New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–3 on Saturday, December 17, 2011 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
1 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
12 |
13 |
10 |
35 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
6 |
11 |
9 |
26 |
Three stars
- P. Elias, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
- D. Zubrus, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
- H. Gill, Montreal Canadiens (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
07:05 |
New Jersey Devils |
Petr Sykora (1) |
Dainius Zubrus (1), Adam Henrique (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
02:21 |
Montreal Canadiens |
P.K. Subban (1) |
Tomas Kaberle (1), Michael Cammalleri (1) |
Power play |
NJD 1, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
05:05 |
New Jersey Devils |
Patrik Elias (1) |
Ilya Kovalchuk (1), Kurtis Foster (1) |
Power play |
NJD 2, MTL 1 |
| 2nd |
06:33 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Chris Campoli (1) |
Yannick Weber (1), Hal Gill (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, MTL 2 |
| 2nd |
08:57 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lars Eller (1) |
Louis Leblanc (1), Hal Gill (2) |
Even strength |
NJD 2, MTL 3 |
| 2nd |
18:26 |
New Jersey Devils |
David Clarkson (1) |
Adam Larsson (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 3, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
01:31 |
New Jersey Devils |
Patrik Elias (2) |
Petr Sykora (1) |
Even strength |
NJD 4, MTL 3 |
| 3rd |
10:18 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dainius Zubrus (1) |
Ilya Kovalchuk (2), Kurtis Foster (2) |
Power play |
NJD 5, MTL 3 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Stat |
New Jersey Devils |
Montreal Canadiens |
| Shots on goal |
35 |
26 |
| Power play |
2 of 5 |
1 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
10 |
| Hits |
24 |
22 |
| Blocked shots |
13 |
23 |
| Giveaways |
14 |
14 |
| Takeaways |
2 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
23/45 (51.1%) |
22/45 (48.9%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 8 D. Zubrus |
C |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:48 |
| Number 9 Z. Parise |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
24:08 |
| Number 14 A. Henrique |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
46.2% |
18:58 |
| Number 15 P. Sykora |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:53 |
| Number 17 I. Kovalchuk |
L |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
23:54 |
| Number 19 T. Zajac |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
15:34 |
| Number 20 R. Carter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
66.7% |
07:29 |
| Number 21 M. Tedenby |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:44 |
| Number 22 E. Boulton |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:26 |
| Number 23 D. Clarkson |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
25% |
18:59 |
| Number 25 C. Janssen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
03:31 |
| Number 26 P. Elias |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
66.7% |
19:03 |
| Number 2 K. Foster |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:41 |
| Number 5 A. Larsson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:08 |
| Number 24 B. Salvador |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
22:55 |
| Number 28 A. Volchenkov |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:40 |
| Number 29 M. Fayne |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 32 M. Taormina |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:17 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 30 M. Brodeur |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
60:00 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | PPGPower-play goals | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 13 M. Cammalleri |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
17:35 |
| Number 14 T. Plekanec |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
20:52 |
| Number 15 P. Nokelainen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
06:45 |
| Number 45 M. Blunden |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:58 |
| Number 46 A. Kostitsyn |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
4 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:42 |
| Number 51 D. Desharnais |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
55.6% |
16:57 |
| Number 52 M. Darche |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
19:46 |
| Number 67 M. Pacioretty |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:57 |
| Number 71 L. Leblanc |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:29 |
| Number 72 E. Cole |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
17:46 |
| Number 81 L. Eller |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
25% |
18:25 |
| Number 17 C. Campoli |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 22 T. Kaberle |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
18:35 |
| Number 26 J. Gorges |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 68 Y. Weber |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:54 |
| Number 74 A. Emelin |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:26 |
| Number 75 H. Gill |
D |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
0 |
|
19:31 |
| Number 76 P. Subban |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
|
22:29 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 31 C. Price |
35 |
30 |
5 |
.857 |
58:45 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
04:50 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Alexei Emelin |
Tripping |
2 |
| 1st |
16:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Erik Cole |
Interference |
2 |
| 1st |
18:53 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Erik Cole |
Illegal check to head |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:59 |
New Jersey Devils |
Mark Fayne |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
01:34 |
New Jersey Devils |
Anton Volchenkov |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 2nd |
04:21 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Erik Cole |
Interference |
2 |
| 2nd |
10:17 |
New Jersey Devils |
David Clarkson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
04:14 |
New Jersey Devils |
Kurtis Foster |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
09:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Max Pacioretty |
Cross checking |
2 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Peter DeBoer
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Randy Cunneyworth
- Referees
- Greg Kimmerly, Chris Lee
- Linesmen
- Greg Devorski, David Brisebois
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Henrik Tallinder, Tim Sestito, Alexander Urbom
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Travis Moen, Raphael Diaz
2011-2012 season series
Every New Jersey Devils and Montreal Canadiens game in the 2011-2012 season
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Montreal Canadiens
2
 at New Jersey Devils
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Sat, Dec 10, 2011
|
|
New Jersey Devils
5
at Montreal Canadiens
3
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
|
Montreal Canadiens
3
at New Jersey Devils
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils, Thu, Feb 2, 2012
|
|
New Jersey Devils
3
at Montreal Canadiens
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens, Sun, Feb 19, 2012
|
Other NHL games on Dec 17
Other NHL games on Saturday, December 17, 2011
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Boston Bruins
6
 at Philadelphia Flyers
0
|
Final
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Vancouver Canucks
5
 at Toronto Maple Leafs
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Vancouver Canucks at Toronto Maple Leafs, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Buffalo Sabres
3
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Buffalo Sabres at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Anaheim Ducks
3
 at Winnipeg Jets
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Anaheim Ducks at Winnipeg Jets, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Los Angeles Kings
2
 at Detroit Red Wings
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Los Angeles Kings at Detroit Red Wings, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
3
 at Columbus Blue Jackets
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Tampa Bay Lightning at Columbus Blue Jackets, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 St. Louis Blues
1
 at Nashville Predators
2
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Nashville Predators, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 New York Islanders
2
 at Minnesota Wild
1
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: New York Islanders at Minnesota Wild, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 New York Rangers
3
 at Phoenix Coyotes
2
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Phoenix Coyotes, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
 Edmonton Oilers
2
 at San Jose Sharks
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Edmonton Oilers at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Dec 17, 2011
|
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