Devils 5–2 Canadiens — Final Score & Stats (Oct 24, 2023)

The game

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

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Three stars

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1st star 😈 NJD

Jack Hughes

4 A

2 shots · 21:05 TOI

2nd star 😈 NJD

Tyler Toffoli

3 G

6 shots · 18:38 TOI

3rd star 😈 NJD

Nico Hischier

1 G

4 shots · 19:28 TOI

Scoring

7 goals · in order

1st period

🇨🇦 Justin Barron Go-ahead 1st · 05:49

Assists: Michael Pezzetta · beat Vitek Vanecek

0–1

😈 Alexander Holtz Tying 1st · 13:24

Assists: Timo Meier, Dougie Hamilton · beat Cayden Primeau

1–1

2nd period

😈 Tyler Toffoli Go-ahead 2nd · 18:22

Assists: Jack Hughes · beat Cayden Primeau

2–1

3rd period

😈 Nico Hischier PP 3rd · 00:34

Assists: Jack Hughes, Jesper Bratt · beat Cayden Primeau

3–1

😈 Tyler Toffoli PP 3rd · 07:17

Assists: Jack Hughes · beat Cayden Primeau

4–1

🇨🇦 Mike Matheson PP 3rd · 10:35

Assists: Cole Caufield · beat Vitek Vanecek

4–2

😈 Tyler Toffoli Empty net 3rd · 19:34

Assists: Jack Hughes

5–2

Lines & pairings

Estimated from ice time

😈Devils

L1 Bratt · Hughes · Hischier 19:59

L2 Toffoli · Mercer · Meier 15:09

L3 Haula · Palat · Bastian 13:54

L4 McLeod · Lazar · Holtz 10:10

D1 Siegenthaler · Hamilton 20:45

D2 Marino · Hughes 19:18

D3 Bahl · Smith 17:22

🇨🇦Canadiens

L1 Suzuki · Newhook · Caufield 19:03

L2 Pearson · Monahan · Anderson 17:16

L3 Slafkovsky · Harvey-Pinard · Gallagher 14:15

L4 Pezzetta · Evans · Ylonen 11:13

D1 Matheson · Barron 24:00

D2 Xhekaj · Harris 18:20

D3 Kovacevic · Lindstrom 13:38

Team stats

Away left · home right

😈NJD MTL🇨🇦

34 Shots on goal 29

2/4 Power play (goals / chances) 1/4

20 Hits 14

12 Blocked shots 20

7 Takeaways 3

13 Giveaways 20

8 Penalty minutes 8

NJD shooting 14.7% (5/34) MTL shooting 6.9% (2/29)

Goaltending

Saves, shots faced and save percentage

😈Devils

Vitek Vanecek

27/29

.931 SV% · 2 GA · 59:39 TOI

🇨🇦Canadiens

Cayden Primeau

29/33

.879 SV% · 4 GA · 57:48 TOI

Where the goals came from

7 of 7 goals located

NJD MTL

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

Period by period

After 1st — 1–1

Devils

Devils — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — tied after 1st: 2-0 (100% win rate, 2 games)

After 2nd — 2–1

Devils

Devils — leading by 1 goal after 2nd: 1-0-1 (50% win rate, 2 games)

Canadiens

Canadiens — trailing by 1 goal after 2nd: 0-0-1 (0% win rate, 1 game)

Last meetings

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Devils lead the season series 1–0

Mar 112023 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–1 Feb 212023 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 5–2 Nov 152022 😈NJD @ 🇨🇦MTL 5–1 Apr 72022 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 7–4 Mar 272022 🇨🇦MTL @ 😈NJD 2–3 SO

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Who won Devils vs Canadiens on October 24, 2023?

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

Who scored for Devils?

Tyler Toffoli (3), Alexander Holtz, Nico Hischier.

Who scored for Canadiens?

Justin Barron, Mike Matheson.

How did the Devils goalie play?

Vitek Vanecek made 27 saves on 29 shots (.931 save percentage).

How did the Canadiens goalie play?

Cayden Primeau made 29 saves on 33 shots (.879 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

BeforeOct 20 😈NJD @ 🏝️NYI 5–4 AfterOct 25 🦅WSH @ 😈NJD 6–4

🇨🇦 Canadiens

BeforeOct 23 🇨🇦MTL @ ⚔️BUF 3–1 AfterOct 26 🧥CBJ @ 🇨🇦MTL 3–4

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