Cody Glass<\/a> made it 2-0 when he picked up the puck in the neutral zone, splitting the defense, skated into the right circle, and snapped a shot through Fowler\u2019s five-hole, recording his 17th goal of the season.<\/p>\nConnor Brown took a pass from J. Hughes, who got the puck from Jesper Bratt, and shot into an empty Montreal net for the 3-0 final with 3:25 left to play in the third period. This was Brown\u2019s 17th goal of the season.<\/p>\n
Game Notes:<\/p>\n
\u2013 With their victory against the Canadiens, the Devils won their 11th consecutive road game in Montreal, which is the longest active run in the NHL against a single opponent. Montreal hasn\u2019t defeated New Jersey at the Bell Centre since Tomas Plekanec scored the overtime winner in a 2-1 win on December 14th, 2017.<\/p>\n
\u2013 This was Jacob Markstrom\u2019s first shutout since April 5th, 2025.<\/p>\n
\u2013 After recording his first of two assists in this game, Jack Hughes has an NHL-best 35 points since scoring the \u201cGolden Goal\u201d at the Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026, including a League-high eight points in April so far. \u2026With his second assist, Hughes has 122 career multi-point games, overtaking Jesper Bratt (121) for sole possession of the fourth most in Devils franchise history. He also overtook Aaron Broten (62) on the club\u2019s career multi-assist games list with 63. \u2026Hughes has nine points (three goals, six assists) during a three-point streak, and in his past five games, he has 13 points (five goals, eight assists).<\/p>\n
\u2013 On February 8th at Bell Centre, Jake Allen posted a shutout, and after Marktrom\u2019s performance on Sunday, this is the second time the Devils have recorded shutouts in consecutive visits to Montreal. It\u2019s also the first time since 2000-01 when they did so on February 6th, 2001, and April 7th, 2001 (both by Martin Brodeur).<\/p>\n
\u2013 Jacob Fowler made a total of 17 saves for the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Prior to the game, the Canadiens clinched a berth in the Stanley Cup Playoffs for a second straight season when the Detroit Red Wings took a 5-4 loss against the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Devils: 40-34-3, Canadiens: 45-22-10<\/p>\n
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