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New Jersey Devils @ Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
Devils
NJ
17-8-2
, 5-5-2 Away
2
17-8-2
, 5-5-2 Away
Final
1
2
3
T
Devils
NJ
0
1
1
2
Canadiens
MTL
1
0
0
1
Montreal Canadiens
Canadiens
MTL
11-18-1
, 4-10-0 Home
1
11-18-1
, 4-10-0 Home
Gamecast
Box Score
Team Stats
Team Stats
NJ
MTL
Shots
32
18
Hits
19
22
Penalty Minutes
6
8
Faceoff %
48.5
%
51.5
48.5
51.5
%
Game Information
Bell Centre
8:30 AM, 17 December 1999
Montreal, QC
Attendance: 19,058
Referees:
Michael McGeough
Linesmen:
Pierre Champoux
Scoring Summary
Penalties
No Scoring Plays
Regular Season Series
NJ leads 2-0
Canadiens
2
Devils
3
Game 1
4/11
Devils
2
Canadiens
1
Game 2
17/12
Devils
2
Canadiens
3
Game 3
25/2
Canadiens
0
Devils
3
Game 4
28/2
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