The Canadian looks to end his four-game losing streak against the Devils on Saturday afternoon in New Jersey.
Martin St-Louis' men, currently enduring their longest losing streak of the season, will have their work cut out for them against the young and dashing Devils.
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2. PERIOD
8:00 p.m.: End of period
5:50 p.m.: GOAL! The Devils respond thanks to Ondrej Palat, who takes advantage of a juicy return from Jake Allen after Simon Nemec's shot. 2-2
13:07: GOAL! What a shot of Nick Suzuki from the other side! Cole Caufield and Johnathan Kovacevic get the assists. 2-1 MTL
07:05: Penalty! Mike Matheson blocks the passage to Erik Haula for no reason. Obstruction. Two minutes in the dungeon.
06:20: The Habs are up 4-1. It's a failure.
05:23: Timo Meier brilliantly redirects Kevin Bahl's pass shot behind Jake Allen. 1-1
03:06: GOAL! Brendan Gallagher receives Jake Evans' throw alone in the slot and fires a one-timer into the top corner. 1-0 MTL
00:00: Start of period
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1. PERIOD
8:00 p.m.: End of period. No shots. The Habs have 10, the Devils are limited to five.
5:58 p.m.: Nico Daws gives a juicy return but Nick Suzuki can't take advantage.
09:02: Now it's the Habs' turn to score a 2-on-1. Jake Evans' delivery to Josh Anderson is excellent, but Anderson's shot goes wide. Not fancy.
07:28: Jack Hughes shoots dangerously, but Jake Allen remains stable in front of the CH cage
06:10: The Devils go 2-on-1, but Chris Tierney makes a questionable pass.
04:32: Joel Armia and Alex Newhook have a great try. But Newhook's shot is harmless.
00:00: Start of the game
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Jake Allen is the starting goalie, while Johnathan Kovacevic takes Jayden Struble's spot on the blue line. The latter is reassessed daily.
Although the New Jersey team has struggled recently with just one win in four games, we should never underestimate the power of Jack Hughes, who has 13 points in eight career games against CH.
The Devils will certainly want to take advantage of the Montreal team's passage to restart their massive attack. Since January 19th, they have scored just two goals with the man advantage in 46 attempts. The Canadian, who is ranked 31st in the National League and is one man short, is the ideal opponent to give the Devils a breakthrough.
Earlier this week, the Devils head coach criticized reporters for putting pressure on the team. “I imagine you asked every player that question […] “They create extra pressure,” said Lindy Ruff on the subject of power play setbacks.