Montreal CanadiensCanadiens45-21-10
4Final/SOApr 4, 2026
New Jersey DevilsDevils39-34-3
3TVNHL NetMSG
Closing line
US sportsbook at puck dropMoneyline
MTL−125
NJ+105
Puck line
MTL −1.5+190
NJ +1.5−230
Total O/U
Over 6.5−105
Under 6.5−115
- Puck line: Devils +1.5 covered.
- Total O/U: over 6.5 (7 goals).
Recap
The Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 4-3 in a shootout at Prudential Center in Newark on Apr 4, 2026 to move to 45-21-10.
The Canadiens have won 6 straight. The Canadiens won despite being outshot 38-29.
Score by period
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | OT | SO | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTL | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| NJ | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
W: Dobes · L: Allen
Scoring plays
First Period
- MTLGoal · 15:58Jayden Struble Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (35), Arber Xhekaj (2)1-0
Second Period
- MTLGoal · 8:12Ivan Demidov Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (36), Nick Suzuki (68)2-0
- MTLGoal · 9:28Lane Hutson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none3-0
- NJGoal · 13:08Dawson Mercer Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (18), Nico Hischier (36)3-1
- NJGoal · 17:40Jack Hughes Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (47), Jonas Siegenthaler (13)3-2
Third Period
- NJGoal · 17:45Timo Meier Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (45), Dougie Hamilton (23)3-3
Team stats
MTLNJ
- Shots
- 29
- 38
- Power Play Goals
- 1
- 0
- Faceoff Win Percent
- 42.4
- 57.6
- Hits
- 16
- 17
- Blocked Shots
- 6
- 13
- Penalty Minutes
- 2
- 10
Top performers
Montreal CanadiensNew Jersey Devils
Goals
Jayden Struble1
Timo Meier1
Assists
Cole Caufield2
Timo Meier1
Points
Cole Caufield2
Timo Meier2
Player stats
Canadiens · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Anderson RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14:30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Zack Bolduc RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cole Caufield RW | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22:15 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Phillip Danault C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12:11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 71.4 | 0 |
| Ivan Demidov RW | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 20:40 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jake Evans C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 14:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 | 0 |
| Brendan Gallagher RW | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Oliver Kapanen C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 14:33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22.2 | 0 |
| Alex Newhook C | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 66.7 | 0 |
| Juraj Slafkovsky LW | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 22:46 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nick Suzuki C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23:55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 28.6 | 0 |
| Joe Veleno C | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Dobson D | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 22:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Kaiden Guhle D | 0 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 16:53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lane Hutson D | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 29:47 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Mike Matheson D | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 24:01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jayden Struble D | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15:28 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Arber Xhekaj D | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10:00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Canadiens · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Dobes G | 3 | 38 | 35 | .921 | 65:00 | 0 |
Devils · Forwards
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Bjugstad C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 9:16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Jesper Bratt LW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20:24 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Connor Brown RW | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22:17 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Paul Cotter LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6:27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Cody Glass C | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 12:43 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 54.5 | 0 |
| Brian Halonen LW | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5:56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Lenni Hameenaho RW | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 9:39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Nico Hischier C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23:47 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 71.0 | 0 |
| Jack Hughes C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26:26 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 41.7 | 2 |
| Marc McLaughlin C | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 | 0 |
| Timo Meier RW | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20:06 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Dawson Mercer C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21:47 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
Devils · Defense
| Player | BS | HT | TK | +/- | TOI | G | A | S | SOG | FO% | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenden Dillon D | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 15:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 |
| Dougie Hamilton D | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22:54 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Luke Hughes D | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27:43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Johnathan Kovacevic D | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 21:08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Simon Nemec D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18:23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Jonas Siegenthaler D | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 18:55 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 |
Devils · Goalies
| Player | GA | SA | SV | SV% | TOI | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Allen G | 3 | 29 | 26 | .897 | 64:53 | 0 |
Three stars
- Jack Hughes (NJ)
- Cole Caufield (MTL)
- Timo Meier (NJ)
Game info
VenuePrudential Center, Newark, NJ
Attendance16,514
OfficialsLinesman: Ryan Gibbons · Referee: Chris Rooney · Linesman: James Tobias · Referee: Stephen Hiff
TVNHL Net · nationalMSG · local
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