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New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Preseason Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 on Monday, September 25, 2023 on the road.

Team Goals 2023-2024 record
New Jersey Devils 4 38-39-5
at Montreal Canadiens 2 30-36-16

Goals by period

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

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 13 7 11 31
Montreal Canadiens 7 8 10 25

Three stars

  1. J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (1 goal, 2 assists)
  2. J. Anderson, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)
  3. D. Mercer, New Jersey Devils (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 04:01 Montreal Canadiens Joshua Roy (1) Xavier Simoneau (1), Jesse Ylonen (1) Power play NJD 0, MTL 1
1st 09:55 New Jersey Devils Joseph Gambardella (1) Kyle Criscuolo (1), Justin Dowling (1) Even strength NJD 1, MTL 1
2nd 03:32 New Jersey Devils Simon Nemec (1) Jack Hughes (1), Akira Schmid (1) Power play NJD 2, MTL 1
2nd 12:42 New Jersey Devils Dawson Mercer (1) Jack Hughes (2) Power play NJD 3, MTL 1
2nd 14:08 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson (1) David Reinbacher (1), Alex Newhook (1) Even strength NJD 3, MTL 2
3rd 05:10 New Jersey Devils Jack Hughes (1) Unassisted Power play NJD 4, MTL 2

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

Team stats

Stat New Jersey Devils Montreal Canadiens
Shots on goal 31 25
Power play 3 of 4 1 of 3
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 11 24
Blocked shots 20 20
Giveaways 11 12
Takeaways 5 2
Faceoffs won 24/50 (48%) 26/50 (52%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
11 C. Tierney C 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 50% 15:21
25 N. Foote L 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:21
36 J. Gambardella C 1 0 1 +1 0 1 0 0 0 09:21
37 J. Dowling C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 2 2 0 62.5% 13:09
42 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 71.4% 17:05
45 K. Criscuolo C 0 1 1 +1 2 3 0 1 0 12:30
46 M. Willman C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 15:04
73 T. Toffoli C 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 14:33
86 J. Hughes C 1 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 1 53.8% 17:26
91 D. Mercer C 1 0 1 -1 0 3 1 3 1 12.5% 18:30
92 T. Nosek L 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 50% 15:45
95 G. Clarke R 0 0 0 -1 0 5 0 2 0 13:37
6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 22:51
17 S. Nemec D 1 0 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 17:45
24 C. Miller D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 19:48
38 T. Vilen D 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 14:10
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 3 0 22:32
81 M. Vukojevic D 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 19:58
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
1 K. Kinkaid 7 7 0 1.000 12:38
40 A. Schmid 18 16 2 .889 47:14 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
13 M. Stephens C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 66.7% 11:24
15 A. Newhook C 0 1 1 +1 0 1 3 1 0 53.3% 21:54
17 J. Anderson R 1 0 1 +1 2 3 0 2 0 18:45
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 +1 0 0 3 2 0 100% 19:09
32 N. Légaré R 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 12:03
43 X. Simoneau C 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 66.7% 10:41
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 4 0 0 100% 14:44
56 J. Ylonen R 0 1 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 17:42
57 S. Farrell C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 13:56
62 O. Beck C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 58.8% 15:35
82 L. Condotta L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 11:04
97 J. Roy R 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 2 1 16:23
21 K. Guhle D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 19:56
52 J. Barron D 0 0 0 -1 0 3 0 3 0 19:07
54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 19:36
64 D. Reinbacher D 0 1 1 +1 0 1 1 0 0 15:26
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 5 4 0 20:18
94 L. Mailloux D 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 21:00
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35 S. Montembeault 18 16 2 .889 31:40
75 J. Dobes 13 11 2 .846 26:07 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 02:39 New Jersey Devils Tyler Toffoli Hooking 2
1st 14:41 Montreal Canadiens Josh Anderson Tripping 2
2nd 03:12 Montreal Canadiens Xavier Simoneau Hooking 2
2nd 06:06 New Jersey Devils Kyle Criscuolo Slashing 2
2nd 11:40 Montreal Canadiens Nathan Légaré High sticking 2
3rd 05:02 Montreal Canadiens Jesse Ylonen Slashing 2
3rd 09:34 New Jersey Devils Tomas Nosek Delaying game puck over glass 2
3rd 20:00 New Jersey Devils Michael Vukojevic Cross checking 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Jake Brenk, Eric Furlatt
Linesmen
Justin Johnson, Michel Cormier
New Jersey Devils scratches
Ivan Khomutov, Brendan Smith, Erik Haula, Mauro Jorg, Ondrej Palat, Tyler Wotherspoon, Dougie Hamilton, Artur Gavrus, Vitek Vanecek, Timo Meier, Erik Kallgren, Jesper Bratt, Nathan Bastian, Michael McLeod, Cal Foote, Nico Hischier, Nikita Popugaev, Shane Bowers, Yegor Zaitsev, Kevin Bahl, Daniil Misyul, Santeri Hatakka, Arseni Gritsyuk, Tyce Thompson, Cole Brady, Nico Daws, Jaromir Pytlik, Alexander Holtz, Ethan Edwards, Artem Shlaine, Luke Hughes, Chase Stillman, Samu Salminen, Jakub Malek, Viktor Hurtig, Zakhar Bardakov, Matt Pietroniro, Tyler Brennan, Seamus Casey, Josh Filmon, Charlie Leddy, Brian Halonen, Daniil Orlov, Artem Barabosha, Petr Hauser, Lenni Hameenaho, Cam Squires, Chase Cheslock, Cole Brown, Daniil Karpovich
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Carey Price, Jake Allen, Chris Wideman, David Savard, Gabriel Bourque, Brendan Gallagher, Joel Armia, Tanner Pearson, Mike Matheson, Sean Monahan, Philippe Maillet, Christian Dvorak, Jake Evans, Brandon Gignac, Olivier Galipeau, Nick Suzuki, Cayden Primeau, Lias Andersson, Gustav Lindstrom, Johnathan Kovacevic, Nicolas Beaudin, Zachary Emond, Jakov Novak, Rafael Harvey-Pinard, Tobie Paquette-Bisson, Brady Keeper, Nolan Yaremko, Kirby Dach, Cole Caufield, Mattias Norlinder, Jayden Struble, Rhett Pitlick, Alex-Olivier Voyer, Ty Smilanic, Blake Biondi, Luke Tuch, Jan Mysak, Emil Heineman, Alexander Gordin, Jack Smith, Joe Vrbetic, Luke Mittelstadt, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Oliver Kapanen, William Trudeau, Riley Kidney, Miguël Tourigny, Lane Hutson, Filip Mesar, Vinzenz Rohrer, Strauss Mann, Adam Engstrom, Cedrick Guindon, Petteri Nurmi, Jared Davidson, Emmett Croteau, Jan Spunar, Jacob Fowler, Florian Xhekaj, Bogdan Konyushkov, Quentin Miller, Sam Harris, Yevgeni Volokhin, Filip Eriksson, Charle Truchon, Isaac Dufort

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