NHL

New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

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New Jersey Devils
1-0-0
Final
4 - 2
Montreal Canadiens
0-1-0

Scoring Summary

Goal 1st Period 4:01 Joshua Roy Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Xavier Simoneau (1), Jesse Ylönen (1)
Goal 1st Period 9:55 Joseph Gambardella Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Kyle Criscuolo (1), Justin Dowling (1)
Goal 2nd Period 3:32 Simon Nemec Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (1), Akira Schmid (1)
Goal 2nd Period 12:42 Dawson Mercer Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (2)
Goal 2nd Period 14:08 Josh Anderson Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: David Reinbacher (1), Alex Newhook (1)
Goal 3rd Period 5:10 Jack Hughes Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: none

Statistics

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20 Blocked Shots 20
11 Hits 24
5 Takeaways 2
31 Shots 25
3 Power Play Goals 1
4 Power Play Opportunities 3
75.0 Power Play Percentage 33.3
0 Short Handed Goals 0
0 Shootout Goals 0
24 Faceoffs Won 26
48.0 Faceoff Win Percent 52.0
11 Giveaways 12
4 Total Penalties 4
8 Penalty Minutes 8
Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
New Jersey Devils New Jersey Devils Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Simon Nemec, D Day-To-Day Dec 15
Arseny Gritsyuk, RW Day-To-Day Dec 15
Timo Meier, RW Injured Reserve Dec 13
Evgenii Dadonov, RW Injured Reserve Dec 11

Game Information

Bell Centre

Location: Montreal, QC
Capacity:

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Carolina 21 9 44 2
NY Islanders 19 11 41 3
Washington 18 10 40 4
Philadelphia 16 9 38 6
Pittsburgh 14 8 37 9
New Jersey 18 14 37 1
NY Rangers 16 14 36 4
Columbus 13 13 32 6

2025-26 Atlantic Division Standings

TEAM W L PTS OTL
Tampa Bay 18 12 39 3
Detroit 18 12 39 3
Montreal 17 11 38 4
Boston 19 14 38 0
Florida 17 13 36 2
Ottawa 15 13 34 4
Toronto 14 12 33 5
Buffalo 14 14 32 4
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