MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
KEEP AN EYE ON…
– The Canadiens and Devils are facing each other for the 168th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 173rd match-up between those two opponents.
INJURY REPORT
Player Date Injury Games lost Return
K. Dach 14/10/2023 Genou / Knee 41 –
J. Harris 18/11/2023 Bas du corps / Lower-body 15 28/12/2023
R. Harvey-Pinard 16/11/2023 Bas du corps / Lower-body 24 11/01/2024
A. Newhook 30/11/2023 Cheville / Ankle 20 –
T. Pearson 09/12/2023 Haut du corps / Upper-body 16 –
C. Price – Genou / Knee 43 – C. Wideman – Dos / Back 43
CANADIENS VS. NEW JERSEY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NJD 80-69-10-8 (167 PJ / GP)
Home 41-32-6-5 (84 PJ / GP)
Away 39-37-4-3 (83 PJ / GP)
Last game: D 5-2 L @ MTL (24/10/23)
C. Primeau 4-33 | V. Vanecek 2-29
BG / WG: N. Hischier
LAST 10 GAMES VS. NEW JERSEY:
24/10/23 – NJD 5 @ MTL 2
11/03/23 – NJD 3 @ MTL 1
21/02/23 – MTL 5 @ NJD 2
15/11/22 – NJD 5 @ MTL 1
07/04/22 – MTL 7 @ NJD 4
27/03/22 – MTL 2 @ NJD 3 (TB/SO)
08/02/22 – NJD 7 @ MTL 1
04/02/20 – MTL 5 @ NJD 4 (TB/SO)
28/11/19 – NJD 6 @ MTL 4
16/11/19 – NJD 4 @ MTL 3 (P/OT)
LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 17 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (7-12-19, 26 pj/gp)
3) Tanner Pearson (5-1-6, 17 pj/gp)
LEADING SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 17 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (7-12-19, 26 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (4-7-11, 25 pj/gp)
MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) David Savard (21, 31 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (10, 26 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 25 pj/gp)
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
CURRENT INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY/Illness OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Tomas Nosek Upper-body Nov. 22 (suffered 11/18) 25
Dougie Hamilton Upper-body Nov. 30 (suffered 11/28) 21
Timo Meier Lower-body Jan. 4 (suffered 12/30) 6
Ondrej Palat Lower-body Jan. 4 6
Jack Hughes Upper-body Jan. 6 (suffered 1/5) 4
Jonas Siegenthaler Lower-body Jan. 7 (suffered 1/6) 3
2023-24 Total Man-Games Lost : 131
The Week Ahead
The Devils concluded a three-game road trip, while visiting Boston for a matinee contest on Mon., Jan. 15 (3-0, L). The team suffered an overtime loss against Tampa on Thu., Jan. 11, but rebounded with a 4-1 win at Florida on Sat., Jan. 13.
The Devils host Montreal on Wed., Jan. 17, and then open the team’s 10th back-to-back set for the 2023-224 campaign when the team visits Columbus on Jan. 19, and hosts Dallas on Jan. 20.
Man Advantage
The team owns 34 power-play goals in 2023-24, after 41 games played (27.6%). The team’s 34 power-play goals rank seventh in the NHL. The team’s power-play% ranks third in the NHL, per Tue., Jan. 16. Yet, the team hasn’t cashed in on the man advantage in its last five gams dating to Jan. 5, vs Chicago (0/12).
RECORD BY DIVISION/CONFERENCE:
MET: 7-4-1
ATL: 8-4-1
CEN: 4-3-1
PAC: 3-5-0
EAST: 15-8-2
WEST: 7-8-1
