MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- The Canadiens and Devils are facing each other for the 165th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 170th match-up between those two opponents.
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
24 FÉV. @ PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 FÉV. VS. OTTAWA 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 FÉV. @ SAN JOSE 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.
2 MARS @ LOS ANGELES 22h30 / 10:30 p.m.
3 MARS @ ANAHEIM 22 h / 10 p.m.
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (02/18)
The Canadiens have recalled forwards Alex Belzile and Jesse Ylönen from the Laval Rocket (02/09)
CANADIENS VS. NEW JERSEY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NJD 79-67-10-8 (164 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 41-30-6-5 (82 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 38-37-4-3 (82 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 5-1 L @ MTL (15/11/22)
J. Allen 4-38| V. Vanecek 1-26
BG / WG: D. Hamilton
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NEW JERSEY:
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)
25/02/19 – MTL 1 @ NJD 2
02/02/19 – NJD 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
21/11/18 – MTL 2 @ NJD 5
CETTE SAISON CONTRE NEW JERSEY / THIS SEASON VS. NEW JERSEY
Match #1: 15/11/2022 @ MTL – D/L 5-1
Match #2: 21/02/2023 @ NJD
Match #3: 11/03/2023 @ MTL
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 20 pj/gp)
3) Joel Armia (5-3-8, 12 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-8-16, 20 pj/gp)
3) Mike Matheson (5-11-16, 23 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE NEW JERSEY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) David Savard (21, 29 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (10, 23 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 24 pj/gp)
NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game
Winnipeg Jets 2 New Jersey Devils 4
(34-21-1 -69 PTS) (37-14-5 -79 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. D. Mercer 2. M Wood 3. F. Zetterlund
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
Winnipeg 2 0 1 – – 2
DEVILS 1 0 3 – – 4
Goals:
WPG: C. Perfetti, N. Poink
NJD: D. Mercer, F. Zetterlund, M. Wood, D. Mercer (ENG)
Game Summary | Event Summary
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 56
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 160
TRANSACTIONS
DATE PLAYER ACTION
2/6/23 John Marino Activated off I.R.
2/17/23 Alex Holtz Reassigned to Utica
WHAT TO KNOW
The Devils skate in their second game of a four-game homestand, after defeating Winnipeg by a score of 4-2 on Sunday.
Remaining homestand schedule:
2/23 vs VGK, 7:00 P.M.
2/25, vs PHI, 7:00 0P.M.
The Devils improved to 29-4-4 when Nico Hischier earned a point in a game this season (0g-1a).
The team’s 37 wins after 56 games played from the start of a season are the most in franchise history:
37 wins: 2022-23
36 wins: 2009-10
36 wins: 2008-09
35 wins: 2002-03
35 wins: 1999-00
34 wins: 1997-98
34 wins: 2006-07
The Devils extended their home winning streak to six games after Sunday’s victory, which tied a season-high earned from Oct. 28, to Nov. 21.
New Jersey’s longest home winning streaks in franchise history:
8 wins: 2005-06
7 wins: 1990-91
7 wins: 1999-00
7 wins: 2000-01
7 wins: 2006-07
The team earned seven different home winning streaks of six games in franchise history, which includes the two logged this season. The Devils are 29-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 18-6-2 when Jack Hughes scored a goal in a game for 2022-23.
Jersey’s team is 34-5-4 when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season. The most wins that the Devils earned in franchise history when scoring three-or-more goals in a game for a single season is 43 wins, which was earned in 2000-01.
New Jersey’s 34 wins for this matter in 2022-23 rank second in the NHL (tied w/ TBL), while Boston’s 40 wins when scoring three-or-more goals in a game ranks first in the NHL this season, per Feb. 20.
The Devils logged their sixth third-period comeback after Sunday’s win, while the team earned six third-period comeback wins all of last season. Vegas ranks first in the NHL with nine third-period comeback wins this season, per Feb. 20.
Jersey’s team is 11-1-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season:
CGY 2-0-0
EDM 2-0-0
MTL 1-0-0
OTT 2-0-0
TOR 1-1-0
VAN 2-0-0
WPG 1-0-0
Per NHL Pr, the most wins that an American team earned against Canadian clubs in a single season was 23 – achieved by the Bruins in 1992-93 and then the Kings in 1990-91.
The Devils are 20-7-1 when scoring first in a game this season and 17-7-4 when trailing first in a contest. New Jersey’s 17 wins when trailing first in a game this season ranks first in the NHL, per Feb. 20, while Boston ranked second with 14 wins (14-8-2).
The Devils are 23-0-2 when leading after the second period this season, while Boston ranks first in the NHL for this matter with a 30-0-2 record. The team’s zero regulation losses when leading after two periods is tied for the fewest with 10 other teams this season, per Feb.
20.
Yet, New Jersey recorded 20 total comeback wins this season, which ranks first in the NHL Tampa, NY Rangers, Toronto and Carolina ranked second for this matter with 16 total comeback wins.
New Jersey’s six multi-goal comeback wins this season ranks second behind Chicago’s seven multi-goal comeback wins for the most in the NHL, per Feb. 20.
The Devils are 13-2-2 when outshot by an opponent this season and 23-12-3 when outshooting teams. The Devils are 1-0-0 when shots are even vs an opponent for 2022-23.
The Devils have allowed 1, or fewer, goals against 12 times this season in a game. Jersey’s team allowed one, or fewer goals against, in a game just eight times all of last season.
BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
Overall: 10-5-1
First game: 4-3-1 | home: 0-1-0 | road: 4-2-1
Second game: 6-2-0 | home: 2-2-0 | road: 4-0-0
ALL-TIME vs MONTREAL
Record: 75-72-10-7
Home: 40-24-4-4
Road: 35-38-6-3
2022-23 vs the Habs
The Devils and Montreal face-off for the second of three matchups this season, while the team defeated the Habs by a score of 5-1 on Nov. 15, at Montreal. The Devils’ next matchup vs Montreal is away and on Mar. 11, 7:00 P.M. E.T. Jersey’s team was 2-1-0 vs Montreal last season.
