🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 31-21-7 before this game

5–6

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	1	3	1	5
NJD	3	2	1	6

Canadiens at Devils

Devils beat Canadiens 6–5 at Prudential Center on February 23, 1996.

🗓 Fri, Feb 23, 1996 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1995-96 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

John MacLean

4 A

2 shots

2nd star 😈 NJD

Steve Thomas

1 G, 1 A

5 shots

3rd star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

2 A

1 shots · +1

🚨 Scoring

11 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Steve Thomas Go-ahead 1st · 00:51

Assists: John MacLean, Bobby Holik

0–1

😈 Brian Rolston 1st · 07:00

Assists: John MacLean, Tommy Albelin

0–2

🇨🇦 Chris Murray 1st · 10:50

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov

1–2

😈 Steve Sullivan PP 1st · 15:09

Assists: John MacLean, Scott Stevens

1–3

2nd period

🇨🇦 Vincent Damphousse 2nd · 02:26

Unassisted

2–3

😈 Scott Niedermayer PP 2nd · 05:17

Assists: John MacLean, Shawn Chambers

2–4

😈 Ken Daneyko 2nd · 11:47

Assists: Bobby Holik

2–5

🇨🇦 Martin Rucinsky 2nd · 15:16

Assists: Lyle Odelein

3–5

🇨🇦 Peter Popovic 2nd · 16:17

Assists: Vincent Damphousse, Martin Rucinsky

4–5

3rd period

😈 Bill Guerin 3rd · 08:56

Assists: Steve Thomas

4–6

🇨🇦 Pierre Turgeon 3rd · 17:42

Assists: Vladimir Malakhov

5–6

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NJD😈

29 Shots on goal 36

0/4 Power play (goals / chances) 2/6

14 Penalty minutes 10

MTL shooting 17.2% (5/29) NJD shooting 16.7% (6/36)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Pat Jablonski

0/6

.000 SV% · 6 GA · 58:21 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–3

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 4–5

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs NJD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Devils on February 23, 1996?

Devils won 6–5.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Devils?

The final score was Canadiens 5, Devils 6.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Murray, Martin Rucinsky, Peter Popovic, Pierre Turgeon, Vincent Damphousse.

Who scored for Devils?

Bill Guerin, Brian Rolston, Ken Daneyko, Scott Niedermayer, Steve Sullivan, Steve Thomas.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Pat Jablonski made 0 saves on 6 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Canadiens vs Devils played?

At Prudential Center in Newark, the Devils home rink.

What is the Canadiens vs Devils season series?

Devils lead the season series 2–1 after 3 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Feb 21

😈Devils

Previous game · Feb 21

Also on February 23, 1996

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