New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
· Centre Bell, Montreal · Regular Season · Final
Final score
The New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 3–0 on Sunday, April 5, 2026 on the road.
Goals by period
Goals by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Shots on goal by period
Shots on goal by period, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Team |
1st1st period |
2nd2nd period |
3rd3rd period |
Total |
| New Jersey Devils |
9 |
6 |
5 |
20 |
| Montreal Canadiens |
4 |
4 |
10 |
18 |
Three stars
- J. Hughes, New Jersey Devils (2 assists)
- N. Hischier, New Jersey Devils
- J. Anderson, Montreal Canadiens
Scoring summary
Every goal, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens. Numbers in brackets are season totals.
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Goal |
Assists |
Type |
Score |
| 1st |
10:47 |
New Jersey Devils |
Timo Meier (24) |
Jack Hughes (46) |
Even strength |
NJD 1, MTL 0 |
| 2nd |
18:12 |
New Jersey Devils |
Cody Glass (17) |
Unassisted |
Even strength |
NJD 2, MTL 0 |
| 3rd |
16:35 |
New Jersey Devils |
Connor Brown (17) |
Jack Hughes (47), Jesper Bratt (48) |
Even strength, Empty net |
NJD 3, MTL 0 |
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 |
20 |
18 |
| Power play |
0 of 2 |
0 of 4 |
| Penalty minutes |
45 |
11 |
| Hits |
20 |
27 |
| Blocked shots |
19 |
11 |
| Giveaways |
19 |
13 |
| Takeaways |
7 |
3 |
| Faceoffs won |
29/52 (55.8%) |
23/52 (44.2%) |
Box score
New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 12 C. Glass |
C |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
38.5% |
12:05 |
| Number 13 N. Hischier |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
69% |
23:44 |
| Number 16 C. Brown |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
10 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
100% |
20:57 |
| Number 21 M. McLaughlin |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50% |
07:03 |
| Number 28 T. Meier |
R |
1 |
0 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
|
18:22 |
| Number 29 L. Hameenaho |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
|
10:59 |
| Number 47 P. Cotter |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
07:14 |
| Number 48 B. Halonen |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
05:19 |
| Number 63 J. Bratt |
L |
0 |
1 |
1 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
|
17:16 |
| Number 72 N. Bjugstad |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
09:00 |
| Number 86 J. Hughes |
C |
0 |
2 |
2 |
+2 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
3 |
16.7% |
21:41 |
| Number 91 D. Mercer |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
21:34 |
| Number 5 B. Dillon |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
17 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
14:07 |
| Number 7 D. Hamilton |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
20:51 |
| Number 8 J. Kovacevic |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
|
17:29 |
| Number 17 S. Nemec |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
|
17:30 |
| Number 43 L. Hughes |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
23:08 |
| Number 71 J. Siegenthaler |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
+1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
|
23:41 |
New Jersey Devils goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 25 J. Markstrom |
18 |
18 |
0 |
1.000 |
60:00 |
Win |
Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens skaters
| Player |
PosPosition |
GGoals | AAssists | PPoints | +/-Plus/minus | PIMPenalty minutes | SOGShots on goal | HITHits | BLKBlocked shots | FO%Faceoff percentage | TOITime on ice |
| Number 11 B. Gallagher |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
|
11:22 |
| Number 13 C. Caufield |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 14 N. Suzuki |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
53.3% |
21:42 |
| Number 15 A. Newhook |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
37.5% |
13:13 |
| Number 17 J. Anderson |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
|
11:31 |
| Number 20 J. Slafkovský |
L |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
|
22:27 |
| Number 24 P. Danault |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
40% |
14:12 |
| Number 71 J. Evans |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
50% |
13:59 |
| Number 76 Z. Bolduc |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
|
13:54 |
| Number 90 J. Veleno |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
6 |
1 |
|
12:37 |
| Number 91 O. Kapanen |
C |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
33.3% |
13:22 |
| Number 93 I. Demidov |
R |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
16:32 |
| Number 8 M. Matheson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-2 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
20:57 |
| Number 21 K. Guhle |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
17:05 |
| Number 47 J. Struble |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
4 |
1 |
|
14:23 |
| Number 48 L. Hutson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
|
24:41 |
| Number 53 N. Dobson |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
-3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|
23:39 |
| Number 72 A. Xhekaj |
D |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
|
11:58 |
Montreal Canadiens goalies
| Goalie |
SAShots against | SVSaves | GAGoals against | SV%Save percentage | TOITime on ice | DECDecision |
| Number 32 J. Fowler |
19 |
17 |
2 |
.895 |
57:29 |
Loss |
Penalties
Penalties, New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens
| Period |
Time |
Team |
Player |
Infraction |
Minutes |
| 1st |
08:37 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Kaiden Guhle |
Tripping |
2 |
| 2nd |
06:18 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brian Halonen |
Holding |
2 |
| 2nd |
08:27 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Lane Hutson |
High sticking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Luke Hughes |
Cross checking |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Luke Hughes |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:50 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Roughing |
2 |
| 3rd |
00:50 |
New Jersey Devils |
Johnathan Kovacevic |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
06:11 |
New Jersey Devils |
Dougie Hamilton |
Tripping |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brenden Dillon |
Instigator |
2 |
| 3rd |
13:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brenden Dillon |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
13:00 |
Montreal Canadiens |
Josh Anderson |
Fighting (major) |
5 |
| 3rd |
13:00 |
New Jersey Devils |
Brenden Dillon |
Instigator misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
| 3rd |
19:06 |
New Jersey Devils |
Connor Brown |
Misconduct (misconduct) |
10 |
Game information
- New Jersey Devils head coach
- Sheldon Keefe
- Montreal Canadiens head coach
- Martin St. Louis
- Referees
- Cody Beach, Trevor Hanson
- Linesmen
- Scott Cherrey, Steve Barton
- New Jersey Devils scratches
- Evgenii Dadonov, Brett Pesce, Dennis Cholowski, Arseny Gritsyuk, Maxim Tsyplakov
- Montreal Canadiens scratches
- Samuel Montembeault, Alexandre Carrier, Alexandre Texier, Kirby Dach, Adam Engstrom
Other NHL games on Apr 5
Other NHL games on Sunday, April 5, 2026
| Matchup |
Status |
Details |
 Minnesota Wild
5
 at Detroit Red Wings
4
|
Final
|
Game page: Minnesota Wild at Detroit Red Wings, Sun, Apr 5, 2026
|
 Florida Panthers
2
 at Pittsburgh Penguins
5
|
Final
|
Game page: Florida Panthers at Pittsburgh Penguins, Sun, Apr 5, 2026
|
 Boston Bruins
1
 at Philadelphia Flyers
2
|
Final/OT
|
Game page: Boston Bruins at Philadelphia Flyers, Sun, Apr 5, 2026
|
 Carolina Hurricanes
3
 at Ottawa Senators
6
|
Final
|
Game page: Carolina Hurricanes at Ottawa Senators, Sun, Apr 5, 2026
|
 Washington Capitals
1
 at New York Rangers
8
|
Final
|
Game page: Washington Capitals at New York Rangers, Sun, Apr 5, 2026
|
 St. Louis Blues
3
 at Colorado Avalanche
2
|
Final
|
Game page: St. Louis Blues at Colorado Avalanche, Sun, Apr 5, 2026
|
Sources and further reading
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