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Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils

NHLApril 4, 2026Prudential Center

CanadiensMontrealMTLWon45-21-10

Canadiens 4, Devils 3

Final/SO
DevilsNew JerseyNJ39-34-3
Score by period
Team123OTSOT
MTL120014
NJ021003

Scoring

Play-by-play

In order

1st

  1. 0:00Start of 1st Period
  2. 0:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  3. 0:34Cole Caufield Wrist Shot Wide Right
  4. 0:52Dougie Hamilton Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  5. 0:54Goalie Stopped
  6. 0:54Phillip Danault faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  7. 1:09Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  8. 1:11Goalie Stopped
  9. 1:11Jack Hughes faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  10. 1:18Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Lane Hutson
  11. 1:20Puck in Netting
  12. 1:20Jack Hughes faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  13. 1:26Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  14. 1:32Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Jack Hughes
  15. 1:34Puck in Netting
  16. 1:34Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Cody Glass
  17. 1:47Puck in Benches
  18. 1:47Cody Glass faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  19. 2:10Takeaway by Brendan Gallagher
  20. 2:50Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  21. 3:00Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  22. 3:06Icing
  23. 3:06Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  24. 3:19Timo Meier Deflected saved by Jakub Dobes
  25. 3:20Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  26. 3:42Timo Meier Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  27. 4:30Icing
  28. 4:30Alex Newhook faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  29. 4:55Off-side
  30. 4:55Jack Hughes faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  31. 5:15Jesper Bratt Backhand Hit Right Post
  32. 5:19Giveaway by Ivan Demidov
  33. 6:17Noah Dobson shot blocked by Paul Cotter
  34. 6:22Brian Halonen hit Arber Xhekaj
  35. 6:30Luke Hughes Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  36. 6:35Johnathan Kovacevic hit Brendan Gallagher
  37. 7:12Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  38. 7:19Giveaway by Timo Meier
  39. 7:27Juraj Slafkovský Backhand saved by Jake Allen
  40. 7:27Goalie Stopped
  41. 7:27Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  42. 7:56Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  43. 7:58Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  44. 8:03Lane Hutson shot blocked by Dawson Mercer
  45. 8:11Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  46. 8:16Puck Frozen - Goalie
  47. 8:16Oliver Kapanen faceoff won against Cody Glass
  48. 8:19Oliver Kapanen Tip-In High and Wide Right
  49. 8:31Oliver Kapanen Snap Shot Short
  50. 9:15Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
  51. 9:35Giveaway by Mike Matheson
  52. 9:53Jake Evans hit Jack Hughes
  53. 10:00Jayden Struble hit Jesper Bratt
  54. 10:03Dougie Hamilton shot blocked by Jake Evans
  55. 10:22Jesper Bratt Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  56. 10:23Goalie Stopped
  57. 10:23Phillip Danault faceoff won against Cody Glass
  58. 10:47Brendan Gallagher hit Johnathan Kovacevic
  59. 11:27Kaiden Guhle hit Dawson Mercer
  60. 11:49Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  61. 11:52Noah Dobson hit Timo Meier
  62. 12:05Simon Nemec shot blocked by Timo Meier
  63. 12:07Simon Nemec Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  64. 12:14Giveaway by Simon Nemec
  65. 12:36Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  66. 12:47Dougie Hamilton hit Jayden Struble
  67. 12:50Arber Xhekaj shot blocked by Jonas Siegenthaler
  68. 12:55Ivan Demidov shot blocked by Paul Cotter
  69. 13:03Ivan Demidov Interference against Paul Cotter
  70. 13:03Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
  71. 13:12Connor Brown Tip-In Wide Right
  72. 13:45Jack Hughes Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  73. 13:53Giveaway by Luke Hughes
  74. 14:31Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  75. 14:33Goalie Stopped
  76. 14:33Phillip Danault faceoff won against Dawson Mercer
  77. 14:58Timo Meier Wrist Shot Above Crossbar
  78. 15:09Dougie Hamilton Wrist Shot Wide Left
  79. 15:28Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  80. 15:37Juraj Slafkovský shot blocked by Lenni Hameenaho
  81. 15:41Cole Caufield Snap Shot High and Wide Left
  82. 15:58Jayden Struble Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (35), Arber Xhekaj (2)
  83. 15:58Jake Evans faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  84. 16:02Puck in Netting
  85. 16:02Jake Evans faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  86. 16:50Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  87. 16:58Connor Brown hit Lane Hutson
  88. 17:04Connor Brown Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  89. 17:10Icing
  90. 17:10Jake Evans faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  91. 17:35Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
  92. 17:40Joseph Veleno hit Dougie Hamilton
  93. 17:45Dougie Hamilton hit Joseph Veleno
  94. 17:48Phillip Danault shot blocked by Nico Hischier
  95. 18:20Brendan Gallagher Snap Shot Wide Left
  96. 18:49Off-side
  97. 18:49Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  98. 18:53Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  99. 19:31Kaiden Guhle Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  100. 19:34Goalie Stopped
  101. 19:34Alex Newhook faceoff won against Cody Glass
  102. 19:39Oliver Kapanen Backhand saved by Jake Allen
  103. 19:52Nick Bjugstad Slashing against Ivan Demidov
  104. 19:52Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  105. 20:00End of 1st Period

