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Montreal Canadiens @ New Jersey Devils
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
8-13-0
, 1-6-0 Away
1
8-13-0
, 1-6-0 Away
Final/OT
1
2
3
OT
T
Canadiens
MTL
0
1
0
0
1
Devils
NJ
0
0
1
0
1
New Jersey Devils
Devils
NJ
14-7-0
, 6-3-0 Home
1
14-7-0
, 6-3-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
MTL
NJ
Shots
22
38
Hits
0
0
Penalty Minutes
8
6
Faceoff %
0.0
0.0
Game Information
IZOD Center
7:30 PM, December 4, 1998
East Rutherford, NJ
Attendance: 16,268
Referees:
Stephen Walkom
Linesmen:
Brian Murphy
Pat Dapuzzo
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 1-0-1
Canadiens
0
Devils
3
Game 1
11/11
Canadiens
1
Devils
1
Game 2
12/4
Devils
1
Canadiens
1
Game 3
12/19
Devils
6
Canadiens
2
Game 4
4/10
NHL News
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Montreal Canadiens (48-24-10, in the Atlantic Division) vs. Carolina Hurricanes (53-22-7, in the Metropolitan Division)
Slavin shoulders blame after Hurricanes' defensive meltdown
Star defenseman Jaccob Slavin shouldered the responsibility for the Hurricanes' uncharacteristic defensive disaster in their Game 1 loss to the Canadiens.
Canadiens-Hurricanes Game 1 takeaways, grades, early look at Game 2
Game 1 was a dominant showing for the Habs. Here's what it all means, with a look ahead to the rest of the series.