New Jersey Devils vs Montréal Canadiens

Preseason · Tuesday, September 24, 2024 · Centre Bell

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0–3

24–29

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Game summary

The Montréal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 3–0 on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 at Centre Bell. The Canadiens outshot the Devils 29–24.

Michael Pezzetta scored twice. Nick Suzuki also scored.

Samuel Montembeault made 11 saves on 11 shots for the win; Jake Allen stopped 12 of 13.

Goals
NJD	0	0	0	0	24
MTL	0	1	2	3	29

Three stars

Scoring

2nd period

Michael Pezzetta (1)Xavier Simoneau (1), William Trudeau (1)0–102:42 MTL

3rd period

Nick Suzuki (1)William Trudeau (2)0–215:07 MTL
Michael Pezzetta (2)Owen Beck (1)0–319:37 MTL ·

Tired legs

When each goal went in, how long every skater on the ice had been out there. Each bar is one player: the taller the bar, the longer he’d been on. In 2024–25 the average NHL shift lasted about 48 seconds, and goals go in more often against players who’ve been out longer.

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

GoalNJD MTL

0–1 MTL

2nd 2:42 · Pezzetta

Hatakka 0:41

NormalHatakka 0:41

0–2 MTL

3rd 15:07 · Suzuki

Vilen 0:36

Fresh legsVilen 0:36

0–3 MTL

3rd 19:37 · · Pezzetta

Nemec 1:54

Empty netNemec 1:54

Hover or tap a bar for the skater.

Across the league in 2024–25. How often a shot went in, by how long the defending team’s longest-on player had been on the ice. Counts 5-on-5 shots on goal and misses, not blocked shots.

4.2%

5.7%

5.9%

6.9%

6.6%

0–20s20–40s40–60s60–80s80s+

1.6×

When a defending player has been out 80 seconds or more, shots go in 1.6 times as often as when every defending player has been out under 20 seconds: about 1 in 15 against about 1 in 24.

29%

of 5-on-5 goals were scored while a defending player had been on the ice 60 seconds or more.

Team stats

NJDMTL

2429

45%55%

0/60/8

1612

2118

1822

Penalties

4:40 into the first periodZack Hayes · interference2 min
7:44 into the first periodJohnathan Kovacevic · high sticking2 min
10:01 into the first periodBench · too many men on the ice2 min
11:37 into the first periodFilip Mesar · slashing2 min
19:31 into the first periodWilliam Trudeau · tripping2 min
3:03 into the second periodKurtis MacDermid · roughing2 min
3:03 into the second periodKurtis MacDermid · roughing2 min
11:28 into the second periodKurtis MacDermid · hooking2 min
15:45 into the second periodMichael Pezzetta · delaying game puck over glass2 min
17:25 into the second periodFlorian Xhekaj · tripping2 min
18:40 into the second periodNathan Bastian · slashing2 min
7:37 into the third periodFlorian Xhekaj · slashing2 min
11:25 into the third periodJonas Siegenthaler · high sticking2 min
11:25 into the third periodKevin Labanc · slashing2 min

New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils skaters

14Nathan BastianR	0	3	1	0	2	–	1	0	24	17:40
15Shane BowersC	0	0	2	0	0	67	1	0	20	14:39
23Kurtis MacDermidL	−1	0	2	0	6	–	1	0	11	05:57
29Nolan FooteL	0	3	2	0	0	–	0	0	19	12:03
37Justin DowlingC	−1	0	2	1	0	40	0	0	23	18:40
39Mike HardmanL	0	2	1	0	0	100	0	0	12	10:17
42Curtis LazarC	−1	0	3	1	0	44	1	0	21	17:37
46Max WillmanC	0	2	0	0	0	–	0	0	20	14:24
47Paul CotterC	−2	2	1	0	0	50	1	1	24	21:58
48Brian HalonenL	−2	2	0	0	0	–	0	1	15	09:15
62Kevin LabancR	−1	2	3	0	2	–	0	0	19	19:11
67Xavier ParentC	−2	1	0	0	0	40	0	0	17	12:12
8Johnathan KovacevicD	0	1	2	2	2	–	2	0	24	22:08
17Simon NemecD	−3	3	0	0	0	–	4	0	24	23:15
24Seamus CaseyD	−1	1	1	0	0	–	3	0	22	20:20
38Topias VilenD	−1	0	0	1	0	–	0	1	20	14:10
71Jonas SiegenthalerD	0	2	1	1	2	–	3	0	25	20:06
82Santeri HatakkaD	−1	0	0	0	0	–	1	1	14	11:19

New Jersey Devils goalies
Goalie
34Jake AllenG	L	13	12	1	.923	28:03
50Nico DawsG		15	14	1	.933	30:51

Montréal Canadiens

Montréal Canadiens skaters

55Michael PezzettaL	2	0	2	+2	5	1	0	2	–	2	0	16	12:10
84William TrudeauD	0	2	2	+2	2	0	1	2	–	2	0	18	16:45
14Nick SuzukiC	1	0	1	+1	2	1	1	0	62	3	1	20	21:03
43Xavier SimoneauC	0	1	1	+2	0	1	0	0	–	0	0	15	10:58
62Owen BeckC	0	1	1	+1	3	1	0	0	56	1	0	17	12:19
11Brendan GallagherR	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	–	2	1	16	14:25
13Cole CaufieldR	0	0	0	+1	3	1	0	0	–	1	1	17	18:17
20Juraj SlafkovskýL	0	0	0	+1	2	1	1	0	–	2	0	18	20:06
40Joel ArmiaR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	0	0	22	18:07
46Filip MesarR	0	0	0	0	5	1	0	2	–	1	0	17	13:23
57Sean FarrellC	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	–	1	1	17	13:11
60Florian XhekajL	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	4	60	0	0	17	11:41
71Jake EvansC	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	53	0	0	19	13:57
8Mike MathesonD	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	–	3	0	21	21:39
24Logan MaillouxD	0	0	0	+1	1	0	1	0	–	1	0	23	19:26
47Jayden StrubleD	0	0	0	+1	0	3	1	0	–	1	0	21	18:30
59Zack HayesD	0	0	0	+1	0	1	0	2	–	0	0	15	12:24
64David ReinbacherD	0	0	0	+1	2	1	2	0	–	2	1	19	19:39

Montréal Canadiens goalies
Goalie
35Samuel MontembeaultG	W	11	11	0	1.000	31:28
95Connor HughesG		13	13	0	1.000	28:32