😈 Away Devils 18-8-3 before this game
1–1
Final / OT
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 12-16-2 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdOTF
NJD 01001
MTL 00101

Devils at Canadiens

Devils beat Canadiens 1–1 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 19, 1998.

🗓 Sat, Dec 19, 1998 · 18:00 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1998-99 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Vadim Sharifijanov
1 G
1 shots · 09:08 TOI · +1
2nd star 😈 NJD
Brendan Morrison
1 A
1 shots · 09:59 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Sasha Lakovic
1 A
04:26 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

2 goals · in order
2nd period
😈 Vadim Sharifijanov Go-ahead 2nd · 08:17
Assists: Brendan Morrison, Sasha Lakovic
1–0
3rd period
🇨🇦 Turner Stevenson Tying 3rd · 13:46
Assists: Patrick Poulin, Craig Rivet
1–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
31 Shots on goal 23
17 Hits 20
22 Blocked shots 15
22 Takeaways 29
35 Giveaways 51
29 Penalty minutes 17
NJD shooting 3.2% (1/31) MTL shooting 4.3% (1/23)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
22/23
.957 SV% · 1 GA · 64:57 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jeff Hackett
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 65:00 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–0
Devils
Devils — tied after 1st: 18-8-3 (62% win rate, 29 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 1st: 12-16-2 (40% win rate, 30 games)
After 2nd — 1–0
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Elias · Holik · Sykora 20:08
L2 Pederson · Mckay · Rolston 17:27
L3 Andreychuk · Pandolfo · Arnott 16:24
L4 Lakovic · Morrison · Sharifijanov 9:08
D1 Stevens · Niedermayer 25:31
D2 Odelein · Daneyko 20:37
D3 Bombardir · Dean 14:38
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Corson · Koivu · Damphousse 23:15
L2 Rucinsky · Brunet · Hoglund 18:54
L3 Poulin · Dawe · Stevenson 14:43
L4 Bashkirov · Zholtok · Higgins 3:07
D1 Weinrich · Brisebois 30:56
D2 Quintal · Rivet 18:36
D3 Ulanov · Clark 14:17

⚔️ Last meetings

Devils lead the season series 2–1 Full head-to-head →
Dec 4, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won
Nov 11, 1998
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
0–3 · Devils won
Mar 14, 1998
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–4 · Canadiens won
Jan 25, 1998
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–1 · Devils won
Dec 12, 1997
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
2–5 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 19, 1998?

Devils won 1–1 in overtime.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Vadim Sharifijanov.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Turner Stevenson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 22 saves on 23 shots (.957 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jeff Hackett made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 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 2–1 after 3 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 · Dec 18
🔥CGY @ 😈NJD
5–2 · CGY won
Next game · Dec 23
🎵STL @ 😈NJD
2–4 · NJD won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 18
🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF
2–4 · BUF won
Next game · Dec 21
⭐DAL @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–2 · DAL won
Also on December 19, 1998
🪶CHI @ 🔔PHI
1–3 final
🐙DET @ 🐻BOS
1–4 final
🗽NYR @ 🍁TOR
4–7 final
🌪️CAR @ ⚔️BUF
3–2 final
🦅WSH @ 🐧PIT
0–3 final
🛢️EDM @ 🐆FLA
1–3 final
👑LAK @ 🎵STL
2–5 final
🐯NSH @ 🐋VAN
6–4 final
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