New Jersey Devils vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Wednesday, December 5, 2001 · Centre Molson

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2–1

Final

SOG 28–27

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Game summary

The New Jersey Devils beat the Montréal Canadiens 2-1 on Wednesday, December 5, 2001 at Centre Molson. The Devils outshot the Canadiens 28-27.

Goals came from Patrik Elias, Mike Ribeiro and Brian Rafalski.

Martin Brodeur made 26 saves on 27 shots for the win; Jose Theodore stopped 26 of 28.

Goals	1st	2nd	3rd	T	SOG
NJD	1	0	1	2	28
MTL	0	1	0	1	27

Scoring

1st period

Patrik Elias (14)Petr Sykora (11), Scott Stevens (4)1–008:32 NJD

2nd period

Mike Ribeiro (2)Richard Zednik (8), Yanic Perreault (9)1–116:03 MTL · PPG

3rd period

Brian Rafalski (3)Patrik Elias (15), Colin White (1)2–100:15 NJD

Team stats

NJDMTL

28Shots on goal27

46%Faceoff %54%

0/2Power play1/4

8Penalty minutes4

20Hits19

11Blocked shots11

18Giveaways22

10Takeaways11

Penalties

1st 03:21Andreas Dackell · holding the stick2 min
1st 18:16Colin White · holding2 min
2nd 12:26Randy Mckay · roughing2 min
2nd 12:26Randy Mckay · unsportsmanlike conduct2 min
3rd 00:53Yanic Perreault · slashing2 min
3rd 06:34Scott Niedermayer · high sticking2 min

Season series

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

26Patrik EliasC	1	1	2	+2	5	0	1	0	100	18:09
17Petr SykoraR	0	1	1	+2	1	0	0	0	–	16:40
4Scott StevensD	0	1	1	+1	1	0	2	0	–	25:52
5Colin WhiteD	0	1	1	+1	1	2	2	2	–	25:12
28Brian RafalskiD	1	0	1	+2	2	1	1	0	–	20:32
11John MaddenC	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	50	14:40
15Andreas SalomonssonC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	12:32
16Bobby HolikC	0	0	0	0	3	2	0	0	55	14:38
18Sergei BrylinL	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	–	15:48
19Jim McKenzieL	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	09:56
20Jay PandolfoL	0	0	0	0	3	1	3	0	–	14:42
21Randy MckayR	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	4	–	13:33
23Scott GomezC	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	38	14:24
24Turner StevensonR	0	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	–	13:00
25Jason ArnottC	0	0	0	+2	1	2	0	0	38	15:36
6Tommy AlbelinD	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	11:00
7Andrei ZyuzinD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	07:01
27Scott NiedermayerD	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	2	–	29:06

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
1Jean-Francois DamphousseG		0	0	0	–	00:00
30Martin BrodeurG	W	27	26	1	.963	60:00

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

20Richard ZednikR	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	–	20:18
71Mike RibeiroC	1	0	1	0	3	2	0	0	–	18:36
94Yanic PerreaultC	0	1	1	0	3	0	1	2	65	21:09
14Oleg PetrovR	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	–	21:56
24Andreas DackellR	0	0	0	-2	0	1	0	2	–	12:21
25Chad KilgerL	0	0	0	-2	2	1	0	0	62	15:08
27Shaun Van AllenC	0	0	0	-2	0	0	1	0	33	12:39
39Reid SimpsonL	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	–	04:39
49Brian SavageL	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	20:32
63Craig DarbyC	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	05:39
93Doug GilmourC	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	55	19:45
5Stephane QuintalD	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	–	16:47
28Karl DykhuisD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	19:41
43Patrice BriseboisD	0	0	0	-2	0	0	2	0	–	25:30
44Sheldon SourayD	0	0	0	-2	3	3	1	0	–	18:07
52Craig RivetD	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	–	15:00
56Stephane RobidasD	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	–	06:58
79Andrei MarkovD	0	0	0	0	3	4	1	0	–	21:49

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie	DEC	SA	SV	GA	SV%	TOI
30Mathieu GaronG		0	0	0	–	00:00
60Jose TheodoreG	L	28	26	2	.929	59:29