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New Jersey Devils 3, Montréal Canadiens 0 — Recap

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📰Game Summary

Final: New Jersey Devils 3, Montréal Canadiens 0. Shots on goal: NJD 20, MTL 18. Goals by period (from the event feed, matching the official final): P1 NJD 1-0 MTL; P2 NJD 1-0 MTL; P3 NJD 1-0 MTL.

Scoring plays: P1 10:47 Timo Meier (assists: Jack Hughes) to make it NJD 1-0 MTL; P2 18:12 Cody Glass to make it NJD 2-0 MTL; P3 16:35 Connor Brown (assists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) to make it NJD 3-0 MTL. Top skaters: Jack Hughes (NJD) 0 G, 2 A; Connor Brown (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Timo Meier (NJD) 1 G, 0 A; Cody Glass (NJD) 1 G, 0 A. Goaltending (box score): Jacob Markstrom (NJD) 18 saves on 18, decision W; Jacob Fowler (MTL) 17 saves on 19, decision L.

Standouts

Top Scorer · NJD
Jack Hughes
0 G, 2 A, 2 PTS, 6 SOG · 21:41 TOI
Goals · NJD
Connor Brown
1 G, 0 A, 1 PTS, 2 SOG · 20:57 TOI
Goaltending · NJD
Jacob Markstrom
18 saves on 18 shots (1.000) · W

Every skater's and goalie's line is in the box score below.

📊 Game Flow

NJD 3 largest lead P3 16:35 (NJD 3, MTL 0) · 3-0 run, P1 10:47–P3 16:35
MTL 0 largest lead Never led
Swings 0 lead changes Tied 0 times
Scoring summary
  • P1 10:47 Timo Meier (Jack Hughes) NJD · snap shot · NJD 1, MTL 0
  • P2 18:12 Cody Glass NJD · snap shot · NJD 2, MTL 0
  • P3 16:35 Connor Brown (Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt) NJD · Empty net · snap shot · NJD 3, MTL 0

Linescore

123 T
NJD 111 3
MTL 000 0

Shots on goal: NJD 20, MTL 18

📋 Team Stats

NJDMTL
20Shots on goal18
55Shot attempts50
29Faceoff wins23
20Hits27
19Blocked shots11
0Power-play goals0
7Takeaways3
19Giveaways13
45Penalty minutes11
100.0%Save %89.5%
Shots on goal by period
TeamP1P2P3Total
NJD96520
MTL441018

🎯 Shot Map

New Jersey Devils3 G · 35 attempts
Johnathan Kovacevic: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Connor Brown: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (backhand)Nico Hischier: saved (tip-in)Nico Hischier: missed the netConnor Brown: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Timo Meier: goal (snap)Simon Nemec: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: missed the netJack Hughes: missed the netJesper Bratt: missed the netJesper Bratt: saved (backhand)Nick Bjugstad: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: saved (snap)Jesper Bratt: missed the netDawson Mercer: saved (slap)Jack Hughes: missed the netLenni Hameenaho: saved (snap)Jack Hughes: saved (backhand)Cody Glass: missed the netTimo Meier: missed the netDawson Mercer: missed the netCody Glass: goal (snap)Timo Meier: missed the netNico Hischier: saved (snap)Dawson Mercer: missed the netBrian Halonen: saved (backhand)Jack Hughes: saved (snap)Simon Nemec: missed the netLenni Hameenaho: missed the netJack Hughes: saved (wrist)Connor Brown: goal (snap)
  • 3Goals9% of attempts
  • 17Saved49% of attempts
  • 15Missed the net43% of attempts
Montréal Canadiens0 G · 38 attempts
Zachary Bolduc: missed the netJoseph Veleno: saved (snap)Joseph Veleno: saved (snap)Arber Xhekaj: missed the netArber Xhekaj: missed the netAlex Newhook: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netJayden Struble: saved (snap)Kaiden Guhle: saved (snap)Oliver Kapanen: missed the netPhillip Danault: missed the netJosh Anderson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (snap)Mike Matheson: saved (slap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Josh Anderson: missed the netMike Matheson: saved (snap)Cole Caufield: missed the netNick Suzuki: missed the netIvan Demidov: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Jayden Struble: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: saved (slap)Oliver Kapanen: saved (snap)Nick Suzuki: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: saved (tip-in)Josh Anderson: missed the netJuraj Slafkovský: saved (wrist)Cole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: missed the netOliver Kapanen: missed the netIvan Demidov: saved (slap)Cole Caufield: missed the netCole Caufield: saved (snap)Noah Dobson: missed the netZachary Bolduc: missed the netAlex Newhook: saved (snap)
  • 0Goals0% of attempts
  • 18Saved47% of attempts
  • 20Missed the net53% of attempts

● goal (large) · ● saved · ✕ missed the net; blocked shots are not located. Each team attacks to the right.

🏒 Box Score

NJD skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Jack Hughes C 022+261321:41
Connor Brown R 101+123120:57
Timo Meier R 101+111218:22
Cody Glass C 101+111012:05
Jesper Bratt L 011+110017:16
Nico Hischier C 000+132123:44
Jonas Siegenthaler D 000+102423:41
Luke Hughes D 000+101023:08
Dawson Mercer C 000011121:34
Dougie Hamilton D 000+101020:51
Simon Nemec D 000+110317:30
Johnathan Kovacevic D 000+113117:29
Brenden Dillon D 000+102014:07
Lenni Hameenaho R 000+110210:59
Nick Bjugstad C 000+111109:00
Paul Cotter L 000001007:14
Marc McLaughlin C 000000007:03
Brian Halonen L 000010005:19
NJD goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Markstrom W 1818100.0060:00
MTL skatersG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerPosGAP+/-SOGHITBLKTOI
Lane Hutson D 000-100324:41
Noah Dobson D 000-310123:39
Juraj Slafkovský L 000-120222:27
Nick Suzuki C 000-110021:42
Mike Matheson D 000-222020:57
Cole Caufield R 000-130020:57
Kaiden Guhle D 000-110117:05
Ivan Demidov R 000-210116:32
Jayden Struble D 000024114:23
Phillip Danault C 000001114:12
Jake Evans C 000-101013:59
Zachary Bolduc R 000003013:54
Oliver Kapanen C 000-121013:22
Alex Newhook C 000-112013:13
Joseph Veleno C 000-126112:37
Arber Xhekaj D 000004011:58
Josh Anderson R 000002011:31
Brendan Gallagher R 000001011:22
MTL goaliesG goals · A assists · P points · SOG shots on goal · TOI time on ice
PlayerDecSVSASV%GATOI
Jacob Fowler L 171989.5257:29

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