Canadiens 2-1 Devils (Dec 14, 2017) Final Score

New Jersey Devils

17-9-5, 10-4-3 away

	1	2	3	OT	T
NJ	1	0	0	0	1
MTL	1	0	0	1	2

Plekanec, Canadiens top Devils 2-1 in OT to end 3-game slide

Tomas Plekanec scored 1:52 into overtime and the Montreal Canadiens beat the New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Thursday night to snap a three-game slide.

Dec 15, 2017, 12:37 am - Associated Press

		1	2	3	OT	T
	Devils	1	0	0	0	1
	Canadiens	1	0	0	1	2

1st Period			NJ	MTL
1:21		Stefan Noesen (3) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Andy Greene (4), Jesper Bratt (12)	1	0
13:31		Andrew Shaw (8) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Jordie Benn (5), Phillip Danault (13)	1	1

2nd Period
No Goals Scored

3rd Period
No Goals Scored

OT Summary			NJ	MTL
1:52		Tomas Plekanec (4) (Even Strength Goal) Assists: Charles Hudon (9), Alex Galchenyuk (11)	1	2

DEVILS

CANADIENS

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

Devils
1
Canadiens
2

Game 1

12/14

Canadiens
4
Devils
6

Game 2

3/6

Devils
2
Canadiens
1

Game 3

4/1

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
NY Rangers	55	23	4	114
Carolina	52	23	7	111
NY Islanders	39	27	16	94
Washington	40	31	11	91
Pittsburgh	38	32	12	88
Philadelphia	38	33	11	87
New Jersey	38	39	5	81
Columbus	27	43	12	66

Team	W	L	OTL	PTS
Florida	52	24	6	110
Boston	47	20	15	109
Toronto	46	26	10	102
Tampa Bay	45	29	8	98
Detroit	41	32	9	91
Buffalo	39	37	6	84
Ottawa	37	41	4	78
Montreal	30	36	16	76

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Evan Rodrigues bats the puck down for Panthers goal

Evan Rodrigues' goal stuns the Boston crowd early with a puck he tips in from up high.

U.S. loses to Sweden in world championships opener

The United States lost to Sweden 5-2 in its opening match at the ice hockey world championship on Friday. Zach Werenski and Brock Nelson scored for the Americans.

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New Jersey Devils

Montreal Canadiens

Stars of the Game

Andrew ShawRW - MTL

Damon SeversonD - NJ

Jordie BennD - MTL

Game Information

Plekanec, Canadiens top Devils 2-1 in OT to end 3-game slide

Shot Chart

Regular Season Series

MTL leads 1-0

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2023-24 Atlantic Division Standings

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