New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Monday, September 17, 2018, 7:30 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 3–1 on Monday, September 17, 2018 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2018-2019 record
New Jersey Devils	1	31-41-10
at Montreal Canadiens	3	44-30-8

Goals by period

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

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	8	2	7	17
Montreal Canadiens	5	8	12	25

Three stars

V. Mete, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
M. Chaput, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
J. Kotkaniemi, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
Period	Time	Team	Goal	Assists	Type	Score
1st	06:42	New Jersey Devils	Blake Speers (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	NJD 1, MTL 0
3rd	03:08	Montreal Canadiens	Victor Mete (1)	Michael Chaput (1), Jacob de la Rose (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, MTL 1
3rd	04:11	Montreal Canadiens	Charles Hudon (1)	Unassisted	Even strength	NJD 1, MTL 2
3rd	04:40	Montreal Canadiens	Jesperi Kotkaniemi (1)	Rinat Valiev (1), Simon Despres (1)	Even strength	NJD 1, 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	17	25
Power play	0 of 4	0 of 3
Penalty minutes	11	13
Hits	32	31
Blocked shots	16	13
Giveaways	16	12
Takeaways	4	5
Faceoffs won	25/51 (49%)	26/51 (51%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Faceoff percentage	Time on ice
Number 18 D. Stafford	R	0	0	0	2	2	4	1		18:17
Number 19 T. Zajac	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	60%	19:05
Number 20 B. Coleman	L	0	0	0	2	0	8	0	66.7%	14:53
Number 21 K. Palmieri	C	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2		18:45
Number 37 P. Zacha	C	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	47.1%	20:40
Number 43 B. Seney	L	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	25%	14:58
Number 46 B. Speers	C	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	100%	08:57
Number 49 J. Anderson	R	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		16:03
Number 51 B. Gignac	C	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	60%	10:05
Number 52 B. Baddock	L	0	0	-1	5	1	2	0		07:34
Number 67 M. Studenic	R	0	0	0	0	1	1	0		17:14
Number 90 M. Johansson	L	0	0	-2	2	0	2	1	50%	18:52
Number 7 B. Strait	D	0	0	+1	0	0	0	1		15:00
Number 8 W. Butcher	D	0	0	-1	0	1	0	4		22:33
Number 12 B. Lovejoy	D	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2		16:44
Number 25 M. Mueller	D	0	0	-2	0	1	2	2		18:30
Number 28 D. Severson	D	0	0	-2	0	2	2	1		24:01
Number 40 J. Jacobs	D	0	0	+1	0	2	5	0		13:56

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Blackwood	12	9	3	.750	17:53	Loss
Number 31 E. Lack	13	13	0	1.000	40:00

Montreal Canadiens

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 B. Gallagher	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	33.3%	16:01
Number 14 T. Plekanec	C	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	40%	13:08
Number 15 J. Kotkaniemi	C	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	44.4%	15:31
Number 20 N. Deslauriers	L	0	0	0	-1	5	0	2	0		04:38
Number 24 P. Danault	C	0	0	0	-1	2	3	3	2	78.6%	16:49
Number 25 J. de la Rose	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	2	1	16.7%	14:01
Number 42 B. Froese	C	0	0	0	+1	0	0	1	0	40%	15:28
Number 43 M. Chaput	C	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	0	100%	15:45
Number 45 H. Shinkaruk	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0		12:30
Number 54 C. Hudon	L	1	0	1	+2	0	2	3	0	50%	16:37
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	0	0	0	+2	0	1	1	1		18:22
Number 90 T. Tatar	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	100%	16:43
Number 17 R. Valiev	D	0	1	1	+2	2	0	0	1		16:14
Number 21 D. Schlemko	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2		22:54
Number 27 K. Alzner	D	0	0	0	0	0	4	0	1		20:48
Number 32 S. Despres	D	0	1	1	+1	0	1	3	3		16:50
Number 53 V. Mete	D	1	0	1	+1	0	3	0	0		20:53
Number 58 N. Juulsen	D	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	2		18:51

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 37 A. Niemi	9	8	1	.889	30:56
Number 39 C. Lindgren	8	8	0	1.000	29:01	Win

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	01:48	New Jersey Devils	Blake Coleman	Slashing	2
1st	05:58	New Jersey Devils	Marcus Johansson	Holding	2
1st	09:46	Montreal Canadiens	Rinat Valiev	Hooking	2
1st	15:43	New Jersey Devils	Brandon Baddock	Fighting (major)	5
1st	15:43	Montreal Canadiens	Nicolas Deslauriers	Fighting (major)	5
1st	18:13	New Jersey Devils	Drew Stafford	Tripping	2
2nd	07:37	Montreal Canadiens	Hunter Shinkaruk	Tripping	2
2nd	15:58	Montreal Canadiens	Jesperi Kotkaniemi	High sticking	2
3rd	09:40	Montreal Canadiens	Phillip Danault	Hooking	2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach: John Hynes
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Wes McCauley, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen: Derek Nansen, Michel Cormier
New Jersey Devils scratches: Brian Boyle, Ivan Khomutov, Cory Schneider, Andy Greene, Eric Gryba, Eric Tangradi, Sami Vatanen, Taylor Hall, John Ramage, Mauro Jorg, Keith Kinkaid, Blake Pietila, Stefan Noesen, Kurtis Gabriel, Artur Gavrus, Miles Wood, Steven Santini, John Quenneville, Colton White, Nick Lappin, Kevin Rooney, Jesper Bratt, Nathan Bastian, Michael McLeod, Mikhail Maltsev, Jeremy Davies, Colby Sissons, Nico Hischier, Jesper Boqvist, Nikita Popugaev, Reilly Walsh, Michael Kapla, Fabian Zetterlund, Gilles Senn, Aarne Talvitie, Jocktan Chainey, Yegor Zaitsev, Matthew Hellickson, Colton Phinney, Cameron Johnson, Mitchell Hoelscher, Ty Smith, Xavier Bernard, Egor Yakovlev, Akira Schmid, Eetu Pakkila, Yegor Sharangovich, Jeremy Groleau
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Joel Ward, Shea Weber, Carey Price, Jeff Petry, Paul Byron, Jordie Benn, Matt Taormina, Kenny Agostino, Alex Belzile, Matthew Peca, Andrew Shaw, Alexandre Grenier, Mike Reilly, Xavier Ouellet, Joel Armia, Ryan Culkin, Etienne Marcoux, Maxim Lamarche, Michael McCarron, Jonathan Drouin, Max Domi, Nikita Scherbak, Brett Lernout, Nikolas Koberstein, Daniel Audette, Jake Evans, Nikita Jevpalovs, Lukas Vejdemo, Jeremiah Addison, Michael McNiven, Alexandre Alain, William Bitten, Michael Pezzetta, Arvid Henrikson, Antoine Waked, Cale Fleury, Josh Brook, Jarret Tyszka, Nick Suzuki, Joel Teasdale, Joni Ikonen, Cayden Primeau, Ryan Poehling, Scott Walford, Hayden Verbeek, Cole Fonstad, Jacob Olofsson, Allan McShane, Cam Hillis, Jordan Harris, Jack Gorniak, Michal Moravcik, David Sklenicka, Samuel Houde, Alexander Romanov, Jesse Ylonen, Brett Stapley, Otto Leskinen, Vladimir Bryukvin, Samuel Harvey, Morgan Adams-Moisan

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