😈 Away Devils 0-2 in series
6–4
Final
NJD leads 4–1
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 2-0 in series
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 2226
MTL 2114

Devils at Canadiens — First Round Game 3

Devils, First Round Game 3, beat Canadiens 6–4 at Bell Centre on April 22, 1997.

🗓 Tue, Apr 22, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1996-97 playoffs View the series → Head-to-head history →

🏒 First Round — Best of 7

MTL vs NJD · NJD leads 4–1 Full series →
Game 1
2–5
Final · NJD
Game 2
1–4
Final · NJD
Game 3
6–4
Final · NJD
Game 4
3–4
OT · MTL
Game 5
0–4
Final · NJD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Valeri Zelepukin
3 G
4 shots · +2
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Mark Recchi
2 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2
3rd star 😈 NJD
Bobby Holik
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · +2

🚨 Scoring

10 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 1st · 00:34
Assists: Saku Koivu, Benoit Brunet
0–1
😈 Patrik Elias PP Tying 1st · 14:02
Assists: Bobby Holik, Shawn Chambers
1–1
🇨🇦 Scott Thornton Go-ahead 1st · 17:06
Assists: Turner Stevenson, Brian Savage
1–2
😈 Bobby Holik Tying 1st · 19:35
Assists: Jay Pandolfo, Dave Ellett
2–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 2nd · 02:39
Assists: Valeri Bure, Patrice Brisebois
2–3
😈 Valeri Zelepukin Tying 2nd · 04:58
Assists: Bobby Carpenter, John MacLean
3–3
😈 Valeri Zelepukin Go-ahead 2nd · 07:15
Assists: John MacLean
4–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Saku Koivu Tying 3rd · 04:37
Assists: Mark Recchi
4–4
😈 Valeri Zelepukin PP Go-ahead 3rd · 07:50
Assists: Shawn Chambers, Patrik Elias
5–4
😈 Brian Rolston SH Empty net 3rd · 19:01
Unassisted
6–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
27 Shots on goal 25
2/7 Power play (goals / chances) 0/4
8 Penalty minutes 14
NJD shooting 22.2% (6/27) MTL shooting 16.0% (4/25)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
0/4
.000 SV% · 4 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jocelyn Thibault
0/5
.000 SV% · 5 GA · 59:14 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–2
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 52-21-11 (62% win rate, 84 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 39-34-11 (46% win rate, 84 games)
After 2nd — 4–3
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

⚔️ Last meetings

Full head-to-head →
Apr 19, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
1–4 · Devils won
Apr 17, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
2–5 · Devils won
Feb 15, 1997
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–1 · Devils won
Feb 1, 1997
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–4 (OT) · Devils won
Dec 14, 1996
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
3–3 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on April 22, 1997?

Devils won 6–4.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

The final score was Devils 6, Canadiens 4.

Who scored for Devils?

Valeri Zelepukin (3), Bobby Holik, Brian Rolston, Patrik Elias.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi (2), Saku Koivu, Scott Thornton.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 4 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 0 saves on 5 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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 · Apr 19
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
1–4 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 24
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · MTL won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Apr 19
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
1–4 · NJD won
Next game · Apr 24
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–4 · MTL won
Also on April 22, 1997
🐆FLA @ 🗽NYR
3–4 final
🏔️COL @ 🪶CHI
3–6 final
🐙DET @ 🎵STL
0–4 final
⭐DAL @ 🛢️EDM
4–3 final
🦆ANA @ 🌵PHX
0–2 final
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