3–8

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 19-10-5 before this game

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
NJD	0	0	0	3
MTL	0	0	0	8

Devils at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Devils 8–3 at Bell Centre on December 28, 1985.

🗓 Sat, Dec 28, 1985 · 19:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1985-86 🔁 Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mike Mcphee

3 G, 1 A

4 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mario Tremblay

3 A

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Larry Robinson

1 G, 1 A

2 shots

🚨 Scoring

Goal-by-goal detail has not synced for this game yet.

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

26 Shots on goal 30

0/5 Power play (goals / chances) 2/5

37 Penalty minutes 27

NJD shooting 11.5% (3/26) MTL shooting 26.7% (8/30)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Glenn Resch

0/7

.000 SV% · 7 GA · 49:18 TOI

Alain Chevrier

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 10:52 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Doug Soetaert

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 13-19-2 (38% win rate, 34 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 19-10-5 (56% win rate, 34 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 13-19-2 (38% win rate, 34 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 19-10-5 (56% win rate, 34 games)

⚔️ Last meetings

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

4–4 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 28, 1985?

Canadiens won 8–3.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

The final score was Devils 3, Canadiens 8.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Glenn Resch made 0 saves on 7 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Doug Soetaert made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Devils vs Canadiens season series?

Canadiens lead the season series 2–0 after 2 games.

Have a different question? Ask the Oracle — it answers from this season's box scores.

🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 27

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 27

Also on December 28, 1985

Devils season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule