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New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

Centre Bell, Montreal Regular Season Final

Final score

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5–2 on Tuesday, October 24, 2023 on the road.

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

Goals by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 1 1 3 5
Montreal Canadiens 1 0 1 2

Shots on goal by period

Team Total
New Jersey Devils 8 14 12 34
Montreal Canadiens 10 7 12 29

Three stars

  1. J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (4 assists)
  2. T. Toffoli, New Jersey Devils (3 goals)
  3. J. Barron, Montreal Canadiens (1 goal)

Scoring summary

Period Time Team Goal Assists Type Score
1st 05:49 Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron (2) Michael Pezzetta (1) Even strength NJD 0, MTL 1
1st 13:24 New Jersey Devils Alexander Holtz (1) Timo Meier (3), Dougie Hamilton (3) Even strength NJD 1, MTL 1
2nd 18:22 New Jersey Devils Tyler Toffoli (2) Jack Hughes (7) Even strength NJD 2, MTL 1
3rd 00:34 New Jersey Devils Nico Hischier (1) Jack Hughes (8), Jesper Bratt (6) Power play NJD 3, MTL 1
3rd 07:17 New Jersey Devils Tyler Toffoli (3) Jack Hughes (9) Power play NJD 4, MTL 1
3rd 10:35 Montreal Canadiens Mike Matheson (1) Cole Caufield (3) Power play NJD 4, MTL 2
3rd 19:34 New Jersey Devils Tyler Toffoli (4) Jack Hughes (10) Even strength, Empty net NJD 5, 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 34 29
Power play 2 of 4 1 of 4
Penalty minutes 8 8
Hits 20 14
Blocked shots 12 20
Giveaways 13 20
Takeaways 7 3
Faceoffs won 38/60 (63.3%) 22/60 (36.7%)

Box score

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters
Player
10 A. Holtz R 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 10:24
13 N. Hischier C 1 0 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 68.4% 19:28
14 N. Bastian R 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 11:15
18 O. Palat L 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 13:54
20 M. McLeod C 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 86.7% 10:10
28 T. Meier R 0 1 1 +2 0 0 2 0 0 15:08
42 C. Lazar C 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 100% 09:50
56 E. Haula L 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 77.8% 14:14
63 J. Bratt L 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 19:59
73 T. Toffoli C 3 0 3 +2 0 6 0 0 1 18:38
86 J. Hughes C 0 4 4 +2 0 2 1 1 0 9.1% 21:05
91 D. Mercer C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15:09
2 B. Smith D 0 0 0 +1 2 2 3 3 0 16:11
6 J. Marino D 0 0 0 +1 2 0 1 1 0 19:36
7 D. Hamilton D 0 1 1 +1 0 5 0 2 0 20:32
43 L. Hughes D 0 0 0 +1 0 1 1 1 0 18:59
71 J. Siegenthaler D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 20:58
88 K. Bahl D 0 0 0 0 2 3 1 2 0 18:32
New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
41 V. Vanecek 29 27 2 .931 59:39 Win

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Canadiens skaters
Player
11 B. Gallagher R 0 0 0 -1 0 4 0 0 0 14:15
14 N. Suzuki C 0 0 0 -1 0 1 1 1 0 52.6% 19:58
15 A. Newhook C 0 0 0 -2 0 3 1 1 0 45.5% 19:03
17 J. Anderson R 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 0 0 18:05
20 J. Slafkovský L 0 0 0 -1 0 0 2 1 0 16:28
22 C. Caufield R 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 18:33
49 R. Harvey-Pinard L 0 0 0 -1 0 1 0 1 0 14:03
55 M. Pezzetta L 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 06:17
56 J. Ylonen R 0 0 0 +1 0 1 0 0 0 12:20
70 T. Pearson L 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 16:44
71 J. Evans C 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 3 0 28.6% 11:13
91 S. Monahan C 0 0 0 -1 0 2 0 0 0 20% 17:16
8 M. Matheson D 1 0 1 0 0 5 0 2 1 26:37
26 J. Kovacevic D 0 0 0 -2 2 2 1 3 0 15:30
27 G. Lindstrom D 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 11:47
52 J. Barron D 1 0 1 0 2 3 4 2 0 21:22
54 J. Harris D 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 2 0 17:39
72 A. Xhekaj D 0 0 0 -1 2 1 1 0 0 19:01
Montreal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
30 C. Primeau 33 29 4 .879 57:48 Loss

Penalties

Period Time Team Player Infraction Minutes
1st 11:23 Montreal Canadiens Johnathan Kovacevic Tripping 2
1st 14:40 New Jersey Devils Brendan Smith Interference 2
2nd 10:33 New Jersey Devils Kevin Bahl Interference 2
2nd 13:35 Montreal Canadiens Jake Evans Roughing 2
2nd 18:40 Montreal Canadiens Justin Barron Cross checking 2
3rd 07:10 Montreal Canadiens Arber Xhekaj Holding 2
3rd 07:40 New Jersey Devils John Marino Roughing 2
3rd 10:16 New Jersey Devils Erik Haula Delaying game puck over glass 2

Game information

New Jersey Devils head coach
Lindy Ruff
Montreal Canadiens head coach
Martin St. Louis
Referees
Thomas John Luxmore, Pierre Lambert
Linesmen
Ryan Daisy, Ben O'Quinn
New Jersey Devils scratches
Colin Miller, Chris Tierney, Cal Foote
Montreal Canadiens scratches
Jake Allen, Joel Armia, Kaiden Guhle

2023-2024 season series

Matchup Status Details
New Jersey Devils 5 at Montreal Canadiens 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New Jersey Devils 2 Final Game page
Montreal Canadiens 3 at New Jersey Devils 4 Final Game page

Other NHL games on Oct 24

Matchup Status Details
Toronto Maple Leafs 4 at Washington Capitals 1 Final Game page
Buffalo Sabres 6 at Ottawa Senators 4 Final Game page
Carolina Hurricanes 0 at Tampa Bay Lightning 3 Final Game page
Dallas Stars 4 at Pittsburgh Penguins 1 Final Game page
San Jose Sharks 1 at Florida Panthers 3 Final Game page
Colorado Avalanche 7 at New York Islanders 4 Final Game page
Seattle Kraken 5 at Detroit Red Wings 4 Final/OT Game page
Anaheim Ducks 3 at Columbus Blue Jackets 2 Final/OT Game page
Boston Bruins 3 at Chicago Blackhawks 0 Final Game page
St. Louis Blues 2 at Winnipeg Jets 4 Final Game page
Edmonton Oilers 4 at Minnesota Wild 7 Final Game page
Vancouver Canucks 3 at Nashville Predators 2 Final Game page
New York Rangers 3 at Calgary Flames 1 Final Game page
Arizona Coyotes 3 at Los Angeles Kings 6 Final Game page
Philadelphia Flyers 2 at Vegas Golden Knights 3 Final Game page

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