NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:
Last Game:
New Jersey Devils 3 (SO) Washington Capitals 2
(42-16-6 – 90 PTS) (31-28-7 – 69 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. D. Kuemper 2. T. van Riemsdyk 3. D. Mercer
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Washington 1 1 0 0 0 2
DEVILS 0 2 0 0 1 3
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
Goals:
WSH: T. van Riemsdyk, D. Strome
NJD: E. Haula (PPG), D. Mercer, T. Meier (SOG)
Shootout:
WSH: T. Oshie/stopped
NJD: J. Hughes/stopped
WSH: E. Kuznetsov/stopped
NJD: J. Bratt/stopped
WSH: N. Backstrom/stopped
NJD: N. Hischier/stopped
WSH: A. Ovechkin
NJD: T. Meier/CONVERTED
INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 64
Mackenzie Blackwood I.R. Lower-body 2/21/23 8
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 176
DATE PLAYER ACTION
3/3/23 Curtis Lazar Acquired via trade from VAN
3/3/23 Kevin Bahl & Akira Schmid Loaned to & recalled from Utica
3/3/23 Graeme Clarke Reassigned to Utica
New Jersey opened a two-game road trip with a 3-2 shootout victory at Washington on Thursday. Jersey’s team also improved its road record to 24-4-4, which ranked first in the NHL, per Mar. 10. The most road wins in a single season for franchise history was earned in 1998-99, after the Devils logged a 28-10-3 record. Including Saturday’s contest, the Devils are scheduled for nine road games before the regular season concludes on Apr. 13 for Jersey. Detroit earned the most road wins in a single season all-time, after the Wings recorded a 31-7-3 road record in 2005-06. Sunday, Mar. 5, at Arizona marked Lindy Ruff’s 200th career game as head coach with the New Jersey Devils since he was hired in 2020 (87-91-22).
Ruff is one of five coaches in franchise history who reached the 200 marker for regular-season games:
Jacques Lemaire, 509 games, 276-166-57-10
John Hynes, 354 games, 150-159-0-45
Doug Carpenter, 290 games, 100-166-24-0
Peter DeBoer, 248 games, 114-93-0-41
Lindy Ruff, 202 games, 88-92-0-22
New Jersey enters Saturday’s contest 9 wins shy of tying the franchise record (51) for the most wins in a single season, which was earned in 2008-09.
The Devils earned 42, or more, wins in a single season for the 16th time in franchise history. The last time that the Devils earned 42, or
more, wins in a season was in 2017-18 (44-29-9).
POWER UP
Jersey’s team earned a power-play goal in its last five games dating to Mar. 1, at Colorado. The Devils power play is 5/12 (41.7%) over that span, which ranks second in the NHL since Mar 1 – behind Carolina (8/13, 53.3%). The longest consecutive games with a power-play goal in the NHL this season belongs to Pittsburgh, Boston and Tampa (10 games). The five-game streak with power-play goals is tied for the team’s longest stretch this season. New Jersey also recorded power-play goals in five consecutive games from Nov. 5, 2002-Nov. 15. The longest stretch for this matter in franchise history was earned in 19-86-87, which was 12 consecutive games via Mar. 5-Mar. 27.
Vs Canadian Based Teams
Jersey’s team is 11-3-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season:
CGY 2-0-0
EDM 2-0-0
MTL 1-1-0
OTT 2-0-0
TOR 1-2-0
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.
OVERTIME/SHOOTOUT
The Devils own 10 overtime wins this season, which marks the most overtime wins in a single season for franchise history. The team earned nine overtime wins in a single season on three occasions:
2022-32: 10-3
2015-16: 9-2
2013-14: 9-5
2008-09: 9-2
The Devils are 2-3 in games decided in a shootout this season. The team’s last shootout victory was earned on Mar. 9, at Washington in a 3-2 win.
VS CONFERENCE/DIVISION
The Devils are 21-4-4 vs the Western Conference this season. The franchise record for most wins vs the Western Conference was 18, which was logged in 2000-01. The Devils enter tonight’s contest with a 21-12-2 record vs the Eastern Conference and a 8-7-0 record vs the Atlantic Division.
MOST WINS FROM START OF A SEASON IN FRANCHISE HISTORY
The team’s 42 wins after 64 games played from the start of a season are tied for the most in franchise history:
42 wins: 2022-23
42 wins: 2008-09
40 wins: 2006-07
39 wins: 1997-98
38 wins: 1999-00
38 wins: 2002-03
38 wins: 2009-10
Jersey’s team is 38-6-5 when scoring three or more goals in a game this season (excludes shootout). The most wins that the Devils earned in franchise history when scoring three-or-more goals in a game for a single season was 43 wins, which was earned in 2000-01. As of Mar. 10, New Jersey’s 38 wins were tied with Carolina this matter and ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with 47 wins. Tampa and Seattle ranked third with 37 wins when scoring three-or-more goals in a game this season.
SINCE THE NEW YEAR
The Devils enter Saturday’s contest with an 19-5-4 record since January 1, 2023. Per March 10, New Jersey’s record with 42 PTS since that time ranked second in the NHL, while Boston ranked first (21-4-1=43 PTS).
