Canadiens 3–5 Devils — Final Score & Stats (Feb 2, 2012)

The game

The stars, every goal, the box score and the recap

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Three stars

Best games by the box score

1st star 😈 NJD

David Clarkson

2 G, 1 A

3 shots · 16:59 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Dainius Zubrus

1 G, 2 A

2 shots · 21:27 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Ilya Kovalchuk

3 A

5 shots · 27:38 TOI

Scoring

8 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 David Desharnais Go-ahead 1st · 04:11

Assists: Rene Bourque, Max Pacioretty · beat Martin Brodeur

1–0

🇨🇦 Andrei Kostitsyn 1st · 09:23

Assists: Yannick Weber, Louis Leblanc · beat Martin Brodeur

2–0

😈 Zach Parise 1st · 10:36

Assists: Dainius Zubrus, Ilya Kovalchuk · beat Carey Price

2–1

2nd period

🇨🇦 Mathieu Darche SH 2nd · 01:35

Assists: Tomas Plekanec, Hal Gill · beat Martin Brodeur

3–1

😈 David Clarkson PP 2nd · 13:43

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Mark Fayne · beat Carey Price

3–2

3rd period

😈 Dainius Zubrus Tying 3rd · 06:11

Assists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, David Clarkson · beat Carey Price

3–3

😈 Zach Parise Go-ahead 3rd · 17:16

Assists: Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrik Elias · beat Carey Price

3–4

😈 David Clarkson Empty net 3rd · 19:28

Assists: Alexei Ponikarovsky, Dainius Zubrus

3–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Pacioretty · Cole · Desharnais 20:59

L2 Darche · Plekanec · Bourque 18:40

L3 Kostitsyn · Eller · Gomez 12:48

L4 Leblanc · Blunden 7:13

D1 Subban · Gorges 22:18

D2 Emelin · Kaberle 18:10

D3 Gill · Diaz 14:16

D4 Weber 11:04

😈Devils

L1 Kovalchuk · Parise · Elias 21:58

L2 Ponikarovsky · Zubrus · Clarkson 16:59

L3 Josefson · Sykora · Bernier 14:32

L4 Boulton · Carter 5:45

D1 Salvador · Fayne 20:11

D2 Larsson · Volchenkov 18:04

D3 Greene · Taormina 16:00

D4 Foster 5:21

Team stats

Away left · home right

🇨🇦MTL NJD😈

30 Shots on goal 22

0/3 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

28 Hits 36

5 Blocked shots 6

7 Takeaways 7

9 Giveaways 10

8 Penalty minutes 6

MTL shooting 10.0% (3/30) NJD shooting 22.7% (5/22)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

🇨🇦Canadiens

Carey Price

17/21

.810 SV% · 4 GA · 58:58 TOI

😈Devils

Martin Brodeur

27/30

.900 SV% · 3 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located

MTL NJD

The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

After 1st — 2–1

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 6-3-2 (55% win rate, 11 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 5-8-1 (36% win rate, 14 games)

After 2nd — 3–2

Canadiens

Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 6-1-1 (75% win rate, 8 games)

Devils

Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 2-7 (22% win rate, 9 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 2–1

Dec 172011 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–3 Dec 102011 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–1 Apr 22011 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 3–1 Feb 62011 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–1 Dec 22010 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 5–1

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Who won Canadiens vs Devils on February 2, 2012?

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

Who scored for Canadiens?

Andrei Kostitsyn, David Desharnais, Mathieu Darche.

Who scored for Devils?

David Clarkson (2), Zach Parise (2), Dainius Zubrus.

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 17 saves on 21 shots (.810 save percentage).

How did the Devils goalie play?

Martin Brodeur made 27 saves on 30 shots (.900 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?

Devils lead the season series 2–1 after 3 games.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeJan 31 ⚔️BUF @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 AfterFeb 4 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–0

😈 Devils

BeforeJan 31 🗽NYR @ 😈NJD 3–4 AfterFeb 4 😈NJD @ 🔔PHI 6–4

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