😈 🇨🇦
2016-17 regular season

Devils at Canadiens

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

Canadiens beat Devils 5–2 at Bell Centre on December 8, 2016.

NJD – MTL
21–49
Shots on goal
1/3–0/2
Power play
30–26
Hits
17–17
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 🇨🇦 MTL
Torrey Mitchell
2 G
4 shots · 13:34 TOI
2nd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Phillip Danault
1 G, 1 A
3 shots · 15:24 TOI
3rd star 🇨🇦 MTL
Andrew Shaw
2 A
4 shots · 17:41 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order
1st period
🇨🇦 Phillip Danault Go-ahead 1st · 12:49
Assists: Nathan Beaulieu, Andrew Shaw · beat Cory Schneider
0–1
😈 Adam Henrique Tying 1st · 16:19
Assists: PA Parenteau, Taylor Hall · beat Carey Price
1–1
🇨🇦 Torrey Mitchell Go-ahead 1st · 17:15
Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Zach Redmond · beat Cory Schneider
1–2
2nd period
🇨🇦 Artturi Lehkonen 2nd · 09:59
Assists: Andrew Shaw, Phillip Danault · beat Cory Schneider
1–3
3rd period
🇨🇦 Max Pacioretty 3rd · 00:45
Unassisted · beat Cory Schneider
1–4
😈 Taylor Hall PP 3rd · 03:07
Assists: Adam Henrique, Kyle Palmieri · beat Carey Price
2–4
🇨🇦 Torrey Mitchell 3rd · 15:49
Assists: Brendan Gallagher, Paul Byron · beat Cory Schneider
2–5

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 Cammalleri · Hall · Zajac 18:29
L2 Palmieri · Henrique · Smith-Pelly 14:56
L3 Fiddler · Kalinin · Parenteau 13:53
L4 Wood · Bennett · Lappin 11:40
D1 Severson · Moore 20:50
D2 Lovejoy · Quincey 19:53
D3 Greene · Auvitu 18:24
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Pacioretty · Plekanec · Radulov 20:10
L2 Lehkonen · Danault · Shaw 15:24
L3 Byron · Mitchell · Gallagher 13:34
L4 Carr · Flynn · Andrighetto 9:47
D1 Weber · Markov 22:52
D2 Emelin · Petry 20:38
D3 Beaulieu · Redmond 16:34

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
21 Shots on goal 49
1/3 Power play (goals / chances) 0/2
30 Hits 26
17 Blocked shots 17
6 Takeaways 10
13 Giveaways 12
6 Penalty minutes 8
NJD shooting 9.5% (2/21) MTL shooting 10.2% (5/49)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Cory Schneider
44/49
.898 SV% · 5 GA · 60:00 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Carey Price
19/21
.905 SV% · 2 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located
Phillip Danault · 1st 12:49 · 0–1 Adam Henrique · 1st 16:19 · 1–1 Torrey Mitchell · 1st 17:15 · 1–2 Artturi Lehkonen · 2nd 09:59 · 1–3 Max Pacioretty · 3rd 00:45 · 1–4 Taylor Hall · 3rd 03:07 · 2–4 Torrey Mitchell · 3rd 15:49 · 2–5
NJD MTL
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Period by period

AI
After 1st — 1–2
Devils
Devils — trailing by 1 goal after 1st: 3-0-2 (60% win rate, 5 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 1 goal after 1st: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)
After 2nd — 1–3
Devils
Devils — trailing by 2 goals after 2nd: 0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)
Canadiens
Canadiens — leading by 2 goals after 2nd: 5-0-1 (83% win rate, 6 games)

Last meetings

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Canadiens lead the season series 1–0
Jan 62016 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–2 Nov 282015 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT Nov 272015 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 3–2 SO Apr 32015 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–3 SO Feb 72015 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 2–6
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Who won Devils vs Canadiens on December 8, 2016?

Canadiens won 5–2. The final score was Devils 2, Canadiens 5.

Who scored for Devils?

Adam Henrique, Taylor Hall.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Torrey Mitchell (2), Artturi Lehkonen, Max Pacioretty, Phillip Danault.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Cory Schneider made 44 saves on 49 shots (.898 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Carey Price made 19 saves on 21 shots (.905 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?

Canadiens lead the season series 1–0 after 1 game.

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Around this game

Before and after, for both teams
😈 Devils
BeforeDec 6 🐋VAN @ 😈NJD 2–3 AfterDec 9 🎵STL @ 😈NJD 4–1
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeDec 6 🇨🇦MTL @ 🎵STL 2–3 AfterDec 10 🏔️COL @ 🇨🇦MTL 1–10
Also on December 8
🏔️COL 4–2 🐻BOS 🎵STL 2–3 🏝️NYI 🛢️EDM 5–6 🔔PHI 🐋VAN 5–1 ⚡TBL 🐧PIT 5–1 🐆FLA 🗽NYR 2–1 ✈️WPG 🐯NSH 2–5 ⭐DAL 🔥CGY 2–1 🌵ARI
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