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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 4, Montreal 0
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 8, 2025
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Pierre Lambert, Peter MacDougall
Linesmen: Steve Barton, Jonny Murray
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1124
Montreal 0000
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Montreal
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 0:00  
Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:03  
  0:08 Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Timo Meier.
Dougie Hamilton hits Alex Newhook. 0:15  
  0:18 Josh Anderson hits Dawson Mercer.
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer. 0:19  
  0:20 Kirby Dach shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Shot by Dougie Hamilton misses the net 0:35  
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. 1:20  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 1:28  
  1:45 Owen Beck hits Justin Dowling.
Dawson Mercer shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 3:03  
  3:05 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Timo Meier hits David Savard. 3:32  
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 3:48  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 4:10  
  4:12 Juraj Slafkovsky wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Shot by Paul Cotter misses the net 4:50  
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. 4:55  
Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net 5:16  
Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:23  
Paul Cotter shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 5:29  
  5:31 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  6:44 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  6:46 Kirby Dach hits Brenden Dillon.
Brenden Dillon hits Kirby Dach. 6:49  
  7:02 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  7:19 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
Ondrej Palat blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 7:23  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 7:30  
  7:46 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  8:02 Takeaway by Christian Dvorak.
  8:08 Christian Dvorak hits Paul Cotter.
  8:11 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
Simon Nemec blocks shot from Jake Evans. 8:38  
  8:42 Joel Armia hits Paul Cotter.
  8:51 Owen Beck wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Brenden Dillon blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 9:00  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Owen Beck. 9:03  
Giveaway by Brenden Dillon. 9:07  
  9:11 Christian Dvorak shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  9:31 Christian Dvorak hits Brenden Dillon.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:39  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 10:42  
Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 10:44  
  10:46 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Ondrej Palat.
Jesper Bratt hits Mike Matheson. 11:01  
Ondrej Palat hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 11:09  
  11:11 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  11:13 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Timo Meier blocks shot from Logan Mailloux. 11:15  
Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 11:34  
  11:50 Jake Evans hits Justin Dowling.
  12:15 Joel Armia hits Luke Hughes.
  12:43 Shot by Christian Dvorak misses the net
  13:27 Giveaway by Owen Beck.
  13:31 David Savard blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Jesper Bratt scores. Assisted by Tomas Tatar and Dougie Hamilton. 13:43  
  13:43 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 13:49  
  14:02 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  14:25 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 14:26  
  15:01 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  15:03 Patrik Laine wins the faceoff against Stefan Noesen.
  15:06 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 15:07  
  15:11 Joel Armia hits Paul Cotter.
  15:12 Arber Xhekaj hits Stefan Noesen.
Takeaway by Paul Cotter. 15:19  
Stefan Noesen shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 15:26  
Shot by Simon Nemec misses the net 15:30  
Luke Hughes blocks shot from Joel Armia. 15:53  
Justin Dowling blocks shot from Mike Matheson. 15:58  
Paul Cotter hits Mike Matheson. 16:07  
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:12  
  16:50 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Ondrej Palat.
  16:51 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  16:51 Mike Matheson penalty for high sticking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Jesper Bratt.
  16:56 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  17:13 Jake Evans blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  17:58 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
Timo Meier blocks shot from Luke Hughes. 18:50  
  18:58 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:07 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  19:09 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
Erik Haula hits Lane Hutson. 19:41  
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Cole Caufield. 19:53  
2
New Jersey   Montreal
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 0:00  
Brenden Dillon shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:37  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:47  
  0:49 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  1:02 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  1:05 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
  1:19 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 1:29  
  1:44 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Gallagher. 1:57  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Patrik Laine. 1:57  
  2:56 Patrik Laine shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  2:57 Cole Caufield shoots misses the net
  3:09 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Nick Suzuki. 3:20  
  3:42 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  3:46 Patrik Laine blocks shot from Erik Haula.
  4:03 Giveaway by Brendan Gallagher.
  4:21 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Nathan Bastian.
  4:28 Alexandre Carrier hits Tomas Tatar.
Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Owen Beck. 5:06  
  5:11 Shot by David Savard misses the net
  5:24 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:26 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  5:28 Giveaway by Kirby Dach.
  5:42 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:46 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  5:49 Josh Anderson blocks shot from Lane Hutson.
  6:06 Logan Mailloux shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:06 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  6:08 Shot by Logan Mailloux misses the net
Jesper Bratt hits Alexandre Carrier. 6:35  
  6:49 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 6:50  
  6:53 Nick Suzuki hits Jack Hughes.
Shot by Ondrej Palat misses the net 6:59  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 7:01  
  7:05 Christian Dvorak blocks shot from Tomas Tatar.
  7:15 Owen Beck hits Brenden Dillon.
Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj. 7:23  
Nathan Bastian hits Logan Mailloux. 7:55  
Shot by Paul Cotter misses the net 7:58  
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 8:02  
  8:12 Lane Hutson blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 8:13  
  8:23 Giveaway by Jake Evans.
Paul Cotter blocks shot from Alexandre Carrier. 8:28  
  8:41 Jake Evans hits Stefan Noesen.