2nd

  1. 0:00Start of 2nd Period
  2. 0:00Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 1:01Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  4. 1:05Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  5. 1:16Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Wide Left
  6. 1:40Puck in Netting
  7. 1:40Nico Hischier faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  8. 1:58Johnathan Kovacevic hit Zachary Bolduc
  9. 2:04Alex Newhook Wrist Shot Wide Right
  10. 2:10Alex Newhook Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
  11. 2:12Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  12. 2:39Giveaway by Jack Hughes
  13. 2:39Takeaway by Timo Meier
  14. 2:59Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  15. 3:25Brenden Dillon shot blocked by Brian Halonen
  16. 3:45Nick Suzuki Snap Shot Wide Left
  17. 4:29Arber Xhekaj hit Nico Hischier
  18. 4:56Giveaway by Nico Hischier
  19. 5:22Lenni Hameenaho Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  20. 6:01Alex Newhook shot blocked by Johnathan Kovacevic
  21. 6:36Simon Nemec Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  22. 6:38Goalie Stopped
  23. 6:38Jake Evans faceoff won against Cody Glass
  24. 6:57Connor Brown hit Lane Hutson
  25. 7:28Jake Evans Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  26. 7:30Goalie Stopped
  27. 7:30Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  28. 7:40Jonas Siegenthaler Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  29. 7:40Puck in Crowd
  30. 7:40Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  31. 7:56Juraj Slafkovský Slap Shot Wide Right
  32. 8:12Ivan Demidov Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (36), Nick Suzuki (68)
  33. 8:12Phillip Danault faceoff won against Marc McLaughlin
  34. 8:23Giveaway by Noah Dobson
  35. 8:58Giveaway by Jesper Bratt
  36. 9:04Icing
  37. 9:04Cody Glass faceoff won against Jake Evans
  38. 9:14Jayden Struble hit Dougie Hamilton
  39. 9:18Takeaway by Jayden Struble
  40. 9:24Jayden Struble shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
  41. 9:28Lane Hutson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  42. 9:28Cody Glass faceoff won against Alex Newhook
  43. 9:42Kaiden Guhle hit Simon Nemec
  44. 9:56Ivan Demidov Wrist Shot Wide Left
  45. 10:14Puck in Crowd
  46. 10:14Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  47. 10:28Cole Caufield Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
  48. 10:44Off-side
  49. 10:44Jake Evans faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  50. 11:20Jesper Bratt shot blocked by Jayden Struble
  51. 11:21Goalie Stopped
  52. 11:21Phillip Danault faceoff won against Marc McLaughlin
  53. 12:14Brendan Gallagher hit Jonas Siegenthaler
  54. 12:47Icing
  55. 12:47Nico Hischier faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  56. 12:51Luke Hughes Wrist Shot Wide Left
  57. 13:08Dawson Mercer Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (18), Nico Hischier (36)
  58. 13:08Jack Hughes faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  59. 13:14Giveaway by Jack Hughes
  60. 13:24Giveaway by Jesper Bratt
  61. 13:52Jesper Bratt Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  62. 14:02Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  63. 14:17Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  64. 14:41Timo Meier shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
  65. 14:46Nico Hischier hit Jake Evans
  66. 14:53Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton
  67. 15:05Arber Xhekaj hit Timo Meier
  68. 15:37Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  69. 15:38Brenden Dillon High-sticking - double minor against Zachary Bolduc
  70. 15:38TV Timeout
  71. 15:38Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  72. 16:06Ivan Demidov Slap Shot saved by Jake Allen
  73. 16:18Giveaway by Nick Suzuki
  74. 16:37Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
  75. 17:28Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  76. 17:40Jack Hughes Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (47), Jonas Siegenthaler (13)
  77. 17:40Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  78. 18:07Cole Caufield shot blocked by Dougie Hamilton
  79. 18:35Puck in Crowd
  80. 18:35Cody Glass faceoff won against Juraj Slafkovský
  81. 19:00Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  82. 19:05Luke Hughes Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  83. 19:12Jack Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  84. 20:00End of 2nd Period

