Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
· Prudential Center, Newark · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–3 on Saturday, February 24, 2024 at home.
Goals by period
Goals by period, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| New Jersey Devils |
0 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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 |
10 |
6 |
26 |
| New Jersey Devils |
5 |
8 |
11 |
24 |
Three stars
- T. Meier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 1 assist)
- N. Hischier, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)
- T. Toffoli, New Jersey Devils (2 assists)
Scoring summary
Every goal, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 2nd |
03:06 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Brendan Gallagher (9) |
Jake Evans (13), Josh Anderson (9) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, NJD 0 |
| 2nd |
05:23 |
New Jersey Devils |
Timo Meier (11) |
Kevin Bahl (9), Tyler Toffoli (16) |
Even strength |
MTL 1, NJD 1 |
| 2nd |
13:07 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (21) |
Cole Caufield (27), Johnathan Kovacevic (3) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, NJD 1 |
| 2nd |
17:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Ondrej Palat (9) |
Simon Nemec (14) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, NJD 2 |
| 3rd |
13:33 |
New Jersey Devils |
Nico Hischier (19) |
Tyler Toffoli (17), Luke Hughes (20) |
Power play |
MTL 2, NJD 3 |
| 3rd |
16:33 |
New Jersey Devils |
Jesper Bratt (21) |
Timo Meier (13) |
Even strength |
MTL 2, NJD 4 |
| 3rd |
18:09 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki (22) |
Joel Armia (4), Mike Matheson (35) |
Even strength |
MTL 3, NJD 4 |
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 |
26 |
24 |
| Power play |
0 of 0 |
1 of 2 |
| Penalty minutes |
4 |
0 |
| Hits |
21 |
11 |
| Blocked shots |
18 |
10 |
| Giveaways |
7 |
18 |
| Takeaways |
5 |
13 |
| Faceoffs won |
21/53 (39.6%) |
32/53 (60.4%) |
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 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
12:37 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
2 |
0 |
2 |
+1 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
40% |
21:33 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
70% |
16:25 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:20 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
21:42 |
| Number 22 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:58 |
| Number 36 C. White |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
09:54 |
| Number 40 J. Armia |
R |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:26 |
| Number 56 J. Ylonen |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
08:20 |
| Number 70 T. Pearson |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
10:36 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
25% |
14:29 |
| Number 89 J. Roy |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
12:21 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
25:34 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
5 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:56 |
| Number 26 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
|
17:18 |
| Number 54 J. Harris |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:24 |
| Number 58 D. Savard |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
18:53 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
|
16:54 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 34 J. Allen |
24 |
20 |
4 |
.833 |
57:48 |
Loss |
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 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:57 |
| Number 11 C. Tierney |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100% |
07:16 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
68% |
23:09 |
| Number 18 O. Palat |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:14 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
1 |
1 |
2 |
+1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100% |
16:44 |
| Number 42 C. Lazar |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
42.9% |
11:40 |
| Number 56 E. Haula |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
61.5% |
17:44 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:55 |
| Number 73 T. Toffoli |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
18:00 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
22:39 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
33.3% |
20:46 |
| Number 2 B. Smith |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
02:05 |
| Number 6 J. Marino |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
21:36 |
| Number 17 S. Nemec |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
16:37 |
| Number 24 C. Miller |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
19:23 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
21:25 |
| Number 88 K. Bahl |
D |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
16:59 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 50 N. Daws |
26 |
23 |
3 |
.885 |
60:00 |
Win |
Penalties
Penalties, Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 2nd |
07:05 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Mike Matheson |
Interference |
2 |
| 3rd |
12:01 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Nick Suzuki |
Hooking |
2 |
Game information
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Lindy Ruff
- Referees
- Thomas John Luxmore, Morgan MacPhee
- Linesmen
- James Tobias, David Brisebois
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Samuel Montembeault, Michael Pezzetta, Jayden Struble
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Tomas Nosek, Nick DeSimone, Brian Halonen
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Status |
Details |
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1
 at Detroit Red Wings
6
|
Final
|
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|
 Tampa Bay Lightning
4
 at New York Islanders
2
|
Final
|
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|
 New York Rangers
2
 at Philadelphia Flyers
1
|
Final
|
Game page: New York Rangers at Philadelphia Flyers, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Washington Capitals
2
 at Florida Panthers
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at Florida Panthers, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Toronto Maple Leafs
4
 at Colorado Avalanche
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Toronto Maple Leafs at Colorado Avalanche, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Vegas Golden Knights
3
 at Ottawa Senators
4
|
Final/SO
|
Game page: Vegas Golden Knights at Ottawa Senators, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Boston Bruins
2
 at Vancouver Canucks
3
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Vancouver Canucks, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Dallas Stars
2
 at Carolina Hurricanes
1
|
Final
|
Game page: Dallas Stars at Carolina Hurricanes, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Calgary Flames
6
 at Edmonton Oilers
3
|
Final
|
Game page: Calgary Flames at Edmonton Oilers, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Seattle Kraken
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Seattle Kraken, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Nashville Predators
4
 at San Jose Sharks
2
|
Final
|
Game page: Nashville Predators at San Jose Sharks, Sat, Feb 24, 2024
|
 Anaheim Ducks
2
 at Los Angeles Kings
3
|
Final/SO
|
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|
Sources and further reading
Montreal Canadiens 
at New Jersey Devils