New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens

28-17-6, 14-9-2 Away

Final/OT

	1	2	3	OT	T
Devils NJ	2	1	0	1	4
Canadiens MTL	0	2	1	0	3

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

24-20-5, 13-8-4 Home

Jack Hughes scores at 4:06 of overtime and helps the Devils to a 4-3 win over the Canadiens

— Jack Hughes scored at 4:06 of overtime and the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-3 on Saturday night.

Jan 26, 2025, 03:31 am - AP

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Devils	2	1	0	1	4
	Canadiens	0	2	1	0	3

1st Period			NJ	MTL
15:52		Nico Hischier (24) Assists: Jesper Bratt (39), Stefan Noesen (12)	1	0
17:48		Jesper Bratt (16) Assists: Dougie Hamilton (25), Brenden Dillon (10)	2	0

2nd Period		NJ	MTL
3:50	Nick Suzuki (15) Assists: Cole Caufield (21), Juraj Slafkovsky (20)	2	1
12:56	Tomas Tatar (5) Assists: Dougie Hamilton (26), Curtis Lazar (3)	3	1
17:05	Cole Caufield (25) Assists: Nick Suzuki (34), Juraj Slafkovsky (21)	3	2

3rd Period			NJ	MTL
3:34		Alexandre Carrier (2) Assists: Kaiden Guhle (10), Nick Suzuki (35)	3	3

OT Summary			NJ	MTL
4:06		Jack Hughes (19) Assists: Timo Meier (20)	4	3

Alexandre Carrier Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kirby Dach Backhand Wide Right
Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nathan Bastian
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Michael Pezzetta
Jake Evans faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Takeaway by Kaiden Guhle
Giveaway by Kaiden Guhle
Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Left
Juraj Slafkovsky Tip-In Wide Right
Lane Hutson hit Luke Hughes
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Alex Newhook
Patrik Laine Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Michael Pezzetta hit Dougie Hamilton
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Jake Evans faceoff won against Stefan Noesen
Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Jake Evans
Jack Hughes shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Arber Xhekaj hit Justin Dowling
Michael Pezzetta hit Brett Pesce
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Mike Matheson hit Ondrej Palat
Giveaway by Cole Caufield
Cole Caufield hit Justin Dowling
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Alex Newhook hit Timo Meier
Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj
Jake Evans hit Nico Hischier
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ondrej Palat
Mike Matheson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Kaiden Guhle Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Josh Anderson
Jake Evans Snap Shot Wide Right
Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Michael Pezzetta Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Giveaway by Patrik Laine
Paul Cotter shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Paul Cotter
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Paul Cotter
Nick Suzuki Goal (15) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (21), Juraj Slafkovsky (20)
David Savard Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by David Savard
Michael Pezzetta hit Curtis Lazar
Joel Armia hit Johnathan Kovacevic
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Kirby Dach hit Brenden Dillon
Alex Newhook hit Brenden Dillon
Michael Pezzetta Snap Shot Wide Right
Mike Matheson Tripping against Curtis Lazar
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Stefan Noesen shot blocked by David Savard
Jack Hughes shot blocked by David Savard
Timo Meier shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Timo Meier shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Nick Suzuki hit Jesper Bratt
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Patrik Laine
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Jake Evans
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Jake Evans
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot Wide Left
Christian Dvorak Wrap-around saved by Jake Allen
Michael Pezzetta Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Juraj Slafkovsky Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Cole Caufield Goal (25) Snap Shot, assists: Nick Suzuki (34), Juraj Slafkovsky (21)
David Savard hit Timo Meier
Patrik Laine Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jake Evans faceoff won against Nico Hischier
Joel Armia Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Juraj Slafkovsky Backhand Wide Right
Cole Caufield Wrap-around saved by Jake Allen
Cole Caufield Batted saved by Jake Allen
Juraj Slafkovsky Deflected saved by Jake Allen
Jake Evans faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot Short
Jake Evans Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Juraj Slafkovsky hit Johnathan Kovacevic
Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Lane Hutson hit Jesper Bratt
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Jake Evans faceoff won against Paul Cotter
Jake Evans Snap Shot Wide Left
Kaiden Guhle Snap Shot Wide Left
Patrik Laine Snap Shot Wide Left
Patrik Laine Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Ondrej Palat
Alexandre Carrier Goal (2) Slap Shot, assists: Kaiden Guhle (10), Nick Suzuki (35)
Luke Hughes shot blocked by Patrik Laine
Tomas Tatar shot blocked by Kirby Dach
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Mike Matheson
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Justin Dowling
Arber Xhekaj hit Nathan Bastian
Christian Dvorak Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Kirby Dach
Giveaway by Patrik Laine
Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot Wide Right
Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Nick Suzuki Tip-In High and Wide Right
Jake Evans faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Giveaway by Joel Armia
Kirby Dach hit Jesper Bratt
Giveaway by Lane Hutson
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Lane Hutson
Kirby Dach hit Dougie Hamilton
Paul Cotter shot blocked by Juraj Slafkovsky
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Nathan Bastian shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Kaiden Guhle
Jake Evans faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Timo Meier shot blocked by Arber Xhekaj
Jake Evans faceoff won against Timo Meier
Patrik Laine Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Alex Newhook faceoff won against Curtis Lazar
Kirby Dach Snap Shot Wide Right
Lane Hutson Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
Kirby Dach faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Mike Matheson Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Dawson Mercer shot blocked by Brendan Gallagher
Timo Meier shot blocked by Alexandre Carrier
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Alex Newhook hit Brett Pesce
Jake Evans Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Takeaway by Nick Suzuki
Giveaway by Mike Matheson
Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Luke Hughes
Alex Newhook Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Christian Dvorak faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
Nick Suzuki Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
Nico Hischier hit Jake Evans
Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
Goalie Stopped
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Justin Dowling hit David Savard
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Puck in Netting
Hand Pass
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
Icing
Icing
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Jake Evans
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Timo Meier
Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Paul Cotter hit Alexandre Carrier
Ondrej Palat hit Patrik Laine
Patrik Laine shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
Paul Cotter Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Jake Evans
Dawson Mercer Snap Shot Above Crossbar
Curtis Lazar hit David Savard
Off-side
Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jonas Siegenthaler Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt
Brenden Dillon hit Jake Evans
Jesper Bratt Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brenden Dillon Interference - Goalkeeper against Jakub Dobes
