Overview
- Jacob Markstrom stopped 18 shots Sunday for his first shutout of the season, highlighted by saves that kept Cole Caufield short of 50 goals.
- Timo Meier opened the scoring, Cody Glass hit his 17th for a single-season best, and Connor Brown added an empty-netter as Jack Hughes posted two primary assists.
- New Jersey’s penalty kill went 4-for-4 and limited Montreal’s looks, which Markstrom praised as the key to the result.
- The victory snapped the Canadiens’ eight-game home winning streak and extended the Devils’ run at the Bell Centre to 11 straight wins.
- The result kept the Devils seven points back of a playoff spot with five to play, and the loss left Montreal sitting third in the Atlantic Division.