NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 5 (OT) New York Islanders 4
(2-1-1 – 5 PTS) (2-1-0 – 4 PTS)
SCORE 1ST 2ND 3RD OT SO FINAL
NY Islanders 1 2 1 0 – 4
DEVILS 1 2 1 1 – 5
Three Stars: 1. J. Hughes 2. J. Bratt 3. B. Horvat Goals:
NYI: B. Nelson (2), B. Horvat (2, Extra-Attacker)
NJD: D. Hamilton (PPG), T. Toffoli (PPG), L. Hughes (PPG), J. Hughes (2, PPG, OTG)
PLAYER INJURY/Illness OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Tomas Nosek Lower-body Oct. 13 3
Erik Haula Upper-body Oct. 20 1
2023-24 Total Man-Games Lost : 4
TRANSACTIONS
10/23 Tomas Nosek Placed on I.R. (Lower-body)
Cal Foote Recalled from Utica (AHL)
WHAT TO KNOW
Jersey’s team did not suffer a shutout in 2022-23, and the last time the team was shutout was on Apr. 24, 2022, in a 3-0 loss to Detroit
at the Rock. The 82 games played last season marked the longest stretch in franchise history for a single season that the team didn’t suffer a
shutout. Prior to 2022-23, the longest stretch in a single season that the Devils did not suffer a shutout was 80 games, which were played from Oct. 9, 1987, to Apr. 3, 1988.
The team’s longest stretch in franchise history over multiple seasons without experiencing a shutout against were 111 games played from Jan. 5, 1999, to Feb. 29, 2000. The team enters Tuesday night’s contest vs Montreal with 89 consecutive regular-season games without being shut out, which is the fifth-longest stretch in franchise history.
Jersey’s team opens its second back-to-back set for 2023-24, and is 1-0-1 overall for back-to-back sets this season. The team is 1-0-0 in first games played and 0-0-1 in the second half of back-to-back sets this season.
New Jersey logged a 15-8-1 overall record for back-to-back sets in 2022-23 and the team’s .646 points percentage for back-to-back sets in 2022-23 ranked eighth in the NHL.
New Jersey logged a goal in the first period for the first time this season, after October 20th ’s 5-4 overtime victory at the New York Islanders (last game played).
All of New Jersey’s contests were decided by one goal this season. In 2022-23, the Devils earned a 20-6-8 record for games decided by one goal, which ranked eighth in the NHL (CAR ranked 1st, 25-6-9).
New Jersey enters Tuesday night’s contest with a 1-0-0 road record. The Devils earned a 28-9-4 road record in 2022-23, which ranked third in the NHL (BOS 1st, 31-8-2).
New Jersey’s 28 road wins in 2022-23 tied the franchise record for the most road wins, which was logged in 1998-99 (28-10-3). The Devils recorded four power-play goals in a game for the 17 th time in franchise history, after the team’s 5-4 overtime win vs NY Islanders on Oct. 20. The last time that the team scored four power-play goals in a game was March 1, 2014 at the New York Islanders in a 6-1 victory.
The most power-play goals that the franchise scored in a game was six, which was logged on Feb. 19, 1980, (CLR) vs Philadelphia in an 8-6 win at Colorado.
The most power-play goals earned in a game for Devils team history is five, which Jersey’s team logged three times, last recorded: Jan. 22, 2008, at Philadelphia (7-3 win).
Last game’s victory marked the first time this season that the Devils did not surrender a power-play goal. New Jersey is scheduled to wear its black alternate jersey for the first time on Oct. 27, vs Buffalo.
VS MTL
The Devils and Montreal face-off for the first of three matchups this season, while Tuesday’s contest marks the only trip to Montreal in
2023-24:
Jan. 17, vs MTL, 7:00 P.M.
Feb. 24, vs MTL, 7:00 P.M.
New Jersey logged a 2-1-0 record vs Montreal in 2022-23.
