Jake Allen's 34-save effort against his former team highlights Devils' 4-0 win over Canadiens
— Jake Allen made 34 saves and shut out his former team as the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Saturday.
National Hockey League
FINAL
New Jersey Devils
4
Montreal Canadiens
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| MTL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10/30/26 | @ Vegas Golden Knights | W 5-2 | NHL |
| 10/28/26 | @ Colorado Avalanche | L 2-5 | NHL |
| 10/27/26 | @ Dallas Stars | W 5-1 | NHL |
| 10/24/26 | vs Los Angeles Kings | W 3-1 | NHL |
| 10/22/26 | vs Anaheim Ducks | W 4-1 | NHL |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Penalty 19:44 4-0
Luke Hughes PS - Holding on breakaway against Owen Beck
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Missed 19:03 4-0
Josh Anderson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Missed 14:27 4-0
Stefan Noesen Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Missed 14:02 4-0
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Left
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Penalty 13:24 4-0
Josh Anderson Roughing against Erik Haula
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Missed 13:14 4-0
Kirby Dach Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 12:52 4-0
Josh Anderson Backhand Wide Right
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Goal 10:09 4-0
Luke Hughes Goal (5) Slap Shot, assists: Timo Meier (23), Dawson Mercer (12)
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Missed 7:53 3-0
Tomas Tatar Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 5:01 3-0
Mike Matheson Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:18 3-0
Alexandre Carrier Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 3:24 3-0
Dawson Mercer Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 2:43 3-0
Arber Xhekaj Snap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 1:53 3-0
Jack Hughes Goal (24) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Pesce (10)
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Penalty 19:52 2-0
Johnathan Kovacevic Hooking against Cole Caufield
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Missed 14:29 2-0
Jack Hughes Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 13:44 2-0
Arber Xhekaj Slap Shot Wide Right
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Goal 12:44 2-0
Paul Cotter Goal (13) Backhand, assists: Jesper Bratt (47), Jack Hughes (41)
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Missed 12:34 1-0
Luke Hughes Slap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 11:42 1-0
Joel Armia Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 11:27 1-0
Joel Armia Deflected Wide Right
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Missed 11:06 1-0
Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected Wide Left
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Missed 11:00 1-0
Cole Caufield Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 9:58 1-0
Curtis Lazar Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 8:58 1-0
Alex Newhook Snap Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 7:58 1-0
Paul Cotter Tip-In Wide Right
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Missed 6:59 1-0
Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
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Missed 6:50 1-0
Jack Hughes Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 6:08 1-0
Logan Mailloux Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 5:11 1-0
David Savard Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 3:09 1-0
Cole Caufield Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
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Missed 2:57 1-0
Cole Caufield Backhand Wide Right
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Penalty 1:57 1-0
Johnathan Kovacevic Holding against Brendan Gallagher
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Penalty 16:51 1-0
Mike Matheson High-sticking against Jesper Bratt
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Missed 15:30 1-0
Simon Nemec Snap Shot Wide Left
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Goal 13:43 1-0
Jesper Bratt Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Tomas Tatar (8), Dougie Hamilton (28)
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Missed 12:43 0-0
Christian Dvorak Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 7:30 0-0
Jesper Bratt Backhand Wide Left
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Missed 7:19 0-0
Cole Caufield Slap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 6:44 0-0
Josh Anderson Backhand Wide Right
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Missed 5:16 0-0
Stefan Noesen Snap Shot Wide Right
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Missed 4:50 0-0
Paul Cotter Snap Shot Wide Left
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Missed 0:35 0-0
Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot Wide Right
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End of Game 20:00 4-0
Game End
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Period End 20:00 4-0
End of 3rd Period
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Face Off 19:44 4-0
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
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Shot 19:44 4-0
Owen Beck Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Penalty 19:44 4-0
Luke Hughes PS - Holding on breakaway against Owen Beck
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Hit 19:27 4-0
Owen Beck hit Luke Hughes
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Missed 19:03 4-0
Josh Anderson Snap Shot High and Wide Right
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Hit 18:38 4-0
Mike Matheson hit Ondrej Palat
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Face Off 18:33 4-0
Kirby Dach faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
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Stoppage 18:33 4-0
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 18:31 4-0
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
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Giveaway 18:05 4-0
Giveaway by Joel Armia
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Face Off 17:58 4-0
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Jake Evans
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Stoppage 17:58 4-0
Goalie Stopped
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Shot 17:57 4-0
Arber Xhekaj Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Giveaway 17:21 4-0
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
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Shot 17:11 4-0
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Shot 16:37 4-0
Logan Mailloux Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Takeaway 16:00 4-0
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
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Takeaway 15:33 4-0
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
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Face Off 15:25 4-0
Paul Cotter faceoff won against Kirby Dach
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Stoppage 15:25 4-0
Puck in Netting
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Blocked 15:21 4-0
Timo Meier shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
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Giveaway 14:48 4-0
Giveaway by Tomas Tatar
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Missed 14:27 4-0
Stefan Noesen Snap Shot Hit Right Post
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Shot 14:09 4-0
Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
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Missed 14:02 4-0
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Left
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Shot 13:45 4-0
Jake Evans Backhand saved by Jake Allen
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Face Off 13:24 4-0
Jake Evans faceoff won against Jack Hughes
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Penalty 13:24 4-0
Josh Anderson Roughing against Erik Haula
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Stoppage 13:24 4-0
Icing
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Missed 13:14 4-0
Kirby Dach Snap Shot High and Wide Left
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Blocked 13:11 4-0
Kirby Dach shot blocked by Erik Haula
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Shot 13:01 4-0
Josh Anderson Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
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Face Off 12:58 4-0
Kirby Dach faceoff won against Erik Haula
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Stoppage 12:58 4-0
Puck in Benches
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Hit 12:56 4-0
Kirby Dach hit Erik Haula
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Missed 12:52 4-0
Josh Anderson Backhand Wide Right
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Takeaway 12:41 4-0
Takeaway by Alex Newhook
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Shot 11:33 4-0
Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Sam Montembeault
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Team Stats
NJ
MTL
14
Blocked Shots
12
20
Hits
26
6
Takeaways
4
22
Shots
34
0
Power Play Goals
0
2
Power Play Opportunities
2
0.0
Power Play Percentage
0.0
0
Short Handed Goals
0
0
Shootout Goals
0
23
Faceoffs Won
36
39.0
Faceoff Win Percent
61.0
18
Giveaways
12
2
Total Penalties
2
4
Penalty Minutes
4
Head to Head
NJ wins series 3-0
Injuries
Montreal Canadiens
- Kirby Dach Day-To-Day
- Mike Matheson Out
- Sam Montembeault Injured Reserve
- Nick Suzuki Out
- Ivan Demidov Injured Reserve
New Jersey Devils
- Evan Rodrigues Day-To-Day
- Anthony Mantha Day-To-Day
- Seamus Casey Injured Reserve
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