Venue & Game Details
Location: Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey
Puckdrop: 7:00 PM ET
Broadcast: ESPN+, MSGSN (Devils), TSN (Canada)
Injury Report
Montreal Canadiens:
Kaiden Guhle (lower body, IR)
Patrik Laine (abdomen surgery, out 3–4 months)
New Jersey Devils:
Connor Brown (day-to-day, undisclosed)
Cody Glass (upper body, week-to-week)
Brett Pesce (upper body, unknown)
Evgenii Dadonov (hand, month-to-month)
Key Player Matchups
Nick Suzuki (MTL) vs. Jack Hughes (NJD) – Suzuki leads the NHL in assists (16) and is on a 12-game point streak; Hughes has 10 goals and 6 assists in 13 games.
Cole Caufield (MTL) vs. Dawson Mercer (NJD) – Caufield is tied for the league lead in goals; Mercer is on a four-game point streak with back-to-back multi-goal games.
Goaltending Battle: Jakub Dobes (MTL, .915 SV%) vs. Vitek Vanecek (NJD, .910 SV%).
Recent Team Form
Montreal Canadiens:
Lost to Flyers 5-4 (SO, Nov. 4)
Beat Senators 4-3 (OT, Nov. 2)
Beat Lightning 5-2 (Oct. 29)
Beat Panthers 6-3 (Oct. 27)
Beat Red Wings 4-2 (Oct. 25)
New Jersey Devils:
Lost to Ducks 4-1 (Nov. 2)
Beat Kings 5-2 (Oct. 31)
Beat Sharks 4-2 (Oct. 29)
Beat Rangers 3-2 (Oct. 26)
Beat Islanders 4-3 (SO, Oct. 24)
Series History
2024–25 Season: Devils swept Canadiens 3-0-0
Trend: Devils are 5-1-0 vs. Montreal since 2023–24
Betting Trends
Montreal: 7-2-1 in last 10; OVER has hit in 10 of 13 games (77%)
New Jersey: 7-3-0 in last 10; OVER has hit in 7 of 13 games (54%)
Head-to-head: Devils have covered in 4 of last 5 vs. Canadiens
Projected Final Score: Montreal Canadiens 5 – New Jersey Devils 4 (OT)
Game Odds
Montreal Canadiens 6.5
New Jersey Devils – 148
Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, November 5, 2025
