Devils 5–4 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 21, 1989)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

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1st star 😈 NJD

John MacLean

2 G

3 shots · -1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Brendan Shanahan

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · -1

3rd star 😈 NJD

Patrik Sundstrom

2 A

3 shots · -1

Scoring

9 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Petr Svoboda Go-ahead 1st · 05:21

Assists: Mike Keane, Ryan Walter · beat Sean Burke

0–1

🇨🇦 Stephane Richer PP 1st · 10:29

Assists: Chris Chelios, Petr Svoboda · beat Sean Burke

0–2

😈 John MacLean PP 1st · 15:02

Assists: Viacheslav Fetisov, Mark Johnson · beat Patrick Roy

1–2

2nd period

🇨🇦 Stephan Lebeau 2nd · 00:24

Assists: Craig Ludwig · beat Sean Burke

1–3

😈 Janne Ojanen 2nd · 01:22

Assists: David Maley · beat Patrick Roy

2–3

😈 Brendan Shanahan Tying 2nd · 07:48

Assists: Patrik Sundstrom, Bruce Driver · beat Patrick Roy

3–3

🇨🇦 Stephan Lebeau Go-ahead 2nd · 11:53

Assists: Stephane Richer, Shayne Corson · beat Sean Burke

3–4

3rd period

😈 Peter Sundstrom Tying 3rd · 02:30

Assists: David Maley · beat Patrick Roy

4–4

😈 John MacLean PP Go-ahead 3rd · 06:48

Assists: Patrik Sundstrom, Brendan Shanahan · beat Patrick Roy

5–4

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

27 Shots on goal 36

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/5

10 Penalty minutes 18

NJD shooting 18.5% (5/27) MTL shooting 11.1% (4/36)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Sean Burke

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Patrick Roy

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:12 TOI

Period by period

After 1st — 1–2

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

After 2nd — 3–4

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-1-1 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-0-2 (0% win rate, 2 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1

Oct 131989 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 4–3 OT Feb 111989 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–5 Jan 111989 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–1 Oct 141988 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 7–3 Feb 111988 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–4

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Who won Devils vs Canadiens on October 21, 1989?

Devils won 5–4. The final score was Devils 5, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Devils?

John MacLean (2), Brendan Shanahan, Janne Ojanen, Peter Sundstrom.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Stephan Lebeau (2), Petr Svoboda, Stephane Richer.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Sean Burke made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Patrick Roy made 0 saves on 5 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?

Season series tied 1–1 after 2 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

😈 Devils

BeforeOct 20 🐋VAN @ 😈NJD 3–2 AfterOct 23 😈NJD @ 🍁TOR 5–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 20 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 2–6 AfterOct 23 🐳HFD @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–3

Also on October 21

🐙DET 3–3 🐳HFD ⚔️BUF 4–2 🐧PIT 🌌MNS 2–7 ⚜️QUE 🐋VAN 2–1 🏝️NYI 🐻BOS 2–5 🔥CGY 🦅WSH 4–8 🍁TOR 👑LAK 6–4 🎵STL 🗽NYR 3–1 🔔PHI

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