NHL Preview: New Jersey Devils at Montreal Canadiens

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NEW JERSEY DEVILS NOTES:

LAST GAME
Arizona Coyotes 2 New Jersey Devils 4
(6-7-1—13 PTS) (12-3-0—24 PTS)
Three Stars: 1. T. Tatar 2. J. Hughes 3. A. Schmid

Goals:
ARI: D. Guenther (PPG), C. Keller (PPG)
SCORE 1
ST 2
ND 3
RD OT SO FINAL
Arizona 1 1 0 – – 2
DEVILS 2 2 0 – – 4
New Jersey Devils: Media Notes
NJD: T. Tatar, J. Hughes, J. Boqvist, D. Hamilton (PPG)

INJURIES/ILLNESS
PLAYER INJURY OUT SINCE GAMES MISSED
Jonathan Bernier – LTIR Lower-body, hip 2021-22 15
Ondrej Palat I.R. Lower-body Retro-active to Oct. 24 9
Mackenzie Blackwood Lower-Body, MCL sprain Nov. 3 4
2022-23 Total Man-Games Lost to Injury/illness: 33

DATE PLAYER ACTION
10/15 Andreas Johnsson Assigned to Utica
Nico Hischier Activated off I.R.
10/17 Tyce Thompson Activated off I.R./Assigned to Utica (AHL)
10/30 Ondrej Palat Placed on I.R. retro-active, Oct. 24
Andreas Johnsson Recalled from Utica (AHL)
11/5 Andreas Johnsson Reassigned to Utica
Akira Schmid Recalled from Utica
11/12 Nico Daws Recalled from Utica
Mackenzie Blackwood Placed on I.R. retro to Nov. 3
11/13 Nico Daws Reassigned to Utica

The Devils extended their season-high winning streak to nine games, after Jersey’s team a 4-2 win vs Arizona at the Rock on Saturday night.
The last time that the Devils earned a nine-game winning streak was Nov. 17, 2007, to Dec. 7, 2007 (9-0-0).
The Devils highest winning streaks all-time:

Length Season DATES END OF SEASON RESULT
13 2000-01 2/26/01-3/23/01 Lost in 7 games, Stanley Cup final
11 2005-06 3/28/06-4/18/06 Lost in Round 2
9 2005-06 1/3/06-1/21/06 Lost in Round 2
9 2007-08 11/17/07-12/7/07 Lost in Round 1
9 2022-23 10/25-PRESENT TBD

The last time that the Devils won 10 consecutive games was in 2005-06 via Mar. 28, 2006, to Apr. 16, which extended to 11 games. That 11-game winning streak was also earned in the team’s last 11 regular-season games for the 2005-06 campaign. The Devils enter Tuesday’s contest with an 11-0-0 record when captain Nico Hischier records a point in a game this season. The last time the Devils were in first place for their division after the team’s first 15 games to start a season was in Nov. of 2017, per NHL Pr.

Jersey’s team is 7-0-0 vs Canadian-based teams this season, and embarks on its second three-game Canadian road trip this season. The Devils swept Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver via Nov. 1, 2022, to Nov. 5, which marked the first time since Dec. of 1996, that the Devils earned a three-game sweep on a Canadian road trip against those teams.

The Devils’ nine-game winning streak is the longest active winning streak in the NHL and is tied with the Golden Knights for the league’s longest streak for the season:
Vegas: Oct. 24, 2022, to Nov. 10 (9-0-0).

The Devils are currently riding a five-game winning on the road via Oct. 20, 2022, to Nov. 5. The last time the team experienced a five-game winning streak away from the Rock was Oct. 9, 2017, to Nov. 1, 2017. The last time that the Devils earned a six-game winning streak on the road was Jan. 13, 2017 to Feb. 4, 2017. The team’s longest winning streak on the road in a single season is 10 games:
Feb. 27, 2001, to Apr. 7, 2001 (10-0-0).

While the Devils aim for a 10-game winnings streak, head coach Lindy Ruff finds himself in familiar territory. Ruff’s longest winning streak as a head coach is 10 games, which was earned via Oct. 4, 2006, to Oct. 26. Ruff was the HC of Buffalo and it was also the earned in the team’s first ten games of the season.

As of Nov. 14, the Devils ranked first in the NHL in shots against, per game at 24.4, while Carolina ranks second at 26.3. Additionally, as Nov. 14, the Devils are ranked second for shots on goal, per game, at 37.1 behind the Florida Panthers (40.3). Since 1994-95, the franchise’s first Stanley Cup championship, the Devils have finished a season averaging under 25 shots against, per game seven times:

23.7 1997-98
24.7 1998-99
24.7 2000-01
23.2 2001-02
23.6 2002-03
24.4 2003-04
23.1 2012-13

The team clinched a playoff berth in six of those seasons, while winning a Stanley Cup championship in 2002-03, plus advancing to the Stanley Cup final in 2000-01. The team didn’t clinch a playoff berth in the shortened (lockout year) in 2012-13. Since 1994-95, the team’s highest shots per game total is 33.1, which was earned in 1999-00. The team then won its second Stanley Cup championship. The Devils earned their two-fastest goals scored in a single game for franchise history on Thursday, Nov. 3, vs Edmonton, after Ryan Graves (16:45, 3rd per.) and Jesper Bratt (16:52, 3rd per.) scored seven seconds apart. The previous record was Apr. 6, 2001, when John Madden (16:31, 1st per.) and Patrik Elias (16:39, 1st per.) scored eight seconds apart in a 5-2 win vs Boston. The Devils officially announced and revealed their second-ever Adidas Reverse Retro sweater, which turns back the clock and nods to the franchise’s Colorado roots. Side note…On Oct. 12, 2022, Andy Greene officially signed a one-day contract and retired as a Devil. The Trenton, Michigan native’s 923 regular-season games played ranks seventh all-time in franchise history, and third all-time for defensemen in franchise history.

