New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Monday, September 16, 2019, 7:00 PM ET Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 4–2 on Monday, September 16, 2019 at home.

Final score, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Team	Goals	2019-2020 record
New Jersey Devils	2	28-29-12
at Montreal Canadiens	4	31-31-9

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	1	2
Montreal Canadiens	2	0	2	4

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	7	7	12	26
Montreal Canadiens	8	5	13	26

Three stars

N. Cousins, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
C. Fleury, Montreal Canadiens (1 assist)
J. Evans, 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	02:29	Montreal Canadiens	Artturi Lehkonen (1)	Shea Weber (1), Jonathan Drouin (1)	Even strength	NJD 0, MTL 1
1st	08:14	Montreal Canadiens	Nate Thompson (1)	Nick Cousins (1), Cale Fleury (1)	Even strength	NJD 0, MTL 2
1st	18:25	New Jersey Devils	Will Butcher (1)	Michael McLeod (1), Damon Severson (1)	Power play	NJD 1, MTL 2
3rd	01:55	New Jersey Devils	Michael McLeod (1)	Brett Seney (1), Dakota Mermis (1)	Even strength	NJD 2, MTL 2
3rd	17:22	Montreal Canadiens	Jake Evans (1)	Unassisted	Shorthanded	NJD 2, MTL 3
3rd	19:06	Montreal Canadiens	Nick Cousins (1)	Xavier Ouellet (1)	Even strength, Empty net	NJD 2, MTL 4

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	26	26
Power play	1 of 6	0 of 2
Penalty minutes	4	12
Hits	30	28
Blocked shots	14	14
Giveaways	7	11
Takeaways	4	6

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Power-play goals	Time on ice
Number 13 N. Hischier	C	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	0	19:19
Number 15 J. Hayden	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	6	2	0	18:34
Number 16 K. Rooney	C	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	13:46
Number 20 B. Coleman	L	0	0	0	-2	0	2	5	0	0	21:41
Number 21 K. Palmieri	C	0	0	0	-2	0	4	0	1	0	19:38
Number 34 B. Baddock	L	0	0	0	-1	0	0	2	0	0	08:38
Number 36 B. Street	C	0	0	0	-1	0	2	1	0	0	14:37
Number 41 M. McLeod	C	1	1	2	0	0	1	2	0	0	12:39
Number 42 N. Bastian	R	0	0	0	-2	0	1	3	0	0	15:39
Number 43 B. Seney	L	0	1	1	+1	0	0	1	1	0	17:27
Number 46 B. Speers	C	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	1	0	11:17
Number 51 B. Gignac	C	0	0	0	-1	0	0	3	0	0	10:45
Number 2 C. White	D	0	0	0	+1	2	2	0	0	0	13:55
Number 7 M. Tennyson	D	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	3	0	18:48
Number 8 W. Butcher	D	1	0	1	-1	0	4	0	1	1	22:43
Number 25 M. Mueller	D	0	0	0	-1	0	1	2	2	0	17:10
Number 28 D. Severson	D	0	1	1	-3	0	2	0	1	0	24:06
Number 32 D. Mermis	D	0	1	1	-1	0	1	1	1	0	15:59

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 29 M. Blackwood	13	11	2	.846	39:53
Number 50 E. Cormier	12	11	1	.917	19:26	Loss

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player	Position	Goals	Assists	Points	Plus/minus	Penalty minutes	Shots on goal	Hits	Blocked shots	Time on ice
Number 13 M. Domi	C	0	0	0	+1	4	2	2	1	15:25
Number 14 N. Suzuki	C	0	0	0	0	2	2	1	1	16:59
Number 21 N. Cousins	C	1	1	2	+1	0	4	2	0	13:03
Number 22 D. Weise	R	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	0	13:35
Number 36 P. Varone	C	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	1	15:10
Number 43 J. Weal	C	0	0	0	+1	2	1	0	0	14:48
Number 44 N. Thompson	C	1	0	1	+2	0	1	1	0	14:25
Number 45 R. Barber	R	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	10:21
Number 54 C. Hudon	L	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	13:22
Number 62 A. Lehkonen	L	1	0	1	+1	0	3	2	2	16:25
Number 71 J. Evans	C	1	0	1	0	0	1	2	2	12:19
Number 92 J. Drouin	L	0	1	1	+1	2	1	0	0	15:12
Number 6 S. Weber	D	0	1	1	+3	0	2	3	1	21:26
Number 17 B. Kulak	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1	19:21
Number 46 J. Brook	D	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	18:13
Number 53 V. Mete	D	0	0	0	+2	0	0	0	1	19:02
Number 61 X. Ouellet	D	0	1	1	+1	2	2	1	1	19:49
Number 83 C. Fleury	D	0	1	1	0	0	1	4	0	19:02

Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	Shots against	Saves	Goals against	Save percentage	Time on ice	Decision
Number 30 C. Primeau	17	16	1	.941	29:52	Win
Number 31 C. Price	9	8	1	.889	30:08

Penalties

Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
Period	Time	Team	Player	Infraction	Minutes
1st	10:07	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi	Roughing	2
1st	16:26	Montreal Canadiens	Nick Suzuki	Tripping	2
2nd	04:26	New Jersey Devils	Colton White	Slashing	2
2nd	12:06	Montreal Canadiens	Jonathan Drouin	High sticking	2
3rd	05:48	Montreal Canadiens	Xavier Ouellet	Tripping	2
3rd	11:54	Montreal Canadiens	Jordan Weal	Holding	2
3rd	14:21	New Jersey Devils	Kevin Rooney	Cross checking	2
3rd	15:31	Montreal Canadiens	Max Domi	Roughing	2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach: John Hynes
Montreal Canadiens head coach: Claude Julien
Referees: Jean Hebert, Mitch Dunning
Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Jesse Marquis
New Jersey Devils scratches: Ivan Khomutov, Travis Zajac, Cory Schneider, Andy Greene, Brian Strait, P.K. Subban, Wayne Simmonds, Sami Vatanen, Taylor Hall, Mauro Jorg, Connor Carrick, Artur Gavrus, Nikita Gusev, Miles Wood, Josh Jacobs, Pavel Zacha, Joey Anderson, Jesper Bratt, Mikhail Maltsev, Colby Sissons, Jesper Boqvist, Nikita Popugaev, Reilly Walsh, Fabian Zetterlund, Gilles Senn, Marián Studenic, Aarne Talvitie, Yegor Zaitsev, Matthew Hellickson, Mitchell Hoelscher, Ty Smith, Xavier Bernard, Akira Schmid, Eetu Pakkila, Yegor Sharangovich, Jeremy Groleau, Daniil Misyul, Nikita Okhotiuk, Jack Hughes, Case McCarthy, Graeme Clarke, Michael Vukojevic, Patrick Moynihan, Arseni Gritsyuk, Nikola Pasic, Tyce Thompson, Cole Brady
Montreal Canadiens scratches: Jeff Petry, Karl Alzner, Paul Byron, Tomas Tatar, Ben Chiarot, Brendan Gallagher, Alex Belzile, Keith Kinkaid, Matthew Peca, Mike Reilly, Joel Armia, Phillip Danault, Ryan Culkin, Maxim Lamarche, Michael McCarron, Gustav Olofsson, Christian Folin, Nikolas Koberstein, Nikita Jevpalovs, Noah Juulsen, Lukas Vejdemo, Michael McNiven, Alexandre Alain, Charlie Lindgren, Michael Pezzetta, Arvid Henrikson, Antoine Waked, Joel Teasdale, Joni Ikonen, Ryan Poehling, William Pelletier, Liam Hawel, Hayden Verbeek, Cole Fonstad, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Jacob Olofsson, Allan McShane, Cam Hillis, Jordan Harris, Jack Gorniak, David Sklenicka, Samuel Houde, Alexander Romanov, Jesse Ylonen, Brett Stapley, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Otto Leskinen, Matthew Struthers, Connor Lacouvee, Cole Caufield, Mattias Norlinder, Jayden Struble, Gianni Fairbrother, Jacob Leguerrier, Arsen Khisamutdinov, Kieran Ruscheinski, Rhett Pitlick, Frederik Dichow

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