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2011-12 regular season

Devils at Canadiens

🗓 📍 Bell Centre, Montréal 🔁 Season series tied 1–1

Devils beat Canadiens 5–3 at Bell Centre on December 17, 2011.

NJD – MTL
35–26
Shots on goal
2/5–1/4
Power play
24–22
Hits
13–23
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Patrik Elias
2 G
4 shots · 19:03 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Dainius Zubrus
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 17:48 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Petr Sykora
1 G, 1 A
2 shots · 12:53 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Petr Sykora Go-ahead 1st · 07:05
Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Adam Henrique · beat Carey Price
1–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 P.K. Subban PP Tying 2nd · 02:21
Assists: Tomas Kaberle, Michael Cammalleri · beat Martin Brodeur
1–1
😈 Patrik Elias PP Go-ahead 2nd · 05:05
Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Kurtis Foster · beat Carey Price
2–1
🇨🇦 Chris Campoli Tying 2nd · 06:33
Assists: Yannick Weber, Hal Gill · beat Martin Brodeur
2–2
🇨🇦 Lars Eller Go-ahead 2nd · 08:57
Assists: Louis Leblanc, Hal Gill · beat Martin Brodeur
2–3
😈 David Clarkson Tying 2nd · 18:26
Assists: Adam Larsson · beat Carey Price
3–3
3rd period
😈 Patrik Elias Go-ahead 3rd · 01:31
Assists: Petr Sykora · beat Carey Price
4–3
😈 Dainius Zubrus PP 3rd · 10:18
Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Kurtis Foster · beat Carey Price
5–3

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Parise · Kovalchuk · Elias 23:54
L2 Henrique · Zubrus · Clarkson 18:58
L3 Zajac · Sykora · Tedenby 12:53
L4 Carter · Boulton · Janssen 5:26
D1 Salvador · Larsson 21:32
D2 Foster · Volchenkov 18:40
D3 Fayne · Taormina 15:54
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Darche · Kostitsyn · Plekanec 19:46
L2 Cole · Cammalleri · Eller 17:46
L3 Pacioretty · Desharnais · Leblanc 16:57
L4 Nokelainen · Blunden 4:52
D1 Subban · Gorges 22:02
D2 Campoli · Gill 20:06
D3 Kaberle · Emelin 16:30
D4 Weber 5:54

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
35 Shots on goal 26
2/5 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4
24 Hits 22
13 Blocked shots 23
2 Takeaways 3
14 Giveaways 14
8 Penalty minutes 10
NJD shooting 14.3% (5/35) MTL shooting 11.5% (3/26)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Martin Brodeur
23/26
.885 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
30/35
.857 SV% · 5 GA · 58:45 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Petr Sykora · 1st 07:05 · 1–0 P.K. Subban · 2nd 02:21 · 1–1 Patrik Elias · 2nd 05:05 · 2–1 Chris Campoli · 2nd 06:33 · 2–2 Lars Eller · 2nd 08:57 · 2–3 David Clarkson · 2nd 18:26 · 3–3 Patrik Elias · 3rd 01:31 · 4–3 Dainius Zubrus · 3rd 10:18 · 5–3
NJD MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–0
Devils
Devils — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 2-1-1 (50% win rate, 4 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 2-3 (40% win rate, 5 games)
After 2nd — 3–3
Devils
Devils — tied after 2nd: 5-4-1 (50% win rate, 10 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — tied after 2nd: 2-2-1 (40% win rate, 5 games)

Last meetings

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Season series tied 1–1
Dec 102011 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–1 Apr 22011 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 3–1 Feb 62011 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 22010 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 5–1 Oct 212010 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0
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Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 17, 2011?

Devils won 5–3. The final score was Devils 5, Canadiens 3.

Who scored for Devils?

Patrik Elias (2), Dainius Zubrus, David Clarkson, Petr Sykora.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Chris Campoli, Lars Eller, P.K. Subban.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 23 saves on 26 shots (.885 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 30 saves on 35 shots (.857 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.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 16 ⭐DAL @ 😈NJD 3–6 AfterDec 20 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 4–1
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 15 🔔PHI @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 AfterDec 19 🇨🇦MTL @ 🐻BOS 2–3
Also on December 17
🐻BOS 6–0 🔔PHI 🐋VAN 5–3 🍁TOR ⚔️BUF 3–8 🐧PIT 🦆ANA 3–5 ✈️WPG 👑LAK 2–8 🐙DET ⚡TBL 3–2 🧥CBJ 🎵STL 1–2 🐯NSH 🏝️NYI 2–1 🌲MIN
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