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PHI 3 +139 o5.5
NYI 0 -154 u5.5
STL +121 o6.0
ANA -134 u6.0
New Jersey 7th Metropolitan39-34-2-0
Montreal 3rd Atlantic44-21-5-5

Devils vs Canadiens Game Overview

NJ vs MONRecords

NJ vs MONRecords

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

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

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NJ vs MONInjury report

New Jersey logoNew Jersey's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Gritsyuk RW Out For Season - Upper-Body( Apr 01, '26) Apr 01, '26
The Devils said on Thursday (Apr. 2) that Gritsyuk will have surgery to address an upper-body injury and will miss the rest of the season.
B. Pesce D Out - Lower-Body( Mar 21, '26) Mar 21, '26
The Devils said on Tuesday (Mar. 22) 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

Montreal's Injuries

Player POS Status Date Note
A. Texier LW Day To Day - Lower Body( Apr 02, '26) Apr 02, '26
Texier did not play on Thursday's (Apr. 2) game against the Rangers.
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

GoaltendersLast 5

W/L
3-2-0-0
GAA
3.20
Save %
.879
New Jersey Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Allen Apr 2, 2026 NJ 7 - WAS 3 W 3 32 .906 - W -111 o6.5
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
W/L
5-0-0-0
GAA
1.20
Save %
.956
Montreal Goaltender Stats
Date Score W/L GA SA SV% SO ML O/U
J.Fowler Apr 2, 2026 NYR 2 - MON 3 W 2 24 .917 - W -126 u6.5
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

NJ vs MONStats

Offense vs Defense

Goals

Goals
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
2.68 Total 3.31
0.77 1st Period 0.81
0.87 2nd Period 1.25
0.87 3rd Period 1.10
0.11 OT 0.06

Shots

Shots
OFFENSE Stat DEFENSE
29.79 Total 27.21
9.60 1st Period 7.62
9.57 2nd Period 8.29
8.15 3rd Period 8.42
0.47 OT 0.67

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct

Shot Pct vs. Save Pct
SHOOTING Stat SAVE PCT.
0.09 Total 0.88
0.08 1st Period 0.89
0.09 2nd Period 0.85
0.11 3rd Period 0.87
0.23 OT 0.91

Power Play vs Penalty Kill

Power Play vs Penalty Kill
POWERPLAY Stat PENALTY KILL
24 - 116 G/Att vs. GA/Att 33 - 157
20.69 PP % vs. PK % 78.98

Goaltenders

Goaltenders table
New Jersey Goaltenders
Name S SV SV% WL
Jake Allen 672 609 0.906 11-11-1
Jacob Markstrom 620 545 0.879 12-10-1

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

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