New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens

11-12-5, 6-8-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	T
Devils NJ	1	0	1	2
Canadiens MTL	0	2	1	3

Montreal CanadiensCanadiensMTL

16-9-3, 9-5-2 Home

Galchenyuk gives Montreal edge vs. Devils

Alex Galchenyuk scored midway through the third period to help the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 3-2 on Monday night.

Dec 3, 2014, 02:49 am - Associated Press

RDS		1	2	3	T
	Devils	1	0	1	2
	Canadiens	0	2	1	3

1st Period			NJ	MTL
11:13		Steve Bernier (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Anton Volchenkov (4), Adam Henrique (5)	1	0

2nd Period			NJ	MTL
8:49		Rene Bourque (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: David Desharnais (6), P.K. Subban (20)	1	1
16:49		Max Pacioretty (10) (Power Play Powerplay Goal) Assists: Andrei Markov (16), David Desharnais (7)	1	2

3rd Period			NJ	MTL
4:42		Michael Ryder (6) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Mark Fayne (1), Eric Gelinas (9)	2	2
9:34		Alex Galchenyuk (7) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Lars Eller (9), Alexei Emelin (3)	2	3

DEVILS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Devils
2
Canadiens
3

Game 1

12/2

Canadiens
4
Devils
3

Game 2

12/4

Devils
4
Canadiens
1

Game 3

1/14

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Carolina	53	22	7	113
Pittsburgh	41	25	16	98
Philadelphia	43	27	12	98
Washington	43	30	9	95
Columbus	40	30	12	92
NY Islanders	43	34	5	91
New Jersey	42	37	3	87
NY Rangers	34	39	9	77

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Buffalo	50	23	9	109
Tampa Bay	50	26	6	106
Montreal	48	24	10	106
Boston	45	27	10	100
Ottawa	44	27	11	99
Detroit	41	31	10	92
Florida	40	38	4	84
Toronto	32	36	14	78

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New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

David DesharnaisC - MTL

Carey PriceG - MTL

Steve BernierRW - NJ

Game Information

Galchenyuk gives Montreal edge vs. Devils

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings

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