3rd

  1. 0:00Start of 3rd Period
  2. 0:00Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  3. 0:09Nico Hischier Snap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  4. 0:10Nico Hischier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  5. 0:12Goalie Stopped
  6. 0:12Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  7. 0:16Luke Hughes shot blocked by Nick Suzuki
  8. 0:22Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovský
  9. 0:23Luke Hughes Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  10. 0:33Timo Meier Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  11. 0:55Timo Meier hit Jake Evans
  12. 1:36Dougie Hamilton hit Oliver Kapanen
  13. 1:45Jesper Bratt hit Lane Hutson
  14. 1:46Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  15. 1:48Puck Frozen - Goalie
  16. 1:48Cody Glass faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  17. 2:04Alex Newhook hit Cody Glass
  18. 2:10Lenni Hameenaho hit Kaiden Guhle
  19. 2:40Joseph Veleno hit Brian Halonen
  20. 2:42Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  21. 2:43Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  22. 2:43Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot Hit Right Post
  23. 2:49Phillip Danault Tip-In saved by Jake Allen
  24. 3:29Jayden Struble hit Connor Brown
  25. 3:30Giveaway by Connor Brown
  26. 3:35Giveaway by Lane Hutson
  27. 3:49Off-side
  28. 3:49Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
  29. 4:01Giveaway by Zachary Bolduc
  30. 4:10Puck in Crowd
  31. 4:10Jake Evans faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  32. 4:19Kaiden Guhle hit Timo Meier
  33. 4:28Timo Meier hit Kaiden Guhle
  34. 4:47Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot Wide Left
  35. 5:12Timo Meier hit Kaiden Guhle
  36. 6:00Puck Frozen - Goalie
  37. 6:00Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  38. 6:35Giveaway by Connor Brown
  39. 6:43Puck in Benches
  40. 6:43Nico Hischier faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  41. 6:54Off-side
  42. 6:54Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  43. 7:05Giveaway by Oliver Kapanen
  44. 7:16Mike Matheson hit Dawson Mercer
  45. 7:26Nico Hischier shot blocked by Alex Newhook
  46. 8:02Brendan Gallagher Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  47. 8:05Brendan Gallagher shot blocked by Jack Hughes
  48. 8:34Phillip Danault Tip-In Off Crossbar
  49. 9:20Josh Anderson Snap Shot Wide Left
  50. 9:26Puck in Crowd
  51. 9:26Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  52. 9:39Dawson Mercer Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  53. 10:17Takeaway by Lane Hutson
  54. 10:20Jesper Bratt Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  55. 10:22Goalie Stopped
  56. 10:22Jack Hughes faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  57. 10:26Connor Brown Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  58. 10:46Connor Brown Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  59. 10:48Goalie Stopped
  60. 10:48Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
  61. 10:51Dawson Mercer Tip-In saved by Jakub Dobes
  62. 10:53Goalie Stopped
  63. 10:53Nico Hischier faceoff won against Jake Evans
  64. 11:19Timo Meier hit Noah Dobson
  65. 12:16Cole Caufield Snap Shot saved by Jake Allen
  66. 12:32Off-side
  67. 12:32Marc McLaughlin faceoff won against Phillip Danault
  68. 12:57Brian Halonen Tip-In Short
  69. 13:22Nick Bjugstad Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  70. 13:24Goalie Stopped
  71. 13:24Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nick Bjugstad
  72. 13:47Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  73. 13:48Goalie Stopped
  74. 13:48Nico Hischier faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  75. 13:57Icing
  76. 13:57Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  77. 14:02Giveaway by Dawson Mercer
  78. 14:49Icing
  79. 14:49Cody Glass faceoff won against Jake Evans
  80. 15:04Jesper Bratt hit Jayden Struble
  81. 15:15Zachary Bolduc Wrist Shot High and Wide Left
  82. 16:15Dawson Mercer Slap Shot Wide Right
  83. 16:45Alex Newhook shot blocked by Simon Nemec
  84. 16:47Phillip Danault Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  85. 17:03Cody Glass Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  86. 17:05Nick Bjugstad Wrist Shot Wide Left
  87. 17:45Timo Meier Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (45), Dougie Hamilton (23)
  88. 17:45Nick Suzuki faceoff won against Jack Hughes
  89. 18:06Jack Hughes Delaying Game - Puck over glass
  90. 18:06Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  91. 18:32Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  92. 19:35Cole Caufield Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  93. 19:52Lane Hutson Wrist Shot Wide Right
  94. 20:00End of 3rd Period

