomas Plekanec (20)	Patrice Brisebois (12), Matt D'Agostini (9)	Even strength	NJD 2, MTL 1
3rd	12:57	New Jersey Devils	Jamie Langenbrunner (23)	Travis Zajac (39), Zach Parise (42)	Even strength	NJD 3, MTL 1

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

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 8 D. Zubrus	C	0	0	0	-1	0	5	1	0	0	44.4%	12:17
Number 9 Z. Parise	L	0	2	2	+1	0	8	1	1	0		20:47
Number 11 J. Madden	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	1	0	0	77.8%	13:31
Number 12 B. Rolston	R	1	0	1	0	0	6	1	0	1	40%	15:00
Number 14 B. Gionta	R	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	0	0		16:36
Number 15 J. Langenbrunner	R	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	0	0		20:21
Number 16 B. Holik	C	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0	50%	09:37
Number 17 M. Rupp	L	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0		08:37
Number 18 B. Shanahan	L	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	1	0	100%	15:18
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	2	2	+1	0	3	2	1	0	62.5%	20:11
Number 23 D. Clarkson	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	0	0	0		14:24
Number 26 P. Elias	C	1	1	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	100%	19:00
Number 5 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	2	1	0		17:26
Number 7 P. Martin	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	1	0		24:17
Number 24 B. Salvador	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	3	0		14:15
Number 27 M. Mottau	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	1	0		16:09
Number 28 N. Havelid	D	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	5	0		19:25
Number 29 J. Oduya	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	2	0		18:38

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 M. Brodeur	23	22	1	.957	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 6 T. Kostopoulos	R	0	0	0	0	4	2	2	1		15:21
Number 11 S. Koivu	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	0	31.6%	15:25
Number 13 A. Tanguay	L	0	0	0	-1	2	0	1	0		16:41
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	1	0	1	+1	0	2	0	1	53.3%	14:14
Number 15 G. Metropolit	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		10:38
Number 21 C. Higgins	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	2		19:55
Number 25 M. Dandenault	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1		07:45
Number 36 M. D'Agostini	R	0	1	1	+1	0	3	2	0		14:14
Number 40 M. Lapierre	C	0	0	0	0	0	2	6	5	57.9%	20:11
Number 46 A. Kostitsyn	L	0	0	0	-1	0	6	2	0		15:39
Number 67 M. Pacioretty	L	0	0	0	+1	0	1	1	0		13:01
Number 70 G. Stewart	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0		05:00
Number 8 M. Komisarek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	2	3		18:53
Number 24 M. Schneider	D	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3		17:38
Number 26 J. Gorges	D	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1		18:48
Number 44 R. Hamrlik	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	8		25:24
Number 71 P. Brisebois	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	0	0		17:29
Number 79 A. Markov	D	0	0	0	-1	2	0	0	2		22:17

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 41 J. Halak	48	45	3	.938	60:00	Loss

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	03:28	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Holding	2
1st	05:22	Montreal Canadiens	Mike Komisarek	Delaying game puck over glass	2
1st	06:24	New Jersey Devils	Brian Gionta	Holding the stick	2
1st	09:40	Montreal Canadiens	Tom Kostopoulos	Holding	2
1st	17:35	Montreal Canadiens	Alex Tanguay	Interference goalkeeper	2
1st	19:46	Montreal Canadiens	Andrei Markov	Delaying game puck over glass	2
2nd	14:39	Montreal Canadiens	Josh Gorges	Holding	2
3rd	01:40	New Jersey Devils	Bryce Salvador	Delaying game	2

New Jersey Devils head coach: Brent Sutter
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Bob Gainey
Referees: Dave Jackson, Don Koharski
Linesmen: Brad Kovachik, Michel Cormier
New Jersey Devils scratches: Jay Pandolfo, Scott Clemmensen, Jay Leach, Barry Tallackson, Petr Vrana, Pierre-Luc Letourneau-Leblond, Niclas Bergfors, Patrick Davis, Andy Greene, Matt Halischuk
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Robert Lang, Alex Kovalev, Marc Denis, Georges Laraque, Francis Bouillon, Alex Henry, Ryan O'Byrne, Kyle Chipchura, Guillaume Latendresse, Sergei Kostitsyn, Ben Maxwell, Yannick Weber

Every New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2008-2009 season
Matchup	Status	Details
New Jersey Devils 2 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final/OT	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 6, 2008
Montreal Canadiens 1 at New Jersey Devils 4	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Fri, Jan 2, 2009
Montreal Canadiens 2 at New Jersey Devils 5	Final	Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Wed, Jan 21, 2009
New Jersey Devils 3 at Montreal Canadiens 1	Final	Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Mar 14, 2009

Other NHL games on Saturday, March 14, 2009
Matchup	Status	Details
New York Islanders 1 at Boston Bruins 2	Final	Game page: New York Islanders at Boston Bruins, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
New York Rangers 2 at Philadelphia Flyers 4	Final	Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Detroit Red Wings 5 at St. Louis Blues 2	Final	Game page: Detroit Red Wings at St. Louis Blues, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Ottawa Senators 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 3	Final/SO	Game page: Ottawa Senators at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Atlanta Thrashers 4 at Buffalo Sabres 3	Final/SO	Game page: Atlanta Thrashers at Buffalo Sabres, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Calgary Flames 6 at Toronto Maple Leafs 8	Final	Game page: Calgary Flames at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Carolina Hurricanes 4 at Washington Capitals 5	Final/SO	Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Washington Capitals, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning 4 at Florida Panthers 3	Final/SO	Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Florida Panthers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Minnesota Wild 2 at Dallas Stars 3	Final/OT	Game page: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Colorado Avalanche 3 at Edmonton Oilers 2	Final/OT	Game page: Colorado Avalanche at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Nashville Predators 2 at Phoenix Coyotes 0	Final	Game page: Nashville Predators at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Mar 14, 2009
Los Angeles Kings 1 at San Jose Sharks 2	Final/SO	Game page: Los Angeles Kings at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Mar 14, 2009