🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 4-2-2 before this game

1–2

Final / OT

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

Canadiens at Devils

Devils beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at Prudential Center on October 23, 1997.

🗓 Thu, Oct 23, 1997 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Petr Sykora

2 G

7 shots · 21:03 TOI · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

1 A

4 shots · 15:34 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Doug Gilmour

1 A

3 shots · 15:21 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Shayne Corson PP Go-ahead 1st · 13:16

Assists: Saku Koivu, Vladimir Malakhov · beat Martin Brodeur

1–0

2nd period

😈 Petr Sykora Tying 2nd · 16:30

Assists: Doug Gilmour, Brian Rolston · beat Andy Moog

1–1

Overtime

😈 Petr Sykora PP Go-ahead OT · 04:43

Assists: Bobby Holik, Scott Niedermayer · beat Andy Moog

1–2

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NJD😈

31 Shots on goal 33

1/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

14 Hits 24

9 Blocked shots 9

9 Takeaways 7

14 Giveaways 18

21 Penalty minutes 23

MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31) NJD shooting 6.1% (2/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Andy Moog

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 64:41 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/1

.000 SV% · 1 GA · 64:43 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–0

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 4-2-2 (50% win rate, 8 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 4-3 (57% win rate, 7 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Koivu · Recchi 21:45

L2 Rucinsky · Damphousse · Bure 17:47

L3 Savage · Bordeleau · Bureau 14:29

L4 Thornton · Tucker · Stevenson 7:07

D1 Malakhov · Brisebois 26:04

D2 Quintal · Manson 20:40

D3 Clark · Rivet 12:50

😈Devils

L1 Elias · MacLean · Sykora 21:03

L2 Holik · Gilmour · Rolston 15:25

L3 Carpenter · Thomas · Mckay 14:27

L4 Zelepukin · Oliwa · Pederson 5:29

D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 27:22

D2 Odelein · Daneyko 22:08

D3 Bombardir · Dean 11:02

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 1–0 Full head-to-head →

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NJD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Devils on October 23, 1997?

Devils won 2–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Devils?

The final score was Canadiens 1, Devils 2, in overtime.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Shayne Corson.

Who scored for Devils?

Petr Sykora (2).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Andy Moog made 0 saves on 2 shots (.000 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 1 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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 · Oct 22

😈Devils

Previous game · Oct 18

Also on October 23, 1997

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