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2021-22 regular season

Devils at Canadiens

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

Devils beat Canadiens 7–1 at Bell Centre on February 8, 2022.

NJD – MTL
34–31
Shots on goal
1/2–0/3
Power play
11–21
Hits
15–8
Blocked shots
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The game

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Three stars

Best games by the box score
1st star 😈 NJD
Michael McLeod
2 G
2 shots · 16:37 TOI
2nd star 😈 NJD
Dawson Mercer
1 G, 1 A
4 shots · 16:03 TOI
3rd star 😈 NJD
Jon Gillies
30 saves
0.968 SV% · 1 GA

Scoring

8 goals · in order
1st period
😈 Michael McLeod Go-ahead 1st · 04:36
Assists: Ryan Graves, Colton White · beat Cayden Primeau
1–0
😈 Dawson Mercer 1st · 15:31
Assists: Jesper Boqvist, Ty Smith · beat Cayden Primeau
2–0
2nd period
🇨🇦 Brett Kulak 2nd · 05:54
Assists: Joel Armia, Ryan Poehling · beat Jon Gillies
2–1
😈 Nico Hischier 2nd · 09:14
Assists: Dawson Mercer, Yegor Sharangovich · beat Cayden Primeau
3–1
😈 Jesper Boqvist 2nd · 18:53
Assists: Damon Severson, Andreas Johnsson · beat Cayden Primeau
4–1
😈 Michael McLeod 2nd · 19:40
Assists: Ryan Graves, Ty Smith · beat Cayden Primeau
5–1
3rd period
😈 Pavel Zacha PP 3rd · 03:19
Assists: Damon Severson, Jesper Bratt · beat Cayden Primeau
6–1
😈 Tomas Tatar 3rd · 09:57
Assists: Pavel Zacha · beat Cayden Primeau
7–1

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time
😈Devils
L1 McLeod · Mercer · Sharangovich 16:03
L2 Johnsson · Bratt · Hischier 15:26
L3 Tatar · Vesey · Bastian 14:11
L4 Geertsen · Boqvist · Zacha 13:30
D1 Siegenthaler · Graves 21:44
D2 Severson · Subban 19:54
D3 Smith · White 17:29
🇨🇦Canadiens
L1 Suzuki · Hoffman · Gallagher 18:56
L2 Lehkonen · Toffoli · Caufield 15:43
L3 Poehling · Evans · Dauphin 14:02
L4 Byron · Anderson · Armia 13:12
D1 Chiarot · Romanov 21:21
D2 Clague · Petry 18:56
D3 Kulak · Wideman 17:02

Team stats

Away left · home right
😈NJD MTL🇨🇦
34 Shots on goal 31
1/2 Power play (goals / chances) 0/3
11 Hits 21
15 Blocked shots 8
2 Takeaways 8
18 Giveaways 9
6 Penalty minutes 4
NJD shooting 20.6% (7/34) MTL shooting 3.2% (1/31)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage
😈Devils
Jon Gillies
30/31
.968 SV% · 1 GA · 59:50 TOI
🇨🇦Canadiens
Cayden Primeau
27/34
.794 SV% · 7 GA · 60:00 TOI

Where the goals came from

8 of 8 goals located
Michael McLeod · 1st 04:36 · 1–0 Dawson Mercer · 1st 15:31 · 2–0 Brett Kulak · 2nd 05:54 · 2–1 Nico Hischier · 2nd 09:14 · 3–1 Jesper Boqvist · 2nd 18:53 · 4–1 Michael McLeod · 2nd 19:40 · 5–1 Pavel Zacha · 3rd 03:19 · 6–1 Tomas Tatar · 3rd 09:57 · 7–1
NJD MTL
The net is on the right for both teams. Hover a dot for the goal.

Period by period

AI
After 1st — 2–0
Devils
Devils — leading by 2 goals after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 2 goals after 1st: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)
After 2nd — 5–1
Devils
Devils: no games found in this situation this year.
Canadiens
Canadiens — trailing by 4 goals after 2nd: 0-3 (0% win rate, 3 games)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0
Feb 42020 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 5–4 SO Nov 282019 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–4 Nov 162019 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 4–3 OT Feb 252019 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 1–2 Feb 22019 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–2 OT
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Who won Devils vs Canadiens on February 8, 2022?

Devils won 7–1. The final score was Devils 7, Canadiens 1.

Who scored for Devils?

Michael McLeod (2), Dawson Mercer, Jesper Boqvist, Nico Hischier, Pavel Zacha, Tomas Tatar.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Brett Kulak.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Jon Gillies made 30 saves on 31 shots (.968 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cayden Primeau made 27 saves on 34 shots (.794 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
BeforeFeb 7 😈NJD @ 🏛️OTT 1–4 AfterFeb 10 😈NJD @ 🎵STL 7–4
🇨🇦 Canadiens
BeforeJan 30 🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL 6–3 AfterFeb 10 🦅WSH @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–2
Also on February 8
🌪️CAR 3–4 🏛️OTT 🐧PIT 4–2 🐻BOS 🧥CBJ 5–4 🦅WSH 🌲MIN 0–2 ✈️WPG 🎰VGK 4–0 🛢️EDM 🌵ARI 1–5 🐋VAN
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