On November 18th, the New Jersey Devils defeated the Montreal Canadiens by a count of 5-3. Jose Theodore, despite a groin strain, started in goal for the Habs, while Martin Brodeur got the W for the Devils. Jan Bulis (shoulder), returned to the lineup tonight, after missing 4 games due to injury. Alexei Kovalev (foot), Radek Bonk (groin), and Maxim Lapierre (healthy) were not in the Habs’ lineup.
Scoring Summary |
| 1) NJ: Gomez [5] (Martin, Rafalski) 8:08 1st 2PP 2) NJ: Gomez 2 [6] (Gionta, Martin) 15:49 1st PP 3) MTL: Plekanec [2] (Unassisted) 7:27 2nd 4) MTL: Zednik [6] (Koivu, Souray) 8:09 2nd 5) MTL: Koivu [8] (Plekanec, Rivet) 14:12 2nd 6) NJ: Kozlov [5] (Gomez, Matvichuk) 18:39 2nd 7) NJ: Brylin [7] (Rafalski, Gomez) 7:25 3rd PP 8) NJ: Madden [3] (Pandolfo, Gionta) 19:36 3rd EN |
Penalty Summary |
1) MTL: Perezhogin (Interference) 7:37 1st |
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| Period | Montreal | New Jersey |
| 1st | 8 | 17 |
| 2nd | 10 | 9 |
| 3rd | 10 | 5 |
| OT | ||
| Total | 28 | 31 |
Powerplays |
| Period | Montreal | New Jersey |
| 1st | 0/1 | 2/3 |
| 2nd | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| 3rd | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| OT | – | – |
| Total | 0/3 | 3/4 |
Lineup |
| Zednik-Koivu-Perezhogin Higgins-Ribeiro-Ryder Bulis-Begin-Sundstrom Dagenais-Plekanec-Dandenault Markov-Rivet Bouillon-Streit Souray-Komisarek Theodore |
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| 1st: NJ: Scott Gomez (G, 2 A) | |
| 2nd: NJ: Brian Gionta (2 G, A, GWG) | |
| 3rd: MTL: Saku Koivu (G, A) |
Stat Leaders |
| Ice Time: D-Rivet: 22:30, F-Koivu: 11:52 Shots: Dagenais/Markov (4) Hits: Komisarek (5) Takeaways: Ribeiro (3) Giveaways: 3 with 2 Blocks: Bouillon/Begin (2) Missed Shots: 3 with 2 Faceoffs: Koivu (10/18) |