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Patrik Laine shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Patrik Laine
Puck in Netting
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Giveaway by Timo Meier
Giveaway by Timo Meier
Icing
Paul Cotter faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
Giveaway by Jack Hughes
Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot Wide Left
Jesper Bratt Batted Wide Right
Puck in Benches
Timo Meier faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Puck in Benches
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Brendan Gallagher
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
Nico Hischier Goal (24) Backhand, assists: Jesper Bratt (39), Stefan Noesen (12)
Jonas Siegenthaler Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Puck in Crowd
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Tomas Tatar Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
High Stick
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
Jesper Bratt Goal (16) Snap Shot, assists: Dougie Hamilton (25), Brenden Dillon (10)
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Goalie Stopped
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Puck in Benches
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Johnathan Kovacevic shot blocked by Nico Hischier
Goalie Stopped
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Michael Pezzetta
Luke Hughes Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot Wide Right
Justin Dowling Tip-In Wide Left
Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Stefan Noesen faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Hit Left Post
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen
Puck in Netting
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Brett Pesce
Nathan Bastian hit Arber Xhekaj
Dawson Mercer Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Justin Dowling
Brenden Dillon hit Alex Newhook
Paul Cotter Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nathan Bastian hit Kaiden Guhle
TV Timeout
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Dougie Hamilton Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Puck in Netting
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Puck in Netting
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Jake Evans
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Joel Armia
Brett Pesce Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nico Hischier Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
High Stick
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Jonas Siegenthaler shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
Mike Matheson shot blocked by Timo Meier
Tomas Tatar Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Tomas Tatar Goal (5) Snap Shot, assists: Dougie Hamilton (26), Curtis Lazar (3)
Puck in Crowd
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Josh Anderson
Brenden Dillon Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Puck in Netting
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
Brenden Dillon Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Josh Anderson
Puck in Netting
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Justin Dowling hit Brendan Gallagher
Off-side
Luke Hughes Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Nathan Bastian Backhand Wide Left
Off-side
Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Takeaway by Nico Hischier
Giveaway by Nico Hischier
Icing
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Icing
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Timo Meier Snap Shot Wide Left
Goalie Stopped
Goalie Stopped
Kaiden Guhle shot blocked by Ondrej Palat
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
Johnathan Kovacevic hit Jake Evans
Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Nico Hischier hit Lane Hutson
Off-side
Paul Cotter hit Kaiden Guhle
Off-side
Justin Dowling faceoff won against Kirby Dach
Alex Newhook shot blocked by Luke Hughes
Off-side
Icing
Dawson Mercer Tip-In Wide Left
Dawson Mercer Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Johnathan Kovacevic Snap Shot Wide Left
Jonas Siegenthaler Snap Shot Wide Left
Ondrej Palat Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Takeaway by Luke Hughes
Puck in Crowd
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler
Curtis Lazar Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Paul Cotter faceoff won against Jake Evans
Christian Dvorak shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
Paul Cotter hit Jake Evans
Goalie Stopped
Alexandre Carrier shot blocked by Jesper Bratt
Jesper Bratt Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Stefan Noesen Wrist Shot Wide Right
Puck Frozen - Goalie
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Stefan Noesen hit Kaiden Guhle
Nathan Bastian Snap Shot High and Wide Right
Jonas Siegenthaler hit Alex Newhook
Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
Curtis Lazar Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Stefan Noesen Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
Stefan Noesen Backhand Wide Left
Stefan Noesen Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
Stefan Noesen Tip-In Wide Right
Goalie Stopped
Timo Meier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Stefan Noesen Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Goalie Stopped
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Stefan Noesen Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Puck in Crowd
Giveaway by Curtis Lazar
Patrik Laine shot blocked by Brenden Dillon
Puck in Netting
Curtis Lazar faceoff won against Alex Newhook
Icing
Goalie Stopped
Stefan Noesen faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
Goalie Stopped
Ondrej Palat Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
Puck in Netting
Dawson Mercer faceoff won against Christian Dvorak
Hand Pass
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic
Giveaway by Jake Allen
Puck in Netting
Net Dislodged Offensive Skater
Dougie Hamilton hit Lane Hutson
Patrik Laine shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Luke Hughes Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
Jack Hughes Goal (19) Snap Shot, assists: Timo Meier (20)

DEVILS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

NJ leads 2-0

Canadiens
3
Devils
5

Game 1

8/11

Devils
4
Canadiens
3

Game 2

26/1

Devils
4
Canadiens
0

Game 3

8/2

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	22	10	3	47
Philadelphia	18	10	7	43
Washington	19	12	5	43
NY Islanders	19	13	4	42
New Jersey	20	15	1	41
NY Rangers	18	16	4	40
Pittsburgh	15	11	9	39
Columbus	15	15	6	36

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Detroit	21	13	3	45
Tampa Bay	20	13	3	43
Montreal	19	12	5	43
Boston	20	16	1	41
Florida	19	14	2	40
Ottawa	18	13	4	40
Buffalo	17	14	4	38
Toronto	15	15	5	35

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New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Nick SuzukiC - MTL

Juraj SlafkovskyLW - MTL

Jesper BrattLW - NJ

Game Information

Jack Hughes scores at 4:06 of overtime and helps the Devils to a 4-3 win over the Canadiens

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NJ leads 2-0

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