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Saturday, December 17, 2011 · Centre Bell

Game analysis

Canadiens fall to Devils 3–5

P. Elias scored the game-winner at 1:31 of the third.
A back-and-forth game: the lead changed hands 2 times.
M. Brodeur stopped 23 of 26 shots (.885) for the win.
The Devils controlled play, outshooting the Canadiens 35–26.
Power play: NJD 2/5, MTL 1/4.
P. Elias led all scorers with 2 goals and 0 assists.

Three stars

1st star
P. Elias
NJD · 2G 0A
2nd star
D. Zubrus
NJD · 1G 1A
3rd star
H. Gill
MTL · 0G 2A

Scoring summary

1st

7:05NJDP. SykoraAssists: D. Zubrus, A. Henrique1–0

2nd

2:21MTLP. SubbanPPAssists: T. Kaberle, M. Cammalleri1–1
5:05NJDP. EliasPPAssists: I. Kovalchuk, K. Foster2–1
6:33MTLC. CampoliAssists: Y. Weber, H. Gill2–2
8:57MTLL. EllerAssists: L. Leblanc, H. Gill2–3
18:26NJDD. ClarksonAssists: A. Larsson3–3

3rd

1:31NJDP. EliasAssists: P. Sykora4–3
10:18NJDD. ZubrusPPAssists: I. Kovalchuk, K. Foster5–3

Team stats

Team stats comparison
NJD	Stat	MTL
35	Shots	26
51.1%	Faceoff %	48.9%
2/5	Power Play	1/4
8	PIM	10
24	Hits	22
13	Blocked	23
14	Giveaways	14
2	Takeaways	3

Devils at Canadiens recap: final score, goals, shots, period-by-period stats and key takeaways, from the NHL’s official data.

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