Montreal Canadiens at New Jersey Devils
· National Hockey League
Kapanen's shootout goal gives Canadiens a 4-3 win over Devils for their 8th straight
Kapanen scored on a wrist shot past Devils goalie Jake Allen in the fifth round of the shootout.
The win gave Montreal 100 points for the first time since the 2016-17 season when it accumulated 103 points.
Ivan Demidov, Lane Hutson and Jayden Struble scored for Montreal, and Jakub Dobes had 35 saves.
Timo Meier, Jack Hughes and Dawson Mercer scored for New Jersey and Allen stopped 26 shots.
Cole Caufield picked up two assists, but failed to notch his 50th goal for Montreal. Caufield will get another shot Sunday when these two teams face off again in Montreal. He is sitting at 49 goals.
Caufield is looking to be the first Montreal Canadiens player to score 50 goals in a season in more than three decades.
Montreal jumped out to a 3-0 lead before Meier tied it with just 2:15 to play.
New Jersey drew within 3-2 late in the second period when Hughes connected on his 25th goal of the season and second career shorthanded goal. The Devils killed off a double-minor to close out the period.
Mercer scored from Meier and Nico Hischier at 13:08 of the second period to cut the Montreal lead to 3-1.
Hutson's unassisted goal came just 1:16 after Demidov scored on the power play at 8:12.
Struble's second goal of the season and just the sixth of his career provided Montreal with a 1-0 lead late in the first period.
Series tied 1-1
Scoring Summary
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Goal | 1st Period 15:58 | Jayden Struble Goal (2) Wrist Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (35), Arber Xhekaj (2) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 8:12 | Ivan Demidov Goal (17) Snap Shot, assists: Cole Caufield (36), Nick Suzuki (68) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 9:28 | Lane Hutson Goal (12) Wrist Shot, assists: none |
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Goal | 2nd Period 13:08 | Dawson Mercer Goal (18) Wrist Shot, assists: Timo Meier (18), Nico Hischier (36) |
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Goal | 2nd Period 17:40 | Jack Hughes Goal (25) Wrist Shot, assists: Jesper Bratt (47), Jonas Siegenthaler (13) |
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Goal | 3rd Period 17:45 | Timo Meier Goal (23) Snap Shot, assists: Jack Hughes (45), Dougie Hamilton (23) |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Cole Caufield Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Jesper Bratt Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Ivan Demidov Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Jack Hughes Goal Wrist Shot |
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Goal | 5 0:00 | Oliver Kapanen Goal Wrist Shot |
Statistics
 MTL |
 NJ |
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|---|---|---|
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 13 |
| 16 | Hits | 17 |
| 6 | Takeaways | 1 |
| 29 | Shots | 38 |
| 1 | Power Play Goals | 0 |
| 5 | Power Play Opportunities | 1 |
| 20.0 | Power Play Percentage | 0.0 |
| 0 | Short Handed Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Shootout Goals | 0 |
| 25 | Faceoffs Won | 34 |
| 42.4 | Faceoff Win Percent | 57.6 |
| 12 | Giveaways | 13 |
| 1 | Total Penalties | 4 |
| 2 | Penalty Minutes | 10 |
New Jersey Devils Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jonas Siegenthaler, D | Out | May 4 |
| Brett Pesce, D | Injured Reserve | Apr 13 |
| Jacob Markstrom, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Luke Hughes, D | Out | Apr 9 |
| Arseny Gritsyuk, RW | Out | Apr 2 |
Montreal Canadiens Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Game Information
Prudential Center
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514 | Capacity:
Location: Newark, NJ
Attendance: 16,514 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metropolitan Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PTS | OTL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Carolina |
7 | 22 | 113 | 53 |
 Pittsburgh |
16 | 25 | 98 | 41 |
 Philadelphia |
12 | 27 | 98 | 43 |
 Washington |
9 | 30 | 95 | 43 |
 Columbus |
12 | 30 | 92 | 40 |
 NY Islanders |
5 | 34 | 91 | 43 |
 New Jersey |
3 | 37 | 87 | 42 |
 NY Rangers |
9 | 39 | 77 | 34 |