Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
· Prudential Center, Newark · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 3–2 on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| New Jersey Devils |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
10 |
7 |
8 |
25 |
| New Jersey Devils |
11 |
11 |
8 |
30 |
Three stars
- C. Caufield, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal, 1 assist)
- L. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
- A. Holtz, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
12:48 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Juraj Slafkovský (6) |
Cole Caufield (19) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, NJD 0 |
| 2nd |
14:45 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Joshua Roy (1) |
Sean Monahan (15), Joel Armia (1) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, NJD 0 |
| 3rd |
00:47 |
New Jersey Devils |
Luke Hughes (8) |
Nico Hischier (12), Timo Meier (7) |
Power play |
MTL 2, NJD 1 |
| 3rd |
01:38 |
New Jersey Devils |
Alexander Holtz (11) |
Simon Nemec (7), Dawson Mercer (9) |
Power play |
MTL 2, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
15:29 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Cole Caufield (14) |
Sean Monahan (16), Jordan Harris (5) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, NJD 2 |
Numbers in brackets are the player's season totals after the goal.
Team stats
Team stats, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
| Stat |
Montreal Canadiens |
New Jersey Devils |
| Shots on goal |
25 |
30 |
| Power play |
0 of 1 |
2 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
8 |
2 |
| Hits |
12 |
17 |
| Blocked shots |
17 |
12 |
| Giveaways |
5 |
2 |
| Takeaways |
3 |
4 |
| Faceoffs won |
17/45 (37.8%) |
28/45 (62.2%) |
Box score
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 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:31 |
| Number 13 M. Stephens |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
60% |
10:57 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
35.7% |
20:23 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:57 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:16 |
| Number 49 R. Harvey-Pinard |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
|
15:02 |
| Number 55 M. Pezzetta |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
07:35 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
08:19 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
66.7% |
16:15 |
| Number 89 J. Roy |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
5 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:32 |
| Number 91 S. Monahan |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21.4% |
16:15 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
|
27:13 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
|
23:48 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:44 |
| Number 52 J. Barron |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
13:21 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:28 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:32 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 35 S. Montembeault |
30 |
28 |
2 |
.933 |
60:00 |
Win |
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 10 A. Holtz |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
08:07 |
| Number 11 C. Tierney |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
100% |
07:19 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
56.3% |
22:00 |
| Number 14 N. Bastian |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
|
14:10 |
| Number 20 M. McLeod |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
76.9% |
17:37 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:41 |
| Number 42 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
11:59 |
| Number 46 M. Willman |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
05:39 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
71.4% |
16:45 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:32 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
19:53 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
20:26 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
19:54 |
| Number 17 S. Nemec |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:53 |
| Number 24 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:40 |
| Number 52 C. Foote |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
|
13:01 |
| Number 88 K. Bahl |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:05 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 N. Daws |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.880 |
58:14 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
17:11 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
00:25 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 2nd |
03:40 |
New Jersey Devils |
Michael McLeod |
Hooking |
2 |
| 2nd |
19:15 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
High sticking double minor |
4 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Kelly Sutherland, Carter Sandlak
- Linesmen
- Andrew Smith, Libor Suchanek
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Josh Anderson, Cayden Primeau, Johnathan Kovacevic
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Brendan Smith, Ondrej Palat, Jack Hughes
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