COMEBACK KIDS
Jersey’s team owns 22 comeback victories this season, while the most comeback wins earned in franchise history is 23, which was earned in 2017-18. New Jersey’s 22 comeback wins lead the NHL for 2022-23, while Toronto ranks second with 20, per Mar. 10. The Devils and Chicago rank first in the NHL with seven multi-goal comeback victories for the 2022-23 campaign. Jersey’s team has not recorded a 3-goal comeback win this season.
No. 1 Vibes
The Devils are 34-4-4 when Nico Hischier recorded a point in a game this season and 19-6-2 when Jack Hughes earned a goal in a
game this season.
MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:
À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…
- Les Canadiens et les Devils s’affrontent ce soir pour la 166e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il s’agira de la 171e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
- The Canadiens and Devils are facing each other for the 166th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will be the 171st match-up between those two opponents.
DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – NYR 4 @ MTL 3 (TB/SO) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Guhle, Belzile, Anderson (IN/PK)
Buts NYR Goals – Lafrenière (AN/PP), Trouba, Kane (AN/PP), Zibanejad (TB/SO)
Gardien MTL Goalie – Montembeault (30-33)
Gardien NYR Goalie – Shesterkin (23-26)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 0/3
Avantage numérique NYR Powerplay – 2/4
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Matheson – 31:57) ; S (Hoffman – 5) ; HT (Pezzetta – 6) ; BS (Harvey-Pinard, Savard – 3)
MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
13 MARS VS. COLORADO 19h30 / 7:30 p.m.
14 MARS @ PITTSBURGH 19 h / 7 p.m.
16 MARS @ FLORIDE 19 h / 7 p.m.
18 MARS @ TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
21 MARS VS. TAMPA BAY 19 h / 7 p.m.
RAPPORT MÉDICAL DE LA SAISON / SEASON INJURY REPORT
Joueur Player Date Blessure Injury Matchs ratés Games lost Retour Return
C. Price – Genou / Knee 65 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 65 –
J. Evans – Bas du corps / Lower-body 22 –
B. Gallagher – Bas du corps / Lower-body 27 –
J. Slafkovsky – Bas du corps / Lower-body 21 –
S. Monahan – Bas du corps / Lower-body 40 –
C. Caufield – Épaule / Shoulder 19 –
RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé l’attaquant Anthony Richard du Rocket de Laval (09/03)
The Canadiens have recalled forward Anthony Richard from the Laval Rocket (03/09)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Frédéric Allard au Rocket de Laval (06/03)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Frédéric Allard to the Laval Rocket (03/06)
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Frédéric Allard du Rocket de Laval (04/03)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Frédéric Allard from the Laval Rocket (03/04)
Les Canadiens ont acquis l’attaquant Denis Gurianov des Stars de Dallas (26/02)
The Canadiens have acquired forward Denis Gurianov from the Dallas Stars (02/26)
Les Canadiens ont cédé le défenseur Corey Schueneman au Rocket de Laval (25/02)
The Canadiens have loaned defenseman Corey Schueneman to the Laval Rocket (02/25)
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 10/03 – BEFORE GAMES ON 03/10
PTS (58 – 27e/27th)
V/W (26 – 26e/26th)
BP/GF (175 – 28e/28th)
BC/GA (231 – 26e/26th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (27.8 – 30e/30th)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.7 – 27e/27th)
MÉ/Hits (1244 – 28e/28th)
MP/PIM (766 – 3e/3rd)
AN/PP (15.7% – 31e/31st)
DN/PK (73.9% – 29e/29th)
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 9-14-3 21 84 89
Centrale 3-9-4 10 39 65
Métropolitaine 6-17-1 13 55 103
Pacifique 4-9-3 11 43 62
Total 22-49-11 55 221 319
*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 4-12-1 9 35 72
Centrale 8-5-2 18 48 45
Métropolitaine 8-7-2 18 50 62
Pacifique 6-9-1 13 46 54
Total 26-33-6 58 179 233
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals
MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 102
Victoires/Wins : 40
Fiche : 40-52-10
Points de classement/Standing points : 90
CANADIENS VS. NEW JERSEY
À vie / All-Time
CANADIENS vs. NJD 80-67-10-8 (165 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 41-30-6-5 (82 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 39-37-4-3 (83 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 5-2 W @ NJD (21/02/23)
S. Montembeault 2-40 | V. Vanecek 4-17
BG / WG: N. Suzuki
10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NEW JERSEY:
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
02/02/19 – NJD 3 @ MTL 2 (P/OT)
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 – V/W – 5-2
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 (8-9-17, 21 pj/gp)
3) Mike Matheson (6-12-18, 24 pj/gp)
MEILLEURS POINTEURS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LEADING SCORERS VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) Sean Monahan (10-10-20, 16 pj/gp)
2) Mike Hoffman (8-9-17, 21 pj/gp)
3) Mike Matheson (6-12-18, 24 pj/gp)
MENEURS MINUTES DE PÉNALITÉ CONTRE NEW JERSEY / MOST PENALTY MINUTES VS. NEW JERSEY:
1) David Savard (21, 30 pj/gp)
2) Mike Matheson (10, 24 pj/gp)
3) Brendan Gallagher (8, 24 pj/gp)
