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Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

Prudential Center, Newark Regular Season Final/SO

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 5–4 in a shootout on Tuesday, February 4, 2020 on the road.

Team Goals 2019-2020 record
Montreal Canadiens 5 31-31-9
at New Jersey Devils 4 28-29-12

Goals by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 0 2 2 0 1 5
New Jersey Devils 1 2 1 0 0 4

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
Montreal Canadiens 9 10 11 6 0 36
New Jersey Devils 8 10 5 1 0 24

Three stars

  1. I. Kovalchuk, Montreal Canadiens
  2. K. Palmieri, New Jersey Devils (2 goals)
  3. J. Bratt, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 09:17 New Jersey Devils Miles Wood (8) Jesper Bratt (12), Mirco Mueller (2) Even strength MTL 0, NJD 1
2nd 01:51 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri (18) Damon Severson (14), Blake Coleman (9) Power play MTL 0, NJD 2
2nd 06:44 New Jersey Devils Jesper Bratt (10) Pavel Zacha (17), Will Butcher (15) Even strength MTL 0, NJD 3
2nd 13:08 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia (14) Unassisted Shorthanded MTL 1, NJD 3
2nd 17:06 Montreal Canadiens Nate Thompson (3) Ryan Poehling (1) Even strength MTL 2, NJD 3
3rd 07:22 Montreal Canadiens Nick Cousins (8) Brett Kulak (6), Max Domi (23) Even strength MTL 3, NJD 3
3rd 09:35 Montreal Canadiens Christian Folin (1) Tomas Tatar (30), Phillip Danault (27) Even strength MTL 4, NJD 3
3rd 19:40 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri (19) Blake Coleman (10), Jack Hughes (12) Power play MTL 4, NJD 4

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

Shootout

Round Team Shooter Result
1 New Jersey Devils Nikita Gusev Saved
1 Montreal Canadiens Joel Armia Saved
2 New Jersey Devils Kyle Palmieri Saved
2 Montreal Canadiens Ilya Kovalchuk Goal (winner)
3 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes Saved

Team stats

Stat Montreal Canadiens New Jersey Devils
Shots on goal 36 24
Power play 0 of 2 2 of 5
Penalty minutes 20 14
Hits 27 7
Blocked shots 5 24
Giveaways 3 9
Takeaways 6 8
Faceoffs won 39/73 (53.4%) 34/73 (46.6%)

Box score

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 17:08
13 M. Domi C 0 1 1 +1 2 4 0 0 0 61.9% 19:38
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 2 1 0 41.2% 17:19
17 I. Kovalchuk L 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 33.3% 20:39
21 N. Cousins C 1 0 1 +1 5 2 4 0 0 16:00
22 D. Weise R 0 0 0 +1 5 0 1 0 0 08:10
24 P. Danault C 0 1 1 +1 0 0 4 0 0 52.6% 20:57
25 R. Poehling C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 0 0 100% 09:56
40 J. Armia R 1 0 1 +2 0 3 3 0 0 18:20
44 N. Thompson C 1 0 1 +2 2 4 2 0 0 77.8% 10:05
62 A. Lehkonen L 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 16:03
90 T. Tatar L 0 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 12:35
6 S. Weber D 0 0 0 +1 2 1 1 2 0 24:50
8 B. Chiarot D 0 0 0 +2 0 2 0 0 0 24:25
26 J. Petry D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 2 0 0 23:50
28 M. Scandella D 0 0 0 +1 0 0 0 1 0 16:18
32 C. Folin D 1 0 1 0 0 2 3 0 0 13:12
77 B. Kulak D 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 18:16
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
39 C. Lindgren 24 20 4 .833 65:00 Win

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
14 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 11:06
15 J. Hayden C 0 0 0 0 5 1 4 0 0 10:30
16 K. Rooney C 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 44.4% 11:13
17 W. Simmonds R 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 1 0 15:49
19 T. Zajac C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 2 0 50% 18:57
20 B. Coleman L 0 2 2 -2 0 8 0 1 0 23:03
21 K. Palmieri C 2 0 2 -2 0 3 0 1 2 100% 17:08
37 P. Zacha C 0 1 1 +2 0 2 1 0 0 43.5% 19:10
44 M. Wood L 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 2 0 15:27
63 J. Bratt L 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 15:51
86 J. Hughes C 0 1 1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 57.1% 18:08
97 N. Gusev L 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 0 0 17:38
2 C. White D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 10:34
5 C. Carrick D 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 3 0 12:12
6 A. Greene D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 22:15
8 W. Butcher D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 22:32
25 M. Mueller D 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 4 0 19:45
28 D. Severson D 0 1 1 -1 2 0 0 2 0 29:24
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
70 L. Domingue 36 32 4 .889 64:06 OT loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 06:39 Montreal Canadiens Nate Thompson Holding 2
2nd 01:46 Montreal Canadiens Shea Weber Tripping 2
2nd 01:54 Montreal Canadiens Dale Weise Fighting (major) 5
2nd 01:54 New Jersey Devils John Hayden Fighting (major) 5
2nd 04:50 Montreal Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen Tripping 2
2nd 06:23 New Jersey Devils Damon Severson Hooking 2
2nd 12:29 Montreal Canadiens Nick Cousins Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:29 New Jersey Devils Kevin Rooney Fighting (major) 5
2nd 12:29 Montreal Canadiens Max Domi Slashing 2
3rd 02:15 New Jersey Devils Joey Anderson High sticking 2
3rd 18:51 Montreal Canadiens Bench Too many men on the ice (bench minor) 2

Game information

Montreal Canadiens head coach
Claude Julien
New Jersey Devils head coach
Alain Nasreddine
Referees
Tom Chmielewski, Brad Meier
Linesmen
Shandor Alphonso, Pierre Racicot
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Carey Price, Jordan Weal, Victor Mete
New Jersey Devils scratches
P.K. Subban, Sami Vatanen, Nico Hischier

2019-2020 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 4 at Montreal Canadiens 3 Final/OT Game page
New Jersey Devils 6 at Montreal Canadiens 4 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 5 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final/SO Game page

Other NHL games on Feb 4

Matchup Status Details
Vancouver Canucks 0 at Boston Bruins 4 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 6 at Buffalo Sabres 1 Final Game page
Vegas Golden Knights 2 at Tampa Bay Lightning 4 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 3 at New York Islanders 4 Final/OT Game page
Los Angeles Kings 2 at Washington Capitals 4 Final Game page
Florida Panthers 0 at Columbus Blue Jackets 1 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Ottawa Senators 2 Final/SO Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 3 at St. Louis Blues 6 Final Game page
Chicago Blackhawks 2 at Minnesota Wild 3 Final/OT Game page
Nashville Predators 2 at Winnipeg Jets 1 Final/OT Game page
San Jose Sharks 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 0 at Arizona Coyotes 3 Final Game page

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