Montréal CanadiensvsNew Jersey Devils — Apr 3, 2026

Apr 3, 2026

Final

Three Stars

First Star
J. Hughes
NJD logo

J. Hughes

NJD • #86 • C
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 5
Second Star
C. Caufield
MTL logo

C. Caufield

MTL • #13 • R
G 0A 2PTS 2SOG 5
Third Star
T. Meier
NJD logo

T. Meier

NJD • #28 • R
G 1A 1PTS 2SOG 7

Linescore

Team123OTSOTotal
MTL120014
NJD021003

Shots On Goal

Team123OTTotal
MTL9810229
NJD151012138

Goals

1st Period

J. Struble
MTL

J. Struble(2nd)

15:58(EV)

Assisted by C. Caufield and A. Xhekaj

2nd Period

I. Demidov
MTL

I. Demidov(17th)

8:12(PP)

Power play goal assisted by C. Caufield and N. Suzuki

L. Hutson
MTL

L. Hutson(12th)

9:28(EV)

Unassisted

D. Mercer
NJD

D. Mercer(18th)

13:08(EV)

Assisted by T. Meier and N. Hischier

J. Hughes
NJD

J. Hughes(25th)

17:40(SH)

Short-handed goal assisted by J. Bratt and J. Siegenthaler

3rd Period

T. Meier
NJD

T. Meier(23rd)

17:45(EV)

Assisted by J. Hughes and D. Hamilton

Shootout

O. Kapanen
MTL

O. Kapanen

0:00(EV)

Unassisted

Game Stats

Away team logo
vs
Home team logo

29

Shots On Goal

38

42.4

Faceoff %

57.6

1-5 (20.0%)

Power Play %

(0.0%) 0-1

2

Penalty Minutes

10

16

Hits

17

6

Blocked Shots

13

12

Giveaways

13

6

Takeaways

1

Box Score

28T. Meier112+200501170.020:06
86J. Hughes112+120032050.426:26
13N. Hischier011+200111030.723:47
63J. Bratt011+100202040.020:24
91D. Mercer101+100011030.021:47
12C. Glass000-200000010.512:43
16C. Brown000+100202040.022:17
21M. McLaughlin000000000000.304:34
29L. Hameenaho000-100110010.009:39
47P. Cotter000000020000.006:27
48B. Halonen000000100010.005:56
72N. Bjugstad000-120000010.009:16
7D. Hamilton011+100322030.022:54
71J. Siegenthaler011-120010000.018:55
5B. Dillon000-140000000.015:15
8J. Kovacevic000+100210000.021:08
17S. Nemec000000011020.018:23
43L. Hughes000+100001030.027:43
34J. Allen.8972926323/2523/410/0064:53
25J. Markstrom-0000/000/000/0000:00
OVRTeamGFGAGDL10StrkPTS
6th
MTL
265236+298-2-0W798
20th
NJD
212230-187-3-0W180
Playoff SpotWildcardOut of Playoffs

Season Stats Comparison

NJDStatMTL
2.77Goals/Game3.51
3.07Goals Against/Game3.08
29.9Shots/Game26.4
22.8%Power Play %24.4%
79.1%Penalty Kill %77.3%
50.9%Faceoff %51.1%

Goaltenders

NJD

1
Jacob Markstrom

Jacob Markstrom

5 GP

Record

22-18-1

GAA

3.12

EV%

.881

PK%

.500

SV%

.883

2
Jake Allen

Jake Allen

5 GP

Record

16-16-1

GAA

2.70

EV%

.925

PK%

.800

SV%

.906

MTL

1
Jakub Dobes

Jakub Dobes

5 GP

Record

26-8-4

GAA

2.73

EV%

.975

PK%

.929

SV%

.903

2
Samuel Montembeault

Samuel Montembeault

5 GP

Record

10-8-4

GAA

3.43

EV%

.857

PK%

.750

SV%

.872

Hot Players (Last 5 Games)

NJD

1
J. Hughes

J. Hughes

C | 5GP

G

4

A

7

P

11

PPP

3

PPG

0

P/G

2.20

2
J. Bratt

J. Bratt

L | 5GP

G

2

A

7

P

9

PPP

2

PPG

1

P/G

1.80

3
N. Hischier

N. Hischier

C | 5GP

G

2

A

6

P

8

PPP

3

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

MTL

1
N. Suzuki

N. Suzuki

C | 5GP

G

3

A

5

P

8

PPP

1

PPG

1

P/G

1.60

2
C. Caufield

C. Caufield

R | 5GP

G

5

A

2

P

7

PPP

1

PPG

0

P/G

1.40

3
I. Demidov

I. Demidov

R | 5GP

G

1

A

4

P

5

PPP

2

PPG

0

P/G

1.00

Avg Goals Scored Per Period

0.970.79
1.190.87
1.211.01
1st Period2nd Period3rd Period
MTL
NJD

Head-to-Head

Performance in Last 10 Matchups

Head-to-Head Wins

MTL (2)NJD (8)

Goals / Game

MTL
2.40
NJD
3.80

Goals Against / Game

MTL
3.80
NJD
2.40

Shots / Game

MTL
13.5
NJD
14.5

Power Play %

MTL
0.0%
NJD
7.7%

Penalty Kill %

MTL
92.3%
NJD
100.0%

Face-Off %

MTL
52.6%
NJD
47.4%

Scratches

NJD

1
Evgenii Dadonov

Evgenii Dadonov

2
Brett Pesce

Brett Pesce

3
Dennis Cholowski

Dennis Cholowski

4
Arseny Gritsyuk

Arseny Gritsyuk

5
Maxim Tsyplakov

Maxim Tsyplakov

MTL

1
Alexandre Carrier

Alexandre Carrier

2
Alexandre Texier

Alexandre Texier

3
Kirby Dach

Kirby Dach

4
Adam Engstrom

Adam Engstrom

5
Jacob Fowler

Jacob Fowler

PIM Leaders (Season)

NJD

1
Brenden Dillon

Brenden Dillon

D

PIM

68

2
Dougie Hamilton

Dougie Hamilton

D

PIM

46

3
Jonas Siegenthaler

Jonas Siegenthaler

D

PIM

46

MTL

1
Arber Xhekaj

Arber Xhekaj

D

PIM

110

2
Josh Anderson

Josh Anderson

R

PIM

70

3
Juraj Slafkovský

Juraj Slafkovský

L

PIM

52

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