New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Thursday, September 21, 2017, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–1 on Thursday, September 21, 2017 on the road.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2017-2018 record
New Jersey Devils	4	44-29-9
at Montreal Canadiens	1	29-40-13

Goals by period

Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	1	1	2	4
Montreal Canadiens	0	1	0	1

Shots on goal by period

Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	1st period	2nd period	3rd period	Total
New Jersey Devils	10	10	12	32
Montreal Canadiens	7	14	8	29

Three stars

T. Hall, New Jersey Devils (1 assist)
N. Hischier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
W. Butcher, New Jersey Devils

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	00:51	New Jersey Devils	Mirco Mueller (2)	Blake Coleman (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, MTL 0
2nd	07:09	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Gelinas (1)	Joe Morrow (1), Paul Byron (1)	Power play	NJD 1, MTL 1
2nd	15:30	New Jersey Devils	Nico Hischier (2)	Taylor Hall (1), Kyle Palmieri (1)	Even strength	NJD 2, MTL 1
3rd	09:10	New Jersey Devils	Jesper Bratt (1)	Stefan Noesen (1), Joseph Blandisi (3)	Even strength	NJD 3, MTL 1
3rd	19:43	New Jersey Devils	Jesper Bratt (2)	Stefan Noesen (2), Marcus Johansson (1)	Even strength, Empty net	NJD 4, MTL 1

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	32	29
Power play	0 of 5	1 of 6
Penalty minutes	12	10
Hits	20	44
Blocked shots	19	11
Giveaways	6	9
Takeaways	6	6
Faceoffs won	38/70 (54.3%)	32/70 (45.7%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

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 9 T. Hall	L	0	1	1	+1	0	4	0	1	100%	20:40
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	1	50%	18:41
Number 21 K. Palmieri	C	0	1	1	+1	0	4	3	0	50%	17:23
Number 23 S. Noesen	R	0	2	2	+2	4	2	1	2	50%	15:54
Number 40 B. Coleman	L	0	1	1	+1	0	2	1	1	66.7%	02:30
Number 42 N. Bastian	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	0		11:38
Number 47 J. Quenneville	C	0	0	0	+1	2	0	0	1	100%	15:16
Number 51 B. Gignac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	50%	10:32
Number 58 K. Rooney	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	2	52.9%	13:29
Number 63 J. Bratt	L	2	0	2	+2	0	3	2	1		18:11
Number 64 J. Blandisi	C	0	1	1	+2	0	2	0	0	66.7%	14:21
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	1	1	+1	2	3	0	0	53.3%	18:44
Number 5 D. Prout	D	0	0	0	+3	0	0	0	1		18:12
Number 7 B. Strait	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	3	3		19:45
Number 8 W. Butcher	D	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	3		17:27
Number 16 S. Santini	D	0	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		19:37
Number 25 M. Mueller	D	1	0	1	+1	0	1	1	2		19:29
Number 32 M. Kapla	D	0	0	0	+1	0	2	0	0		16:42

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 1 K. Kinkaid	29	28	1	.966	60:00	Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens 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 11 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	-2	0	4	2	1	0		18:41
Number 17 T. Mitchell	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	40%	11:30
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1	0	50%	22:19
Number 25 J. de la Rose	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	33.3%	13:10
Number 27 A. Galchenyuk	C	0	0	0	-2	0	3	1	1	0	100%	19:40
Number 34 M. McCarron	C	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	25%	13:32
Number 37 A. Martinsen	L	0	0	0	-1	0	1	4	1	0	100%	11:20
Number 38 N. Scherbak	R	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	50%	13:42
Number 41 P. Byron	L	0	1	1	-2	2	0	3	0	0		15:46
Number 43 D. Carr	L	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		11:35
Number 48 D. Audette	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	0	0	52.6%	12:56
Number 97 A. Waked	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0		08:12
Number 20 Z. Redmond	D	0	0	0	-1	0	0	4	0	0		16:19
Number 26 J. Petry	D	0	0	0	-2	0	6	2	4	0		23:26
Number 28 J. Jerabek	D	0	0	0	-1	2	1	2	1	0		17:10
Number 36 B. Lernout	D	0	0	0	-2	0	2	7	1	0		20:43
Number 45 J. Morrow	D	0	1	1	-2	2	1	1	0	0		20:53
Number 52 E. Gelinas	D	1	0	1	-1	4	4	1	0	1		21:11