OT

  1. 0:00Start of Overtime
  2. 0:00Alex Newhook faceoff won against Nico Hischier
  3. 0:50Jack Hughes shot blocked by Noah Dobson
  4. 1:00Alex Newhook Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  5. 1:05Puck Frozen - Goalie
  6. 1:05Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  7. 1:28Nico Hischier Wrist Shot Wide Right
  8. 2:16Ivan Demidov Slap Shot Wide Right
  9. 2:18Puck in Netting
  10. 2:18Nico Hischier faceoff won against Oliver Kapanen
  11. 2:31Jesper Bratt Wrist Shot Wide Right
  12. 2:40Oliver Kapanen Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  13. 3:09Nick Suzuki shot blocked by Jack Hughes
  14. 3:12Puck in Netting
  15. 3:12Nico Hischier faceoff won against Nick Suzuki
  16. 3:33Timo Meier Wrist Shot Wide Left
  17. 3:35Timo Meier hit Lane Hutson
  18. 4:15Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot Off Crossbar
  19. 4:35Jack Hughes Slap Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  20. 4:51Takeaway by Ivan Demidov
  21. 5:00End of OT

SO

  1. 0:00Start of Shootout
  2. 0:00Paul Cotter Backhand saved by Jakub Dobes
  3. 0:00Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot
  4. 0:00Jesper Bratt Goal Wrist Shot
  5. 0:00Ivan Demidov Goal Wrist Shot
  6. 0:00Jack Hughes Goal Wrist Shot
  7. 0:00Nick Suzuki Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  8. 0:00Lenni Hameenaho Wrist Shot saved by Jakub Dobes
  9. 0:00Juraj Slafkovský Wrist Shot saved by Jake Allen
  10. 0:00Cody Glass Wrist Shot Wide Right
  11. 0:00Oliver Kapanen Goal Wrist Shot
  12. 0:00End of Shootout
  13. 0:00End of OT
  14. 0:00Game End

1st

  1. 15:58MTL 1, NJ 0Jayden Struble Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (35), Arber Xhekaj (2)

2nd

  1. 8:12MTL 2, NJ 0Ivan Demidov Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (36), Nick Suzuki (68)
  2. 9:28MTL 3, NJ 0Lane Hutson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none
  3. 13:08MTL 3, NJ 1Dawson Mercer Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (18), Nico Hischier (36)
  4. 17:40MTL 3, NJ 2Jack Hughes Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (47), Jonas Siegenthaler (13)

3rd

  1. 17:45MTL 3, NJ 3Timo Meier Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (45), Dougie Hamilton (23)

Game leaders

CanadiensMontreal

DevilsNew Jersey

Box score

ForwardsGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOIFO%SFLFWGVPNSMTKSHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Ivan Demidov RW10-1000220:400.04001131231813:496:510:00
Alex Newhook C00-1011015:1566.74360010181213:291:460:00
Brendan Gallagher RW00002009:480.040000211368:241:240:00
Cole Caufield RW020000022:150.05000020244915:386:370:00
Jake Evans C000011014:4350.01660000181113:560:000:47
Joe Veleno C000020010:060.000000001229:130:000:53
Josh Anderson RW001000014:300.00000010161313:170:001:13
Juraj Slafkovsky LW00-1000022:460.02102030242916:036:430:00
Nick Suzuki C010001023:5528.611562010242817:286:270:00
Oliver Kapanen C00-2000014:3322.23721020172212:312:020:00
Phillip Danault C000000012:1171.4225001016611:040:001:07
Zack Bolduc RW000000015:060.00002020161113:241:420:00
DefenseGA+/-SOGHTBSPIMTOISFLFWGVPNSMTKFO%SHFTYTDGESTOIPPTOISHTOI
Jayden Struble D102031015:2810000010.020215:280:000:00
Lane Hutson D101001029:4710010230.0281222:246:470:36
Arber Xhekaj D010020010:0000000000.012110:000:000:00
Kaiden Guhle D00-1030016:5310000000.020216:150:000:38
Mike Matheson D00-1010024:0100010000.028722:170:201:24
Noah Dobson D00-2011022:0800020000.0261218:511:551:22
GoaliesSAGASVSV%TOIPIMSOSESSVPPSVSHSVSOSAYTDG
Jakub Dobes G38335.92165:0000302300

Video

1:24Montreal Canadiens vs. New Jersey Devils: Game HighlightsESPN video
0:51Timo Meier nets goal for Devils0:55Lane Hutson tallies goal vs. Devils0:40Jack Hughes scores shorty vs. Canadiens0:41Dawson Mercer scores goal for Devils
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