2–4

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 33-22-9 before this game

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

Devils at Canadiens

Canadiens beat Devils 4–2 at Bell Centre on March 14, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Mar 14, 1998 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1997-98 🔁 Devils lead the season series 3–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 🇨🇦 MTL

Mark Recchi

2 G

3 shots · 20:33 TOI · +1

2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL

Saku Koivu

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 20:15 TOI · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Randy Mckay

2 A

15:03 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

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📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

19 Shots on goal 22

0/7 Power play (goals / chances) 1/6

12 Hits 16

4 Blocked shots 12

7 Takeaways 5

14 Giveaways 15

12 Penalty minutes 14

NJD shooting 10.5% (2/19) MTL shooting 18.2% (4/22)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

18/21

.857 SV% · 3 GA · 59:43 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jocelyn Thibault

17/19

.895 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 48-13-4 (74% win rate, 65 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 33-22-9 (52% win rate, 64 games)

After 2nd — 0–0

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 48-13-4 (74% win rate, 65 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 33-22-9 (52% win rate, 64 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Arnott · Holik · Sykora 18:52

L2 Pederson · Rolston · Mckay 16:09

L3 Andreychuk · Elias · Carpenter 14:33

L4 Brylin · Oliwa · Thomas 11:36

D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 22:41

D2 Odelein · Bodger 18:18

D3 Souray · Daneyko 15:20

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Rucinsky · Koivu · Recchi 20:15

L2 Savage · Poulin · Bureau 15:34

L3 Thornton · Brunet · Hoglund 12:39

L4 Bordeleau · Stevenson 6:03

D1 Manson · Brisebois 22:20

D2 Malakhov · Zalapski 20:06

D3 Quintal · Popovic 17:32

D4 Rivet 12:03

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 3–1 Full head-to-head →

1–2 (OT) · Devils won

3–4 (OT) · Canadiens won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on March 14, 1998?

Canadiens won 4–2.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

The final score was Devils 2, Canadiens 4.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 18 saves on 21 shots (.857 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jocelyn Thibault made 17 saves on 19 shots (.895 save percentage).

Where is Devils vs Canadiens played?

At Bell Centre in Montréal, the Canadiens home rink.

What is the Devils vs Canadiens season series?

Devils lead the season series 3–1 after 4 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Mar 12

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Mar 12

Also on March 14, 1998

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