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2008-09 regular season

Devils at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Devils lead the season series 1–0

Devils beat Canadiens 2–1 in overtime at Bell Centre on December 6, 2008.

NJD – MTL
31–26
Shots on goal
1/4–0/5
Power play
16–29
Hits
22–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Zach Parise
1 G
5 shots · 19:11 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Jamie Langenbrunner
1 G
3 shots · 19:11 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
1 A
4 shots · 19:16 TOI

Scoring

3 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Matt D'Agostini Go-ahead 1st · 15:35
Assists: Andrei Markov, Saku Koivu · beat Scott Clemmensen
0–1
2nd period
😈 Jamie Langenbrunner Tying 2nd · 04:05
Unassisted · beat Carey Price
1–1
Overtime
😈 Zach Parise PP Go-ahead OT · 00:31
Assists: Patrik Elias, Paul Martin · beat Carey Price
2–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Elias · Langenbrunner 19:11
L2 Zajac · Madden · Gionta 17:37
L3 Pandolfo · Zubrus · Rolston 16:38
L4 Holik · Clarkson · Letourneau-Leblond 4:51
D1 Martin · Salvador 23:32
D2 Oduya · White 20:24
D3 Mottau · Leach 13:54
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Plekanec · Lang · Kovalev 17:32
L2 Kostitsyn · Higgins · Koivu 17:02
L3 Tanguay · D'Agostini · Kostopoulos 15:18
L4 Begin · Lapierre · Dandenault 11:46
L5 Laraque 5:48
D1 Hamrlik · Gorges 23:07
D2 Markov · Brisebois 19:53
D3 Bouillon 17:23

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
31 Shots on goal 26
1/4 Power play (goals / chances) 0/5
16 Hits 29
22 Blocked shots 17
5 Takeaways 11
14 Giveaways 14
10 Penalty minutes 8
NJD shooting 6.5% (2/31) MTL shooting 3.8% (1/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Scott Clemmensen
25/26
.962 SV% · 1 GA · 60:31 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
29/31
.935 SV% · 2 GA · 60:30 TOI

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 0–1
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-5-1 (33% win rate, 9 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-1 (75% win rate, 4 games)
After 2nd — 1–1
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 2-0-1 (67% win rate, 3 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 2-0-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0
Mar 112008 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 0–4 Mar 12008 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 Jan 242008 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 4–3 Nov 302007 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 0–4 Feb 142007 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–5
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Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 6, 2008?

Devils won 2–1 in overtime. The final score was Devils 2, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Jamie Langenbrunner, Zach Parise.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Matt D'Agostini.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Scott Clemmensen made 25 saves on 26 shots (.962 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 29 saves on 31 shots (.935 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 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 4 😈NJD @ 🔔PHI 3–2 AfterDec 10 🐧PIT @ 😈NJD 1–4
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 4 🗽NYR @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6 AfterDec 9 🔥CGY @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–4
Also on December 6
🐧PIT 2–3 🏛️OTT 🔔PHI 2–1 🌪️CAR 🐻BOS 4–0 🐆FLA 🪶CHI 4–5 🐙DET 🐦ATL 5–1 🏝️NYI 🦅WSH 2–1 🍁TOR ⚔️BUF 4–3 ⚡TBL 🌲MIN 0–1 🐯NSH
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