2–1

Final

🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 11-17-3 before this game

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

Devils at Canadiens

Devils beat Canadiens 2–1 at Bell Centre on December 16, 1999.

🗓 Thu, Dec 16, 1999 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 1999-00 🔁 Devils lead the season series 2–0 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Randy Mckay

1 G, 1 A

2 shots · 17:58 TOI · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Jay Pandolfo

1 G, 1 A

1 shots · 14:07 TOI · +2

3rd star 😈 NJD

Bobby Holik

1 A

1 shots · 17:31 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Craig Darby SH Go-ahead 1st · 09:38

Unassisted · beat Martin Brodeur

0–1

2nd period

😈 Jay Pandolfo Tying 2nd · 00:47

Assists: Randy Mckay · beat Jose Theodore

1–1

3rd period

😈 Randy Mckay Go-ahead 3rd · 19:39

Assists: Bobby Holik, Jay Pandolfo · beat Jose Theodore

2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

32 Shots on goal 18

19 Hits 22

6 Blocked shots 20

16 Takeaways 14

30 Giveaways 23

6 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 6.2% (2/32) MTL shooting 5.6% (1/18)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

17/18

.944 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Jose Theodore

30/32

.938 SV% · 2 GA · 59:50 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 0–1

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

After 2nd — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 2nd: 17-8-4 (59% win rate, 29 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 11-17-3 (35% win rate, 31 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Elias · Arnott · Mckay 18:10

L2 Holik · Gomez · Sykora 17:28

L3 Pandolfo · Nemchinov · Lemieux 14:01

L4 Brylin · Oliwa · Madden 11:08

D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 22:51

D2 Daneyko · Rafalski 18:14

D3 Souray · Odelein 16:58

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Corson · Rucinsky · Zholtok 20:37

L2 Brunet · Poulin · Zubrus 19:14

L3 Darby · Asham · Ward 11:37

L4 Higgins · Cummins 6:50

D1 Weinrich · Rivet 23:32

D2 Dykhuis · Brisebois 20:00

D3 Bouillon · Ulanov 16:22

D4 Richter 4:37

⚔️ Last meetings

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

1–1 (OT) · Devils won

Dec 4, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD

1–1 (OT) · Canadiens won

Nov 11, 1998

🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD

0–3 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 16, 1999?

Devils won 2–1.

What was the final score of Devils vs Canadiens?

The final score was Devils 2, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Jay Pandolfo, Randy Mckay.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Darby.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 17 saves on 18 shots (.944 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 30 saves on 32 shots (.938 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 2–0 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

😈Devils

Previous game · Dec 14

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Dec 13

Also on December 16, 1999

Devils season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule