🇨🇦 Away Canadiens 42-29-9 before this game

2–5

Final

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

Canadiens at Devils

Devils beat Canadiens 5–2 at Prudential Center on April 12, 2002.

🗓 Fri, Apr 12, 2002 · 18:30 CDT 📍 Prudential Center, Newark 🏒 2001-02 🔁 Season series tied 2–2 Head-to-head history →

⭐ Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

Petr Sykora

1 G, 1 A

4 shots · 15:44 TOI · +2

2nd star 😈 NJD

Valeri Kamensky

1 G, 1 A

3 shots · 12:33 TOI · +1

3rd star 😈 NJD

Sergei Brylin

2 A

1 shots · 16:04 TOI · +2

🚨 Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

😈 John Madden Go-ahead 1st · 17:34

Assists: Brian Gionta, Tommy Albelin · beat Stephane Fiset

0–1

🇨🇦 Craig Rivet Tying 1st · 18:21

Assists: Saku Koivu · beat Martin Brodeur

1–1

2nd period

😈 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 2nd · 01:00

Assists: Sergei Brylin, Bobby Holik · beat Stephane Fiset

1–2

😈 Scott Stevens 2nd · 06:31

Assists: Sergei Brylin, Petr Sykora · beat Stephane Fiset

1–3

😈 Valeri Kamensky 2nd · 07:12

Assists: Jim McKenzie, Sergei Nemchinov · beat Stephane Fiset

1–4

3rd period

🇨🇦 Jan Bulis 3rd · 17:25

Assists: Richard Zednik, Saku Koivu · beat Martin Brodeur

2–4

😈 Patrik Elias 3rd · 19:18

Assists: Scott Niedermayer, Valeri Kamensky · beat Stephane Fiset

2–5

📊 Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NJD😈

18 Shots on goal 41

16 Hits 13

16 Blocked shots 6

8 Takeaways 15

16 Giveaways 21

2 Penalty minutes 2

MTL shooting 11.1% (2/18) NJD shooting 12.2% (5/41)

🥅 Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Stephane Fiset

36/41

.878 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

16/18

.889 SV% · 2 GA · 59:53 TOI

🔮 Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 42-29-9 (52% win rate, 80 games)

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 44-28-8 (55% win rate, 80 games)

After 2nd — 1–4

Canadiens

Canadiens: no games found in this situation this year.

Devils

Devils: no games found in this situation this year.

🧩 Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Perreault · Koivu · Audette 16:11

L2 Bulis · Juneau · Zednik 15:17

L3 Berezin · Lindsay · Dackell 14:33

L4 Kilger · Van Allen · Asham 12:50

D1 Robidas · Souray 22:37

D2 Rivet · Markov 20:48

D3 Bouillon · Traverse 16:35

😈Devils

L1 Brylin · Elias · Langenbrunner 17:39

L2 Holik · Nieuwendyk · Sykora 15:46

L3 Pandolfo · Madden · Gionta 14:33

L4 Kamensky · McKenzie · Nemchinov 12:02

D1 Niedermayer · Stevens 22:44

D2 Rafalski · White 20:34

D3 Albelin · Daneyko 16:07

⚔️ Last meetings

Season series tied 2–2 Full head-to-head →

❓ MTL vs NJD, answered

Who won Canadiens vs Devils on April 12, 2002?

Devils won 5–2.

What was the final score of Canadiens vs Devils?

The final score was Canadiens 2, Devils 5.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Craig Rivet, Jan Bulis.

Who scored for Devils?

John Madden, Patrik Elias, Petr Sykora, Scott Stevens, Valeri Kamensky.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Stephane Fiset made 36 saves on 41 shots (.878 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 16 saves on 18 shots (.889 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?

Season series tied 2–2 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

🇨🇦Canadiens

Previous game · Apr 9

😈Devils

Previous game · Apr 10

Also on April 12, 2002

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