Jack Hughes has a goal and two assists as the Devils beat the Canadiens 5-3
— A free-wheeling Jack Hughes had a goal and two assists and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 5-3 on Thursday night for their fourth win in five games.
National Hockey League
FINAL
Montreal Canadiens
3
New Jersey Devils
5
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| NJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/31/26 | vs Pittsburgh Penguins | W 5-4 | NHL |
| 10/29/26 | @ Dallas Stars | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ St. Louis Blues | W 2-0 | NHL |
| 10/25/26 | @ Winnipeg Jets | W 2-1 | NHL |
| 10/23/26 | @ Chicago Blackhawks | W 4-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Goal 19:34 3-5
Jesper Bratt Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Missed 19:08 3-4
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 14:23 3-4
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 13:57 3-4
Mike Matheson Hooking against Brett Pesce
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Missed 12:20 3-4
Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:29 3-4
Joel Armia Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 11:10 3-4
Stefan Noesen Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Penalty 10:04 3-4
Juraj Slafkovsky Holding against Nico Hischier
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Missed 9:01 3-4
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Short
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Missed 8:22 3-4
Paul Cotter Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Goal 8:13 3-4
Alex Newhook Goal (4) Wrist Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (4)
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Goal 6:23 2-4
Jack Hughes Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (13)
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Missed 2:32 2-3
Brenden Dillon Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:05 2-3
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 19:01 2-3
Brendan Gallagher Goal (6) Snap Shot, assists: Josh Anderson (4), Christian Dvorak (4)
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Missed 10:50 1-3
David Savard Slap Shot Hit Left Post
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Goal 10:20 1-3
Jonas Siegenthaler Goal (1) Wrist Shot, assists: Erik Haula (5), Paul Cotter (4)
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Missed 10:06 1-2
Paul Cotter Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:45 1-2
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:08 1-2
Jayden Struble Slap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 5:00 1-2
Alex Newhook Goal (3) Snap Shot, assists: Jake Evans (5), Jayden Struble (3)
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Penalty 18:50 0-2
Kaiden Guhle Interference against Ondrej Palat
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Missed 16:57 0-2
Joel Armia Slap Shot Short
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Missed 16:45 0-2
Emil Heineman Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
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Missed 15:49 0-2
Dougie Hamilton Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 13:59 0-2
Dawson Mercer Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 13:44 0-2
Cole Caufield Batted Short
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Goal 12:38 0-2
Ondrej Palat Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (10)
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Missed 9:04 0-1
Ondrej Palat Tip-In Wide Left
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Missed 8:22 0-1
Emil Heineman Snap Shot Wide Left
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Penalty 6:45 0-1
Jesper Bratt Interference against Mike Matheson
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Missed 4:51 0-1
Brendan Gallagher Tip-In High and Wide Left
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Missed 4:01 0-1
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
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Penalty 3:48 0-1
Johnathan Kovacevic Tripping against Nick Suzuki
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Goal 1:33 0-1
Jesper Bratt Goal (4) Tip-In, assists: Jack Hughes (9), Dougie Hamilton (8)
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End of Game 20:00 3-5
Game End
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Period End 20:00 3-5
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:34 3-5
Lucas Condotta faceoff won against Justin Dowling
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Goal 19:34 3-5
Jesper Bratt Goal (5) Wrist Shot, assists: none
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Face Off 19:20 3-4
Erik Haula faceoff won against Alex Newhook
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Stoppage 19:20 3-4
Icing
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Face Off 19:11 3-4
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Erik Haula
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Stoppage 19:11 3-4
Timeout - Visitor
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Stoppage 19:11 3-4
Icing
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Missed 19:08 3-4
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Right
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Hit 19:04 3-4
Nick Suzuki hit Johnathan Kovacevic
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Hit 18:44 3-4
Alex Newhook hit Nico Hischier
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Blocked 18:38 3-4
Lane Hutson shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
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Hit 18:22 3-4
Ondrej Palat hit Lane Hutson
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Shot 18:19 3-4
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
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Face Off 18:10 3-4
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 18:10 3-4
Icing
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Face Off 17:25 3-4
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nico Hischier
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Stoppage 17:25 3-4
Off-side
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Giveaway 16:59 3-4
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
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Hit 16:48 3-4
Dawson Mercer hit Nick Suzuki
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Hit 16:41 3-4
Jayden Struble hit Timo Meier
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Hit 16:36 3-4
Timo Meier hit Jayden Struble
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Hit 16:31 3-4
Nick Suzuki hit Nico Hischier
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Giveaway 15:57 3-4
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
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Shot 15:39 3-4
Ondrej Palat Tip-In saved by Sam Montembeault
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Face Off 15:20 3-4
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
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Stoppage 15:20 3-4
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 15:18 3-4
Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
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Missed 14:23 3-4
Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Left
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Blocked 14:18 3-4
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Joel Armia
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Hit 14:01 3-4
David Savard hit Dawson Mercer
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Face Off 13:57 3-4
Jake Evans faceoff won against Tomas Tatar
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Penalty 13:57 3-4
Mike Matheson Hooking against Brett Pesce
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Hit 13:43 3-4
Josh Anderson hit Ondrej Palat
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Shot 13:31 3-4
Christian Dvorak Wrist Shot saved by Jacob Markstrom
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Face Off 13:02 3-4
Jack Hughes faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
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Stoppage 13:02 3-4
On-Ice Official
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Missed 12:20 3-4
Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot Wide Left
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Hit 12:12 3-4
Lane Hutson hit Justin Dowling
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Team Stats
MTL
NJ
13
Blocked Shots
14
25
Hits
22
3
Takeaways
3
24
Shots
27
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
3
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
24
Faceoffs Won
27
47.1
Faceoff Win Percent
52.9
11
Giveaways
11
3
Total Penalties
2
6
Penalty Minutes
4
Head to Head
NJ leads series 1-0
Injuries
New Jersey Devils
- Evan Rodrigues Day-To-Day
- Anthony Mantha Day-To-Day
- Seamus Casey Injured Reserve
Montreal Canadiens
- Kirby Dach Day-To-Day
- Mike Matheson Out
- Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
- Nick Suzuki Out
- Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
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