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 31 C. Price	31	28	3	.903	58:35	Loss

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	08:09	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Gelinas	Hooking	2
1st	13:58	New Jersey Devils	John Quenneville	Holding	2
2nd	01:17	New Jersey Devils	Stefan Noesen	Hooking	2
2nd	02:17	Montreal Canadiens	Eric Gelinas	Tripping	2
2nd	05:40	New Jersey Devils	Stefan Noesen	Interference	2
2nd	16:21	New Jersey Devils	Marcus Johansson	Slashing	2
2nd	16:49	New Jersey Devils	Bench	Bench (bench minor)	2
2nd	16:49	New Jersey Devils	Kevin Rooney	Interference goalkeeper	2
3rd	07:01	Montreal Canadiens	Joe Morrow	High sticking	2
3rd	13:13	Montreal Canadiens	Paul Byron	Slashing	2
3rd	14:54	Montreal Canadiens	Jakub Jerabek	Hooking	2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach: John Hynes
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Eric Furlatt, Kevin Pollock
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Bryan Pancich
New Jersey Devils scratches: Ryane Clowe, Brian Boyle, Ivan Khomutov, Drew Stafford, Travis Zajac, Cory Schneider, Bracken Kearns, Andy Greene, Ben Lovejoy, Jimmy Hayes, Adam Henrique, Tim Erixon, John Moore, Scott Wedgewood, Mauro Jorg, Brian Gibbons, Blake Pietila, Ben Thomson, Damon Severson, Artur Gavrus, Viktor Loov, Ryan Kujawinski, Miles Wood, Brandon Baddock, Josh Jacobs, Joey Dudek, Pavel Zacha, Mackenzie Blackwood, Blake Speers, Colton White, Brett Seney, Nick Lappin, Joey Anderson, Evan Cormier, Michael McLeod, Jacob MacDonald, Yegor Rykov, Mikhail Maltsev, Jeremy Davies, Colby Sissons, Jesper Boqvist, Nikita Popugaev, Reilly Walsh, Yaroslav Dyblenko, Fabian Zetterlund, Gilles Senn, Marián Studenic, Aarne Talvitie, Jocktan Chainey, Yegor Zaitsev, Matthew Hellickson
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Mark Streit, Ales Hemsky, Tomas Plekanec, Shea Weber, Al Montoya, David Schlemko, Karl Alzner, Chris Terry, Max Pacioretty, Jordie Benn, Matt Taormina, Peter Holland, Byron Froese, Brandon Davidson, David Broll, Yannick Veilleux, Andrew Shaw, Charles Hudon, Jeremy Grégoire, Martin Reway, Artturi Lehkonen, Jonathan Drouin, Nikolas Koberstein, Hayden Hawkey, Jake Evans, Alexandre Goulet, Stefan Leblanc, Noah Juulsen, Simon Bourque, Lukas Vejdemo, Jeremiah Addison, Markus Eisenschmid, Michael McNiven, Niki Petti, Tom Parisi, Charlie Lindgren, William Bitten, Victor Mete, Michael Pezzetta, Arvid Henrikson, Casey Staum, Maxime Fortier, James McEwan, Antoine Samuel, Cale Fleury, Josh Brook, Jarret Tyszka, Joni Ikonen, Cayden Primeau, Ryan Poehling, Scott Walford, Jordan Boucher-Gould, Brodan Salmond, Thomas Ebbing

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