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BOXSCORE | PLAY-BY-PLAY | RECAP
New Jersey 5, Montreal 2
When: 7:15 PM ET, Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Where: Bell Centre, Montreal, Quebec
Referees: Pierre Lambert, T.J. Luxmore
Linesmen: Ryan Daisy, Ben O'Quinn
Attendance: 21105
Final Scoring Summary
 
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New Jersey 1135
Montreal 1012
Periods:
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1
New Jersey   Montreal
  0:00 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl. 0:13  
Takeaway by Kevin Bahl. 0:14  
  0:19 Takeaway by Josh Anderson.
  0:28 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  0:30 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  0:32 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 0:34  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 0:52  
  1:04 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  1:17 Giveaway by Tanner Pearson.
Takeaway by Dawson Mercer. 1:19  
  1:48 Jake Evans blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  1:51 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Michael McLeod hits Michael Pezzetta. 1:55  
  2:17 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek. 2:24  
Timo Meier hits Jordan Harris. 3:20  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 3:27  
  3:37 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Ondrej Palat.
Giveaway by Dougie Hamilton. 3:52  
  4:06 Shot by Rafael Harvey-Pinard misses the net
  4:30 Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 4:32  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 4:35  
Takeaway by Dawson Mercer. 5:32  
  5:38 Michael Pezzetta hits Erik Haula.
  5:44 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:47 Michael Pezzetta shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  5:49 Justin Barron scores. Assisted by Michael Pezzetta
Jack Hughes wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 5:49  
Jack Hughes hits Nick Suzuki. 5:58  
  6:09 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  6:13 Mike Matheson blocks shot from Timo Meier.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 6:17  
Giveaway by Jack Hughes. 6:24  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 7:03  
  7:14 Giveaway by Sean Monahan.
Shot by Brendan Smith misses the net 7:15  
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 7:21  
  7:49 Giveaway by Sean Monahan.
  8:02 Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Giveaway by Jonas Siegenthaler. 8:09  
  8:14 Johnathan Kovacevic shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Michael Pezzetta. 8:17  
Curtis Lazar hits Arber Xhekaj. 8:27  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 8:36  
  8:44 Justin Barron hits Curtis Lazar.
  9:01 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:08 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 9:08  
  9:11 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  9:16 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
Jesper Bratt hits Alex Newhook. 9:23  
  9:24 Rafael Harvey-Pinard blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
John Marino hits Brendan Gallagher. 9:49  
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 9:51  
  11:13 Jordan Harris blocks shot from Alexander Holtz.
Takeaway by Brendan Smith. 11:17  
  11:23 Johnathan Kovacevic penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Brendan Smith.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 11:23  
Shot by Jesper Bratt misses the net 12:13  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 13:05  
  13:17 Justin Barron hits Timo Meier.
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 13:22  
Alexander Holtz scores. Assisted by Timo Meier and Dougie Hamilton. 13:24  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 13:24  
  13:46 Giveaway by Cole Caufield.
  13:46 Gustav Lindstrom blocks shot from Kevin Bahl.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 13:49  
  14:18 Nick Suzuki hits Nico Hischier.
Brendan Smith penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Alex Newhook. 14:40  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 14:40  
  15:09 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
  15:30 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  16:21 Shot by Brendan Gallagher misses the net
  16:28 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj. 16:38  
Brendan Smith hits Josh Anderson. 16:48  
  16:48 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
  17:42 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
  17:43 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  17:46 Johnathan Kovacevic hits Dougie Hamilton.
  17:50 Michael Pezzetta blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
  17:53 Jordan Harris blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 17:56  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 17:58  
Luke Hughes blocks shot from Cole Caufield. 18:06  
Giveaway by Dawson Mercer. 18:38  
Kevin Bahl blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj. 19:00  
  19:12 Giveaway by Cayden Primeau.
Alexander Holtz shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 19:14  
  19:32 Shot by Tanner Pearson misses the net
2
New Jersey   Montreal
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 0:00  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 0:25  
Ondrej Palat shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 0:27  
  0:41 Juraj Slafkovsky blocks shot from Jonas Siegenthaler.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 0:43  
  1:00 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 1:01  
Nathan Bastian shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 1:09  
Giveaway by John Marino. 1:48  
Curtis Lazar blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 1:49  
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 1:58  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 2:22  
  2:41 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Timo Meier.
  3:11 Jake Evans hits Kevin Bahl.
Brendan Smith hits Alex Newhook. 4:17  
Giveaway by Luke Hughes. 4:20  
Nico Hischier hits Juraj Slafkovsky. 4:22  
  4:28 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Luke Hughes.
  4:45 Justin Barron blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Shot by Dawson Mercer misses the net 4:55  
  5:09 Juraj Slafkovsky hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  5:24 Arber Xhekaj hits Alexander Holtz.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 5:26  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 5:27  
Shot by Luke Hughes misses the net 6:15  
Brendan Smith shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 6:20  
  6:22 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
  6:34 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 6:49  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 6:54  
  7:06 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 7:40  
  8:03 Giveaway by Alex Newhook.
  8:56 Shot by Gustav Lindstrom misses the net
  9:03 Gustav Lindstrom shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  9:07 Michael Pezzetta hits Brendan Smith.
Giveaway by Vitek Vanecek. 9:22  
  9:28 Jesse Ylonen shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Shot by Nico Hischier misses the net 9:43  
Ondrej Palat hits Justin Barron. 10:01  
Shot by Jonas Siegenthaler misses the net 10:08  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 10:24  
  10:26 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Kevin Bahl penalty for interference - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Josh Anderson. 10:33  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 10:33  
  11:10 Shot by Sean Monahan misses the net
  11:20 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:07 Giveaway by Mike Matheson.