2022-23 TEAM STATS
RECORD ON DAYS OF THE WEEK
The Devils record on Tuesdays in 2022-23…4-0-0…at home: 2-0-0…road: 2-0-0
Record in night games in 2022-23…10-3-0…home: 5-2-0…road: 5-1-0
2022-23 Alternate jersey record…2-0-0
RECORD WHEN SCORING FIRST
Scoring first…7-3-0…Trailing first…5-0-0

GOALS BY PERIOD
PERIOD GOALS FOR/AGAINST DIFFERENTIAL
1 16-11 +5
2 19-17 +2
3 18-10 +8
OT 2-0 +2
TOTAL 55-38 +17
As of Nov. 14, the team’s +17 goal differential ranked fourth in the NHL, while Boston ranked first with a +29 differential.

BACK-TO-BACK GAMES
First game: 0-1-0 | home: 0-1-1 | road: 0-0-0
Second game: 1-0-0 | home: 0-0-0 | road: 1-0-0

MONTREAL CANADIENS NOTES:

À SURVEILLER CE SOIR / KEEP AN EYE ON…

  • Les Canadiens et les Devils s’affrontent se soir pour la 164e fois en saison régulière. En incluant les matchs de séries, il
    s’agira de la 169e confrontation entre ces deux clubs.
  • The Canadiens and Devils are facing each other for the 164th time in regular season. Including playoff contests, this will
    be the 169th match-up between those two opponents.

DERNIER MATCH / LAST GAME – MTL 5 VS. PIT 4 (P/OT) (@ CENTRE BELL)
Buts MTL Goals – Anderson, Caufield, Suzuki, Monahan (AN/PP), Hoffman (P/OT)
Buts PIT Goals – Petry (AN/PP), Rakell, Malkin, McGinn
Gardien MTL Goalie – Allen (20-24)
Gardien PIT Goalie – Jarry (37-42)
Avantage numérique MTL Powerplay – 1/5
Avantage numérique PIT Powerplay – 1/3
Meneurs MTL Leaders – TOI (Suzuki – 22:22) ; S (Caufield – 6) ; HT (Xhekaj – 4) ; BS (Edmundson, Savard – 2)

MATCHS À VENIR / UPCOMING GAMES
17 NOV. @ COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
19 NOV. VS. PHILADELPHIE 19 h / 7 p.m.
22 NOV. VS. BUFFALO 19 h / 7 p.m.
23 NOV. @ COLUMBUS 19 h / 7 p.m.
25 NOV. @ CHICAGO 14 h / 2 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 15 –
P. Byron – Hanche / Hip 15 –
J. Edmundson – Bas du dos / Lower-back 10 03/11/2022
J. Armia – Haut du corps / Upper-body 8 29/10/2022
M. Matheson – Haut du corps / Upper-body 15 –
J. Slafkovsky – Haut du corps / Upper-body 3 29/10/2022

RÉAFFECTATIONS, SIGNATURES ET TRANSACTIONS / ROSTER MOVES, SIGNINGS AND TRANSACTIONS
Les Canadiens ont rappelé le défenseur Corey Schueneman du Rocket de Laval (13/10)
The Canadiens have recalled defenseman Corey Schueneman from the Laval Rocket (10/13)

NOTES DES CANADIENS / CANADIENS NOTES
STATISTIQUES D’ÉQUIPE / TEAM STATISTICS – AVANT LES MATCHS DU 14/11 – BEFORE GAMES ON 11/14
PTS (17 – 13e/13th)
V/W (8 – 10e/10th)
BP/GF (46 – 18e/18th)
BC/GA (48 – 17e/17th)
Tirs-PM/Shots-PG (30.3 – 22e/22nd)
Tirs accordés-PM/Shots allowed-PG (33.4 – 24e/24th)
MÉ/Hits (239 – 31e/31st)
MP/PIM (199 – 4th/4th)
AN/PP (16.3% – 27e/27th)
DN/PK (80.8% – 13e/13th)

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 3-1-0 6 10 10
Centrale 2-3-1 5 19 21
Métropolitaine 2-1-0 4 9 9
Pacifique 1-1-0 2 9 8
Total 8-6-1 17 47 48
*Inclut les buts en fusillade / Includes the shootout goals

MARTIN ST-LOUIS EN CHIFFRES / MARTIN ST. LOUIS’ NUMBERS…
Matchs/Games : 52
Victoires/Wins : 22
Fiche : 22-25-5
Points de classement/Standing points : 49

CANADIENS VS. NEW JERSEY
À vie / All-Time

CANADIENS vs. NJD 79-66-10-8 (163 PJ / GP)
Dom. / Home 41-29-6-5 (81 PJ / GP)
Étr. / Away 38-37-4-3 (82 PJ / GP)
Dern. Match / Last game:
V 7-4 W @ NJD (07/04/22)
J. Allen 4-37 | A. Hammond 6-19
BG / WG: C. Wideman

10 DERNIERS MATCHS CONTRE NEW JERSEY / LAST 10 GAMES VS. NEW JERSEY:
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
01/04/18 – NJD 2 @ MTL 1