3–4

Final / OT

NJD leads 4–1

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	F
NJD	2	0	1	0	3
MTL	0	1	2	1	4

Devils at Canadiens — First Round Game 4

Canadiens, First Round Game 4, beat Devils 4–3 in overtime at Bell Centre on April 24, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Apr 24, 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 4

3–4

OT · MTL

Game 5

0–4

Final · NJD

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G

6 shots · +3

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Benoit Brunet

2 A

3 shots · +3

3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

2 A

1 shots · +3

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 Scott Niedermayer PP Go-ahead 1st · 03:11

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Shawn Chambers

1–0

😈 Patrik Elias 1st · 11:53

Assists: John MacLean

2–0

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi 2nd · 07:42

Unassisted

2–1

3rd period

🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson Tying 3rd · 02:41

Unassisted

2–2

🇨🇦 Mark Recchi Go-ahead 3rd · 05:03

Assists: Benoit Brunet, Saku Koivu

2–3

😈 Lyle Odelein Tying 3rd · 18:24

Assists: Patrik Elias, Valeri Zelepukin

3–3

Overtime

🇨🇦 Patrice Brisebois Go-ahead OT · 07:37

Assists: Saku Koivu, Benoit Brunet

3–4

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

59 Shots on goal 41

1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/1

10 Penalty minutes 16

NJD shooting 5.1% (3/59) MTL shooting 9.8% (4/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/4

.000 SV% · 4 GA · 107:15 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

0/3

.000 SV% · 3 GA · 107:37 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 2–0

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 2–1

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 →

4–4 (OT) · Devils won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on April 24, 1997?

Canadiens won 4–3 in overtime.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

The final score was Devils 3, Canadiens 4, in overtime.

Who scored for Devils?

Lyle Odelein, Patrik Elias, Scott Niedermayer.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mark Recchi (2), Patrice Brisebois, Turner Stevenson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

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

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 0 saves on 3 shots (.000 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

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🧭 Around this game

Each team's schedule either side of it

😈Devils

Previous game · Apr 22

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 22

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