Game Thread: Montreal Canadiens (18-18-7) at New Jersey Devils (22-16-3) – 17 Jan 2024 – 7:00PM EST

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   ##Projected Lineups

   ||Left|Center|Right||Left|Center|Right|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Erik Haula|Nico Hischier|Dawson Mercer|[MTL](/r/habs)|Cole Caufield|Nick Suzuki|Juraj Slafkovsky|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Tyler Toffoli|Michael McLeod|Jesper Bratt|[MTL](/r/habs)|Rafael Harvey-Pinard|Jake Evans|Brendan Gallagher|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Chris Tierney|Curtis Lazar|Alexander Holtz|[MTL](/r/habs)|Joshua Roy|Sean Monahan|Joel Armia|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Maxwell Willman|Shane Bowers|Nathan Bastian|[MTL](/r/habs)|Michael Pezzetta|Mitchell Stephens|Jesse Ylönen|

   ||Left D|Right D||Left D|Right D|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Kevin Bahl|Simon Nemec|[MTL](/r/habs)|Kaiden Guhle|Michael Matheson|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Luke Hughes|John Marino|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jayden Struble|David Savard|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Colin Miller|Cal Foote|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jordan Harris|Johnathan Kovacevic|

   ||Goalies||Goalies|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Nico Daws|[MTL](/r/habs)|Samuel Montembeault|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|

   [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/new-jersey-devils/line-combinations/), [Source](https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/montreal-canadiens/line-combinations/)

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   ##Injuries

   ||Player|Date|Injury|Status|Details|Return|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Brendan Smith|15 Jan 2024|Leg|DTD|Smith exited Monday’s 3-0 loss to Boston because of a leg injury, according to Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils’ official site.|unknown|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Jonas Siegenthaler|06 Jan 2024|Foot|IR|Fracture|06 Feb 2024|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Jack Hughes|05 Jan 2024|Upper Body|DTD|Not Specified|unknown|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Ondrej Palat|03 Jan 2024|Lower Body|DTD|Palat (lower body) will be out for some time after coach Lindy Ruff told reporters Tuesday, “We don’t expect back short-term,” per Amanda Stein of the New Jersey Devils’ official site.|unknown|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Timo Meier|30 Dec 2023|Abdomen|IR|Meier (abdomen) was placed on injured reserve Saturday, per the NHL media site.|unknown|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Dougie Hamilton|28 Nov 2023|Pectoral|IR|Surgery|21 Mar 2024|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Tomas Nosek|18 Nov 2023|Foot|IR-LT|Surgery|20 Jan 2024|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Nolan Foote|09 Oct 2023|Undisclosed|IR-NR|Foote (undisclosed) was placed on the non-roster injured reserve Monday.|unknown|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Jesse Ylonen|15 Jan 2024|Undisclosed|DTD|Ylonen (undisclosed) will not return to Monday’s game against the Colorado Avalanche.|unknown|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Josh Anderson|13 Jan 2024|Lower Body|DTD|Anderson (loewr body) is expected to link up with the Montreal Canadiens on the road once he’s given the green light to return, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.|unknown|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Christian Dvorak|31 Dec 2023|Pectoral|IR|Surgery|16 Sep 2024|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Tanner Pearson|09 Dec 2023|Upper Body|IR|Pearson (upper body) will travel with the Montreal Canadiens for the team’s upcoming three-game road trip to continue to rehab, Eric Engels of Sportsnet reports.|18 Jan 2024|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Alex Newhook|30 Nov 2023|Ankle|IR|Sprain|17 Feb 2024|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Kirby Dach|14 Oct 2023|Knee|IR|Surgery|15 Sep 2024|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Chris Wideman|21 Sep 2023|Back|IR|Wideman is out indefinitely because of a back injury.|unknown|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Carey Price||Knee|IR-LT||01 Jul 2024|

   [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/new-jersey-devils/injuries), [Source](https://puckpedia.com/team/montreal-canadiens/injuries)

   ##Team Stats

   |Team|GP|W|L|OT|P|P%|GF/G|GA/G|PP%|PK%|SF/G|SA/G|FO%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|41|22|16|3|47|0.573|3.46|3.49|27.64|77.10|31.22|29.54|54.10|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|43|18|18|7|43|0.500|2.70|3.35|19.01|73.29|28.56|33.84|53.96|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/team/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=50&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=0&cayenneExp=gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ##Team Leaders

   |Stat||Player|Value||Player|Value|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |G|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jesper Bratt, Tyler Toffoli|16|[MTL](/r/habs)|Cole Caufield|13|
   |A|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jesper Bratt, Jack Hughes|30|[MTL](/r/habs)|Nick Suzuki, Mike Matheson|25|
   |P|[NJD](/r/devils)|Jesper Bratt|46|[MTL](/r/habs)|Nick Suzuki|37|
   |+/-|[NJD](/r/devils)|Michael McLeod, Colin Miller|11|[MTL](/r/habs)|Johnathan Kovacevic|6|
   |PIM|[NJD](/r/devils)|Brendan Smith|47|[MTL](/r/habs)|Arber Xhekaj|47|
   |TOI|[NJD](/r/devils)|John Marino|21:03|[MTL](/r/habs)|Mike Matheson|25:14|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=1 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/skater/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”points”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”goals”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=8 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

   ## Goalie Breakdown

   ||Name|GP|GS|W|L|OT|SO|GAA|SV%|
   |:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Vitek Vanecek|25|23|14|7|2|0|3.31|0.882|
   |[NJD](/r/devils)|Akira Schmid|15|13|5|7|1|0|3.26|0.893|
   |–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|–|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Sam Montembeault|20|19|9|6|4|0|2.89|0.909|
   |[MTL](/r/habs)|Jake Allen|15|15|5|8|2|0|3.49|0.901|

   [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=1 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024), [Source](https://api.nhle.com/stats/rest/en/goalie/summary?isAggregate=false&isGame=false&sort=%5B{“property”:”wins”,”direction”:”DESC”},{“property”:”savePct”,”direction”:”DESC”}]&start=0&limit=100&factCayenneExp=gamesPlayed>=1&cayenneExp=teamId=8 and gameTypeId=2 and seasonId<=20232024 and seasonId>=20232024)

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2. I know we’re not making the playoffs but it would be nice to finally go on a decent win streak. Beating Colorado seems like a good starting point to get rolling a bit.