How to Watch Devils Game vs. Montreal Canadiens (01/22/2025); Projected Lines, Notes, & More

The New Jersey Devils (27-17-6) visit the Montreal Canadiens (24-20-4) on Saturday night with a new plan in goal.

Devils Notebook: Jack Hughes Absent; Goalie Plan Revealed

Jacob Markstrom will be sidelined for a while. Jake Allen leads the way versus his former team on Saturday.

The Habs have been strong of late with a 7-2-1 record in their last 10 games. The Devils are looking to build off their first win out of a four-game losing streak.

What to Know vs. Canadiens

— The Devils are 8-0-0 against Montreal since April 1, 2018. The last time that the Devils dropped a contest at Montreal was a 2-1 overtime loss on Dec. 14, 2017.

— The last time that the Devils lost in regulation at Montreal was Dec. 8, 2016, after a 5-2 defeat.

— In the first matchup against Montreal, Jesper Bratt (2g-1a) and Jack Hughes (1g-2a) led the way with three points in the contest.

— Jacob Markstrom earned the win in net after recording 21 saves on 24 shots.

2024-25 vs. Canadiens

11/7/24 5-3, W Prudential Center
1/25/25 TBD Montreal
2/8/25 TBD Montreal

Devils vs. Canadiens

Record: 77-47-8-7
home record: 41-21-4-4
road record: 36-26-4-3

Projected Devils Lineup*

Forwards

Ondrej Palat–Jack Hughes–Paul Cotter

Stefan Noesen–Nico Hischier–Jesper Bratt

Timo Meier–Justin Dowling–Dawson Mercer

Tomas Tatar–Curtis Lazar–Nathan Bastian

Defensemen

Brenden Dillon–Dougie Hamilton

Jonas Siegenthaler–Johnathan Kovacevic

Luke Hughes–Brett Pesce

Goaltenders

Jake Allen

Isaac Poulter

*Lineup subject to change

Projected Canadiens Lineup*

Forwards

Cole Caufield–Nick Suzuki–Juraj Slafkovsky

Patrik Laine–Kirby Dach–Alex Newhook

Josh Anderson–Christian Dvorak–Brendan Gallagher

Michael Pezzetta–Jake Evans–Joel Armia

Defensemen

Lane Hutson–Mike Matheson

Kaiden Guhle–Alexandre Carrier

Arber Xhekaj–David Savard

Goaltenders

Sam Montembault

Jakub Dobes

*Lineup subject to change

How to Watch the Devils Game — 7:00 P.M. EST

Watch: MSGSN 2

Radio: DEVILS HOCKEY NET

Next Up

Mon. Jan. 27 At PHI 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Wed., Jan 29 Vs PHI 7:00 P.M. E.T.
Sun., Feb 2 At BUFF 1:00 P.M. E.T.
Tue., Feb. 4 At PIT 7:00 P.M. E.T.

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