Final Apr 1
VAN 8 +377 o6.5
COL 6 -455 u6.5
Final OT Apr 1
STL 1 +127 o5.5
LA 2 -140 u5.5
Final Apr 1
ANA 3 -103 o6.5
SJ 4 -107 u6.5
Montreal 3rd Atlantic43-21-5-5
New Jersey 7th Metropolitan38-34-2-0

Canadiens vs Devils Game Overview

MON vs NJRecords

MON vs NJRecords

Team Table
Team Record ATS O/U Away Home
Montreal logo MON 26-15-7 27-21-0 29-18-1 13-5-6 13-10-1
New Jersey logo NJ 24-21-2 19-28-0 20-27-0 12-13-0 12-8-2

Head-To-HeadLast 10

Win / Loss
8-2
Over / Under
6-4-0
Head-To-Head
Date Home Result ML O/U HSOG ASOG HPP APP
Nov 06, '25 NJ  logo 4 - 3 (OT) NJ -146 o5.5 28 19 0-5 0-2
Feb 08, '25 MON  logo 4 - 0 NJ -156 u5.5 34 22 0-2 0-2
Jan 25, '25 MON  logo 4 - 3 (OT) NJ -176 o5.5 32 44 0-1 0-1
Nov 07, '24 NJ  logo 5 - 3 NJ -345 o6.5 27 24 0-3 0-2
Feb 24, '24 NJ  logo 4 - 3 NJ -229 o6.5 24 26 1-2 0-0
Jan 17, '24 NJ  logo 3 - 2 MON +162 u6.5 30 25 2-4 0-1
Oct 24, '23 MON  logo 5 - 2 NJ -221 o6.5 29 34 1-4 2-4
Mar 11, '23 MON  logo 3 - 1 NJ -261 u6.5 24 37 0-0 0-0
Feb 21, '23 NJ  logo 5 - 2 MON +304 o6.0 40 18 1-3 0-2
Nov 15, '22 MON  logo 5 - 1 NJ -172 u6.5 26 39 0-2 1-2

MON vs NJ Preview

Check back shortly for a full preview.

MON vs NJInjury report

Montreal logoMontreal's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Texier LW Day To Day - Lower Body( Mar 31, '26) Mar 31, '26
Texier did not play in Tuesday's (Mar. 31) road clash against the Lightning, per the NHL media site.
A. Carrier D Out - Upper Body( Mar 30, '26) Mar 30, '26
The Canadiens said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Carrier will miss 2-4 weeks with an upper-body injury.
K. Dach C Out - Upper body( Mar 16, '26) Mar 16, '26
The Canadiens said on Tuesday (Mar. 17) that Dach will be out for 2 to 4 weeks due to an upper-body injury.
P. Laine RW Out - Abdomen( Feb 16, '26) Feb 16, '26
The Canadiens said that Laine will not participate Tuesday's (Feb. 17) practice and is being evaluated on a daily basis.

Montreal Starters Last Game

Offense
POS # Player
RW 11 Brendan Gallagher
RW 13 Cole Caufield
C 14 Nick Suzuki
C 15 Alex Newhook
RW 17 Josh Anderson
LW 20 Juraj Slafkovsky
C 24 Phillip Danault
C 71 Jake Evans
RW 76 Zachary Bolduc
C 77 Kirby Dach
LW 85 Alexandre Texier
C 90 Joseph Veleno
C 91 Oliver Kapanen
RW 93 Ivan Demidov
Defense
POS # Player
D 8 Mike Matheson
D 21 Kaiden Guhle
G 32 Jacob Fowler
G 35 Samuel Montembeault
D 42 Adam Engstrom
D 45 Alexandre Carrier
D 47 Jayden Struble
D 48 Lane Hutson
D 53 Noah Dobson
D 72 Arber Xhekaj
G 75 Jakub Dobes

