🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 18-9-5 before this game

2–5

Final

Scoring	1st	2nd	3rd	F
MTL	0	0	0	2
NJD	0	0	0	5

Canadiens at Devils

Devils beat Canadiens 5–2 at Prudential Center on December 12, 1997.

🗓 Fri, Dec 12, 1997 · 18:30 CST 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:20 TOI · +1

2nd star 😈 NJD

Bill Guerin

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 16:49 TOI · +1

3rd star 😈 NJD

Scott Niedermayer

2 A

2 shots · 20:19 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NJD😈

31 Shots on goal 33

0/1 Power play (goals / chances) 1/2

20 Hits 16

11 Blocked shots 10

6 Takeaways 19

5 Giveaways 9

13 Penalty minutes 11

MTL shooting 6.5% (2/31) NJD shooting 15.2% (5/33)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

0/5

.000 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

0/2

.000 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 18-9-5 (56% win rate, 32 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 20-8-1 (69% win rate, 29 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 18-9-5 (56% win rate, 32 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 20-8-1 (69% win rate, 29 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Bure · Recchi 17:52

L2 Brunet · Koivu · Damphousse 15:19

L3 Rucinsky · Savage · Bureau 14:42

L4 Thornton · Tucker · Stevenson 9:09

D1 Popovic · Brisebois 20:58

D2 Manson · Quintal 19:58

D3 Wilkie · Clark 18:20

😈Devils

L1 Gilmour · Rolston · Guerin 17:34

L2 Andreychuk · Holik · Thomas 15:20

L3 Zelepukin · Elias · Carpenter 14:21

L4 Oliwa · Pederson · Mckay 11:20

D1 Bodger · Niedermayer 21:10

D2 Souray · Stevens 19:48

D3 Odelein · Dean 16:56

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–0 Full head-to-head →

Oct 23, 1997

🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD

1–2 (OT) · Devils won

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ MTL vs NJD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Devils on December 12, 1997?

Devils won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Devils?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Devils 5.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

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

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 0 saves on 2 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 2–0 after 2 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 · Dec 10

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 10

Also on December 12, 1997

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