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New Jersey Devils vs Montréal Canadiens

Regular season · Saturday, March 27, 2027 · Centre Bell

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SNE · TVAS · MSGSN2

Game preview

The New Jersey Devils visit the Montréal Canadiens at Centre Bell on Saturday, March 27, 2027, with puck drop at 7:00 PM ET. The game is on SNE, TVAS and MSGSN2.

This is the third of 3 meetings between the teams this season.

Rest and travel

Devils

Game 2 of a road trip: Pittsburgh, now Montréal.

  1. 172027-03-17: no game
  2. 182027-03-18: vs PIT
  3. 192027-03-19: no game
  4. 202027-03-20: vs TOR
  5. 212027-03-21: no game
  6. 222027-03-22: no game
  7. 232027-03-23: vs PHI
  8. 242027-03-24: no game
  9. 252027-03-25: at PIT
  10. 262027-03-26: no game
  11. 272027-03-27: at MTL
rest since last game
1 day
rest since last game
since last game
~477 mi
since last game
on this road trip
~783 mi
on this road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home

Canadiens

Another game at home.

  1. 172027-03-17: no game
  2. 182027-03-18: vs TBL
  3. 192027-03-19: no game
  4. 202027-03-20: at DET
  5. 212027-03-21: no game
  6. 222027-03-22: vs TOR
  7. 232027-03-23: no game
  8. 242027-03-24: vs OTT
  9. 252027-03-25: no game
  10. 262027-03-26: no game
  11. 272027-03-27: vs NJD
rest since last game
2 days
rest since last game
since last game
~0 mi
since last game
road trip
–
road trip
body clock vs home
Home time
body clock vs home
Home game Road game This gameB2B = second night of a back-to-back. Distances are approximate.

Lines from last game

New Jersey DevilsDevilsTue, Oct 13 at DET
  1. L1NewBratt#63Hughes#86Gritsyuk#81
    16:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2NewHischier#13Mercer#91Meier#28
    11:57 together at 5v5
  3. L3NewRodrigues#17Noesen#11Mantha#39
    9:16 together at 5v5
  4. L4Glass#12Boqvist#70Lombardi#93
    7:45 together at 5v5
  1. D1Pesce#22Hughes#43
    21:22 together at 5v5
  2. D2Hamilton#7Siegenthaler#71
    16:46 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewKovacevic#8Chisholm#47
    14:32 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Bratt LRodrigues CHischier CHughes CHughes D0:46

Penalty kill

  1. 1Rodrigues CHischier CHamilton DSiegenthaler D1:13
  2. 2Glass CMercer CPesce DHughes D0:33
Montréal CanadiensCanadiensTue, Oct 13 vs BUF
  1. L1Slafkovský#20Suzuki#14Caufield#13
    13:14 together at 5v5
  2. L2Texier#85Danault#24Bolduc#76
    10:29 together at 5v5
  3. L3Kreider#22Newhook#15Anderson#17
    7:44 together at 5v5
  4. L4NewEvans#71Dach#77Beck#62
    5:17 together at 5v5
  1. D1NewCarrier#45Guhle#21
    16:53 together at 5v5
  2. D2Dobson#53Hutson#48
    12:32 together at 5v5
  3. D3NewXhekaj#72Engstrom#42
    7:19 together at 5v5

Power play

  1. 1Kreider LSlafkovský LSuzuki CCaufield RHutson D2:22
  2. 2Texier LDach CNewhook CBolduc RDobson D0:47

Penalty kill

  1. 1Danault CEvans CCarrier DGuhle D1:14
  2. 2Evans CNewhook CDobson DXhekaj D0:58

Behind the bench

Each grey tick is one NHL team.

NJDMTL

Settled lines

Share of 5v5 time from the regular top four lines · 2026–27

NJD 72% (8th most settled)MTL 69% (16th most shuffled)
← Shuffles linesKeeps lines together →

Goalie pull, down one

Median time left in the 3rd when the goalie comes out, delayed penalties excluded · 2025–26

NJD 2:05 left (4th earliest · 14 pulls)MTL 1:48 left (16th latest · 16 pulls)
← Pulls latePulls early →

Average shift

All skaters, all strengths · 2025–26

NJD 49.6s (8th longest)MTL 51.0s (4th longest)
← Short shiftsLong shifts →

Caught on long shifts

Share of 5v5 goals against with a skater 60s+ into his shift · 2025–26

NJD 35% (5th most often)MTL 38% (3rd most often)
← Rarely caughtOften caught →

Season series