New Jersey's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Gritsyuk RW Day To Day - Undisclosed( Mar 31, '26) Mar 31, '26
Gritsyuk did not play on Tuesday's (Mar. 31) game versus the Rangers.
B. Pesce D Out - Lower-Body( Mar 30, '26) Mar 30, '26
The Devils said on Tuesday (Mar. 31) that Pesce is questionable to return to the lineup before the end of the 2025-26 regular season.
S. Noesen RW Out For Season - Knee( Mar 21, '26) Mar 21, '26
Noesen has been ruled out for the rest of the season, according to Kristy Flannery of The Hockey News reports Sunday (Mar. 22).
Z. MacEwen RW Out For Season - ACL( Jan 09, '26) Jan 09, '26
The New Jersey Devils said on Saturday (Jan. 10) that MacEwen is out for the rest of the season after having ACL surgery.

New Jersey Starters Last Game

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
5-0-0-0
GAA
1.20
Save %
.964
Montreal Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Dobes Mar 31, 2026 TB 1 - MON 4 W 1 37 .973 - W +146 u6.5
J.Dobes Mar 29, 2026 CAR 1 - MON 3 W 1 35 .971 - W +142 u6.5
J.Fowler Mar 28, 2026 NAS 1 - MON 4 W 1 24 .958 - W -115 u6.5
J.Dobes Mar 26, 2026 MON 2 - CLB 1 W 1 26 .962 - W -118 u6.5
J.Dobes Mar 24, 2026 MON 5 - CAR 2 W 2 43 .953 - W +106 o6.5
W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
3.40
Save %
.868
New Jersey Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Markstrom Mar 31, 2026 NYR 4 - NJ 1 L 4 23 .826 - L -122 u6.0
J.Allen Mar 29, 2026 NJ 5 - CHI 3 W 3 31 .903 - W -164 o6.0
J.Markstrom Mar 28, 2026 CAR 5 - NJ 2 L 4 33 .879 - L +172 o6.5
J.Markstrom Mar 26, 2026 NAS 2 - NJ 4 W 2 17 .882 - W -110 u6.5
J.Allen Mar 24, 2026 DAL 4 - NJ 6 W 4 27 .852 - W +136 o6.0

MON vs NJStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
3.38 Total 3.09
0.96 1st Period 1.04
1.04 2nd Period 0.91
1.19 3rd Period 1.09
0.15 OT 0.04

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
26.10 Total 28.26
7.62 1st Period 8.60
8.19 2nd Period 9.89
7.15 3rd Period 8.15
0.79 OT 0.28

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.13 Total 0.89
0.13 1st Period 0.88
0.13 2nd Period 0.91
0.17 3rd Period 0.87
0.18 OT 0.85

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
32 - 137 G/Att vs. GA/Att 28 - 120
23.36 PP % vs. PK % 76.67

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
Montreal Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jakub Dobes 565 502 0.888 14-5-3
Jacob Fowler 264 238 0.902 4-4-2
Samuel Montembeault 469 410 0.874 8-6-2

Betting Terminology

  • VS: Opponent for the team
  • Result: Result in the last game played between the 2 teams
  • ATS: Puck line result in the game
  • O/U: Over/Under result in the game
  • $: Net money won in the last 10 games
  • M/L: Closing moneyline odds for the winning team
  • HSOG: Home team shots on goal
  • ASOG: Away team shots on goal
  • HPP: Home team powerplay goals and attempts
  • APP: Away team powerplay goals and attempts

Betting Terminology

  • W/L: Win/Loss record
  • GA: Goals Against
  • SA: Saves in the game
  • SV%: Save Pct for the game
  • SO: Recorded a shutout
  • ML: Closing money line for the game
  • O/U: Closing OU for the game

Betting Terminology

  • NHL Avg: NHL Average
  • Shot Pct: Goals per shots percentage
  • Save %: Saves per shots faced percentage
  • PP: Powerplay
  • PK: Penalty Kill

Pages Related to This Topic