James Nichols
The New Jersey Devils (30-20-6) need the 4 Nations Face-Off break perhaps more than anyone in the NHL right now. They’ll try to collect two more points before dispersing for two weeks against the Montreal Canadiens (25-24-5).
The Habs have cooled off of late, with a 3-6-1 record in their last 10 games. In their last tilt, the Devils were wiped by the Vegas Golden Knights who have also seen their fair share of struggles recently. Perhaps, the Habs’ play of late isn’t as much a factor as a result.
What to Know vs. Canadiens
—The Devils and Montreal conclude their 2024-25 regular-season series (2-0-0).
—The Devils are 9-0-0 against Montreal since April 1, 2018. The last time that the Devils dropped a contest at Montreal was a 2-1 overtime loss on Dec. 14, 2017.
—The last time that the Devils lost in regulation at Montreal was Dec. 8, 2016, after a 5-2 defeat.
—The team’s nine-game road winning streak tied the franchise record, which was first earned from 2000-01 to 2005-06 against Florida (9-0-0).
—The nine-game stretch is tied for the longest active road winning streak in the NHL (MIN vs ANA; CGY vs ANA; TOR vs NJD).
—Jesper Bratt (1g-1a) and Dougie Hamilton (0g-2a) both recorded two points against Montreal in the last matchup on Jan. 25. Jack Hughes tallied the overtime winning goal. J. Hughes owns nine career points (3g-6a) in six road games at Montreal.
—Netminder Jake Allen defeated his former squad, after recording 29 saves on 32 shots.
2024-25 vs. Canadiens
11/7/24 5-3, W Prudential Center
1/25/25 4-3 Wot Montreal
2/8/25 TBD Montreal
Devils vs. Canadiens
Record: 78-47-8-7
home record: 41-21-4-4
road record: 37-26-4-3
Projected Devils Lineup*
Forwards
Ondrej Palat–Jack Hughes–Jesper Bratt
Timo Meier–Erik Haula–Dawson Mercer
Paul Cotter–Justin Dowling–Stefan Noesen
Tomas Tatar–Curtis Lazar–Nathan Bastian
Defensemen
Luke Hughes–Johnathan Kovacevic
Brett Pesce–Simon Nemec
Brenden Dillon–Dougie Hamilton
Goaltenders
Jake Allen
Nico Daws
*Lineup subject to change
Projected Canadiens Lineup*
Forwards
Cole Caufield–Nick Suzuki–Juraj Slafkovsky
Alex Newhook–Kirby Dach–Josh Anderson
Patrik Laine–Jake Evans–Joel Armia
Owen Beck–Christian Dvorak–Brendan Gallagher
Defensemen
Lane Hutson–Alexandre Carrier
Mike Matheson–Logan Mailloux
Arber Xhekaj–David Savard
Goaltenders
Sam Montembault
Jakub Dobes
*Lineup subject to change
How to Watch the Devils Game — 1:00 P.M. EST
Watch: MSGSN
Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET
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4 Nations Break
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