  8:58 Shot by Alex Newhook misses the net
  9:11 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Dawson Mercer wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 9:12  
Timo Meier hits Lane Hutson. 9:22  
Takeaway by Timo Meier. 9:24  
  9:44 Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 9:45  
Shot by Curtis Lazar misses the net 9:58  
Brenden Dillon hits Nick Suzuki. 10:59  
  11:00 Shot by Cole Caufield misses the net
  11:06 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
Giveaway by Jesper Bratt. 11:10  
  11:16 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
Giveaway by Jake Allen. 11:24  
  11:27 Shot by Joel Armia misses the net
  11:39 Joel Armia hits Luke Hughes.
Giveaway by Simon Nemec. 11:40  
  11:42 Shot by Joel Armia misses the net
  11:47 Joel Armia hits Paul Cotter.
Giveaway by Justin Dowling. 12:02  
Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net 12:34  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 12:41  
Paul Cotter scores. Assisted by Jesper Bratt and Jack Hughes. 12:44  
  12:44 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
  13:00 Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Curtis Lazar.
Curtis Lazar hits Mike Matheson. 13:15  
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 13:21  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Owen Beck. 13:29  
Takeaway by Timo Meier. 13:38  
  13:40 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 13:40  
  13:42 Christian Dvorak wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  13:44 Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net
  13:53 Christian Dvorak hits Timo Meier.
Timo Meier shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:03  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 14:29  
Nathan Bastian hits Alexandre Carrier. 15:04  
  15:12 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
  16:10 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 16:12  
  16:28 Takeaway by Josh Anderson.
Ondrej Palat hits Alexandre Carrier. 16:31  
  17:51 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  17:56 Jake Evans hits Ondrej Palat.
  18:01 Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj.
Erik Haula hits Joel Armia. 18:29  
  18:51 Juraj Slafkovsky shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Curtis Lazar hits Logan Mailloux. 19:04  
  19:32 Logan Mailloux blocks shot from Nathan Bastian.
Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for hooking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Cole Caufield. 19:52  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 19:52  
  19:55 Takeaway by Lane Hutson.
  19:57 Lane Hutson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
3
New Jersey   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  0:28 Giveaway by Lane Hutson.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 0:57  
Brett Pesce shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 0:59  
  1:15 Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  1:46 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Jack Hughes scores. Assisted by Brett Pesce. 1:53  
  1:53 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
  2:05 Josh Anderson hits Paul Cotter.
  2:27 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  2:31 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  2:43 Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net
Tomas Tatar blocks shot from Logan Mailloux. 3:13  
  3:17 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Curtis Lazar.
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 3:24  
Giveaway by Erik Haula. 3:30  
Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 4:09  
  4:18 Shot by Alexandre Carrier misses the net
Johnathan Kovacevic hits Kirby Dach. 4:40  
Brett Pesce blocks shot from Owen Beck. 4:43  
  5:01 Shot by Mike Matheson misses the net
  5:06 Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj.
  5:30 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  5:40 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Justin Dowling.
  5:43 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Justin Dowling blocks shot from Lane Hutson. 5:48  
  5:54 Lane Hutson blocks shot from Stefan Noesen.
  6:18 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Brett Pesce.
Erik Haula hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 6:33  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 6:44  
  6:54 Joel Armia shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 6:56  
  7:14 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  7:25 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Ondrej Palat.
  7:35 Alexandre Carrier blocks shot from Brenden Dillon.
Shot by Tomas Tatar misses the net 7:53  
Tomas Tatar shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 8:26  
Justin Dowling wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 8:30  
Giveaway by Stefan Noesen. 8:38  
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 8:58  
  9:28 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
Luke Hughes scores. Assisted by Timo Meier and Dawson Mercer. 10:09  
  10:09 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  10:27 Giveaway by Juraj Slafkovsky.
  10:36 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton. 10:54  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 11:16  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 11:33  
  12:41 Takeaway by Alex Newhook.
  12:52 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  12:56 Kirby Dach hits Erik Haula.
  12:58 Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  13:01 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Erik Haula blocks shot from Kirby Dach. 13:11  
  13:14 Shot by Kirby Dach misses the net
  13:24 Josh Anderson penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Erik Haula.
  13:24 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  13:45 Jake Evans shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net 14:02  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Sam Montembeault. 14:09  
Shot by Stefan Noesen misses the net 14:27  
Giveaway by Tomas Tatar. 14:48  
Dawson Mercer blocks shot from Timo Meier. 15:21  
Paul Cotter wins the faceoff against Kirby Dach. 15:25  
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 15:33  
Takeaway by Johnathan Kovacevic. 16:00  
  16:37 Logan Mailloux shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  17:11 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
  17:21 Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj.
  17:57 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 17:58  
  18:05 Giveaway by Joel Armia.
  18:31 Arber Xhekaj blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  18:33 Kirby Dach wins the faceoff against Dawson Mercer.
  18:38 Mike Matheson hits Ondrej Palat.
  19:03 Shot by Josh Anderson misses the net
  19:27 Owen Beck hits Luke Hughes.
  19:44 Owen Beck shoots Saved by Jake Allen.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Christian Dvorak. 19:44