😈 Away Devils 12-10-3 before this game
2–1
Final
🇨🇦 Home Canadiens 13-10-3 before this game
Scoring 1st2nd3rdF
NJD 1012
MTL 0101

Devils at Canadiens

Devils beat Canadiens 2–1 at Bell Centre on December 5, 2001.

🗓 Wed, Dec 5, 2001 · 18:30 CST 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 1–1 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
1 G, 1 A
5 shots · 18:09 TOI · +2
2nd star 😈 NJD
Brian Rafalski
1 G
2 shots · 20:32 TOI · +2
3rd star 😈 NJD
Scott Stevens
1 A
1 shots · 25:52 TOI · +1

🚨 Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Patrik Elias Go-ahead 1st · 08:32
Assists: Petr Sykora, Scott Stevens · beat Jose Theodore
1–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Mike Ribeiro PP Tying 2nd · 16:03
Assists: Richard Zednik, Yanic Perreault · beat Martin Brodeur
1–1
3rd period
😈 Brian Rafalski Go-ahead 3rd · 00:15
Assists: Patrik Elias, Colin White · beat Jose Theodore
2–1

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
28 Shots on goal 27
0/2 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
20 Hits 19
11 Blocked shots 11
10 Takeaways 11
18 Giveaways 22
8 Penalty minutes 4
NJD shooting 7.1% (2/28) MTL shooting 3.7% (1/27)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
26/27
.963 SV% · 1 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Jose Theodore
26/28
.929 SV% · 2 GA · 59:29 TOI

🔮 Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
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: 12-10-3 (48% win rate, 25 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 13-10-3 (50% win rate, 26 games)

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Brylin · Elias · Sykora 16:40
L2 Pandolfo · Arnott · Madden 14:42
L3 Holik · Gomez · Mckay 14:24
L4 McKenzie · Salomonsson · Stevenson 12:32
D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 27:29
D2 White · Rafalski 22:52
D3 Albelin · Zyuzin 9:00
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Savage · Perreault · Petrov 21:09
L2 Gilmour · Ribeiro · Zednik 19:45
L3 Kilger · Van Allen · Dackell 12:39
L4 Simpson · Darby 5:09
D1 Brisebois · Markov 23:40
D2 Dykhuis · Souray 18:54
D3 Quintal · Rivet 15:54
D4 Robidas 6:58

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 1–1 Full head-to-head →
Oct 13, 2001
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
1–3 · Canadiens won
Apr 7, 2001
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
2–0 · Devils won
Feb 6, 2001
😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL
4–0 · Devils won
Dec 15, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
1–2 · Devils won
Oct 6, 2000
🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD
4–8 · Devils won

❓ NJD vs MTL, answered

Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 5, 2001?

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?

Brian Rafalski, Patrik Elias.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Mike Ribeiro.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 26 saves on 27 shots (.963 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Jose Theodore made 26 saves on 28 shots (.929 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?

Season series tied 1–1 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 4
⚡TBL @ 😈NJD
1–1 · TBL won
Next game · Dec 8
🦅WSH @ 😈NJD
1–3 · NJD won
🇨🇦Canadiens
Previous game · Dec 3
🪶CHI @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–2 · CHI won
Next game · Dec 8
🌵PHX @ 🇨🇦MTL
3–3 · PHX won
Also on December 5, 2001
🧥CBJ @ 🐆FLA
0–2 final
🏔️COL @ 🐙DET
4–1 final
🌲MIN @ 🪶CHI
2–4 final
🏛️OTT @ ⭐DAL
6–3 final
🦆ANA @ 🛢️EDM
2–3 final
🎵STL @ 🌵PHX
0–3 final
Devils season page Canadiens season page Head-to-head record Full NHL schedule