ALL-TIME vs MTL
Record: 76-73-10-7
Home: 40-35-4-4
Road: 36-38-6-3
DID YOU KNOW…
The most goals in franchise history earned in a single game vs Montreal is eight goals, which was earned in an 8-4 win on Oct. 6, 2000,
at New Jersey. The most goals that the franchise allowed in a single game vs Montreal is nine (2 times), which was last logged on Nov. 11, 1981, after a 9-0 loss at Colorado. The most goals that the Devils (team history) allowed vs Montreal is eight, which was last logged on Nov. 11, 1992, after an 8-3 loss at New Jersey. The most shots that Jersey earned in a single game vs Montreal is 53, which was earned on Feb. 27, 1995, in a 6-1 win at Jersey. The most shots that the franchise allowed in a single game vs Montreal is 59, which was on Mar. 27, 1976, in an 8-2 loss at Montreal (KCS). The shots that the Devils (team history) in a single game vs Montreal is 49, which was recorded on Dec. 8, 2016, in a 5-2 loss at Montreal. The last time that the Devils shut out Montreal was on Oct. 21, 2010, in a 3-0 win at Montreal (M. Brodeur, 29 saves). The last time Montreal shut out the Devils was on Mar. 11, 2008, in a 4-0 loss at Montreal (C. Price, 30 saves). The Devils and Montreal met in the Stanley Cup Playoffs once, which was in 1996-97. The Devils eliminated the Canadiens in five games.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
Wed. Oct. 25, vs WSH, 7:30 P.M.
Fri. Oct. 27, vs BUF, 7:00 P.M.
Sun. Oct. 29, vs MIN, 5:00 P.M. E.T.
Thu. Nov. 2, at MIN, 8:00 P.M. E.T
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Devils s’affrontent ce soir pour la 167e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 172e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
- The Canadiens and Devils are facing each other for the 167th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 172nd match-up between those two opponents.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 3 @ BUF 1 (@ KEYBANK CENTER)
Buts MTL Goals – Barron, Gallagher, Pearson (AN/PP)
Buts BUF Goals – Skinner (AN/PP)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (36-37)
Gardien BUF Goalie – Comrie (24-27)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/3
Avantage numérique BUF Powerplay – 1/5
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 24:06) ; S (Pearson – 6) ; HT (Anderson, Pearson, Pezzetta – 4) ; BS (Savard – 5)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
26 OCT. VS. COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
28 OCT. VS. WINNIPEG 19 h / 7 p.m.
30 OCT. @ VEGAS 19 h / 7 p.m.
2 NOV. @ ARIZONA 22 h / 10 p.m.
4 NOV. @ ST. LOUIS 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
K. Dach 14/10/2023 Genou / Knee 3 –
C. Dvorak – Genou / Knee 5 –
K. Guhle 17/10/2023 Haut du corps / Upper-body 2 –
C. Price – Genou / Knee 5 –
C. Wideman – Dos / Back 5 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Joel Armia du Rocket de Laval (21/10)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Joel Armia from the Laval Rocket (10/21)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 24/10 – BEFORE GAMES ON 10/24
PTS (7 – 6e/6th)
V/W (3 – 5e/5th)
BP/GF (16 – 14e/14th)
BC/GA (15 – 12e/12th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (28.6 – 25e/25th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (35.4 – 28e/28th)
MÉ/Hits (118 – 4e/4th)
MP/PIM (105 – 1er/1st)
AN/PP (15.0% – 21e/21st)
DN/PK (79.3% – 15e/15th)
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION L’AN DERNIER / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION LAST SEASON
Adversaire Opponent Fiche Record PTS Buts pour* Goals for * Buts contre* Goals against*
Atlantique 6-19-1 13 59 117
Centrale 8-6-2 18 52 53
Métropolitaine 11-11-2 24 75 83
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 31-45-6 68 232 307
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
LES CANADIENS CONTRE CHAQUE DIVISION CETTE SAISON / THE HABS VS. EVERY DIVISION THIS SEASON
Division Fiche Record PTS Buts pour* Goals for * Buts contre* Goals against*
Atlantique 1-0-1 3 8 7
Centrale 1-1-0 2 5 7
Métropolitaine 1-0-0 2 3 2
Pacifique 0-0-0 – – –
Total 3-1-1 7 16 16
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
CANADIENS VS. NEW JERSEY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NJD 80-68-10-8 (166 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 41-31-6-5 (83 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 39-37-4-3 (83 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
D 3-1 L @ MTL (11/03/23)
J. Allen 2-36 | A. Schmid 1-24
BG / WG: N. Hischier
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NEW JERSEY:
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)
25/02/19 – MTL 1 @ NJD 2
CETTE SAISON CONTRE NEW JERSEY / THIS SEASON VS. NEW JERSEY:
Match #1: 24/10/2023 @ MTL
Match #2: 17/01/2024 @ NJD
Match #3: 24/02/2024 @ NJD
MEILLEURS BUTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING GOAL SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (6-12-18, 25 pj/gp)
3) Tanner Pearson (5-1-6, 16 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (6-12-18, 25 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (4-7-11, 24 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE NEW JERSEY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) David Savard (21, 31 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (10, 25 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 24 pj/gp)