  12:09 Alex Newhook blocks shot from Jesper Bratt.
Shot by John Marino misses the net 12:34  
Takeaway by Jack Hughes. 12:43  
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 12:50  
  12:53 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  13:35 Jake Evans penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Timo Meier.
  13:35 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Nico Hischier.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 13:45  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 14:22  
  14:28 Nick Suzuki blocks shot from Luke Hughes.
  15:00 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
Luke Hughes shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 15:07  
Nico Hischier shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 15:32  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 15:35  
Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Sean Monahan. 16:11  
  16:15 Tanner Pearson hits Jonas Siegenthaler.
  16:24 Arber Xhekaj shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Giveaway by Alexander Holtz. 16:28  
  16:34 Sean Monahan shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 16:43  
Kevin Bahl hits Nick Suzuki. 17:06  
  17:24 Giveaway by Arber Xhekaj.
  17:36 Takeaway by Josh Anderson.
Timo Meier hits Johnathan Kovacevic. 18:20  
  18:21 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Tyler Toffoli scores. Assisted by Jack Hughes. 18:22  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 18:22  
  18:40 Justin Barron penalty for cross checking - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Curtis Lazar.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 18:40  
  18:45 Johnathan Kovacevic blocks shot from Jack Hughes.
  19:08 Takeaway by Jake Evans.
Jesper Bratt shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 19:49  
3
New Jersey   Montreal
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 0:00  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 0:10  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 0:31  
Nico Hischier scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jack Hughes and Jesper Bratt. 0:34  
  0:34 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  0:46 Josh Anderson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 1:03  
  1:23 Justin Barron hits Michael McLeod.
Shot by John Marino misses the net 1:28  
Takeaway by Curtis Lazar. 1:39  
  1:42 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
  1:46 Justin Barron hits Nathan Bastian.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 2:10  
Shot by Timo Meier misses the net 2:14  
  2:44 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Brendan Gallagher. 2:47  
  2:55 Tanner Pearson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  3:27 Justin Barron blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 3:29  
  3:32 Jake Evans blocks shot from Dougie Hamilton.
Erik Haula shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 3:35  
Shot by Erik Haula misses the net 3:40  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 3:51  
  3:54 Gustav Lindstrom blocks shot from Nathan Bastian.
Nathan Bastian hits Gustav Lindstrom. 3:56  
  3:58 Alex Newhook hits Michael McLeod.
Michael McLeod shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 4:14  
  4:17 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
  4:34 Giveaway by Johnathan Kovacevic.
Tyler Toffoli shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 4:47  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 4:49  
  5:10 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Ondrej Palat.
Giveaway by Nico Hischier. 5:20  
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Sean Monahan. 5:24  
  6:10 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Jonas Siegenthaler shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 6:21  
Jack Hughes shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 6:47  
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 6:49  
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 6:59  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 7:00  
  7:03 Jake Evans blocks shot from Kevin Bahl.
  7:10 Arber Xhekaj penalty for holding - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Curtis Lazar.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 7:10  
Tyler Toffoli scores a power play goal. Assisted by Jack Hughes 7:17  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 7:17  
John Marino penalty for roughing - 2 mins (Minor). Drawn by Nick Suzuki. 7:40  
Erik Haula wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 7:40  
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 8:05  
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 8:27  
Giveaway by Kevin Bahl. 8:34  
Brendan Smith blocks shot from Alex Newhook. 8:36  
  8:39 Alex Newhook wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
  8:49 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Curtis Lazar wins the faceoff against Alex Newhook. 8:52  
  9:19 Shot by Juraj Slafkovsky misses the net
  10:05 Shot by Jake Evans misses the net
Dougie Hamilton blocks shot from Johnathan Kovacevic. 10:11  
Erik Haula penalty for tripping - 2 mins (Minor). 10:16  
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Nick Suzuki. 10:16  
  10:18 Cole Caufield blocks shot from John Marino.
  10:35 Mike Matheson scores. Assisted by Cole Caufield.
  10:35 Nick Suzuki wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 10:47  
Giveaway by Timo Meier. 10:57  
  11:41 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  11:47 Sean Monahan wins the faceoff against Erik Haula.
  11:50 Brendan Gallagher shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  12:24 Giveaway by Alex Newhook.
Kevin Bahl shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 12:25  
  12:27 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Jack Hughes.
Shot by Jack Hughes misses the net 12:45  
Jack Hughes blocks shot from Alex Newhook. 13:08  
  13:10 Rafael Harvey-Pinard shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  13:46 Mike Matheson shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Alexander Holtz hits Josh Anderson. 13:51  
  13:54 Justin Barron shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Nico Hischier wins the faceoff against Jake Evans. 13:56  
  14:40 Shot by Arber Xhekaj misses the net
John Marino blocks shot from Arber Xhekaj. 15:06  
Michael McLeod hits Gustav Lindstrom. 15:16  
Takeaway by Nathan Bastian. 15:28  
Dougie Hamilton shoots Saved by Cayden Primeau. 16:17  
Ondrej Palat hits Justin Barron. 16:29  
  17:51 Nick Suzuki shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
Michael McLeod wins the faceoff against Sean Monahan. 17:54  
  18:27 Alex Newhook shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  18:31 Cole Caufield shoots Saved by Vitek Vanecek.
  19:05 Giveaway by Tanner Pearson.
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 19:06  
Shot by Tyler Toffoli misses the net 19:08  
  19:28 Giveaway by Nick Suzuki.
Tyler Toffoli scores on an empty net. Assisted by Jack Hughes. 19:34  
  19:34 Jake Evans wins the faceoff against Michael McLeod.
Nathan Bastian blocks shot from Juraj Slafkovsky. 19:48  
Michael McLeod hits Jesse Ylonen. 19:51