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Things worth knowing about the Canadiens & Devils game day

Things worth knowing about the Canadiens & Devils game day

The Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils may not have a long-standing rivalry, but their history is linked to some legendary names.

They may have only met once in the Stanley Cup playoffs, a Devils win, but the Canadiens lead 81-70-10-8, including games against the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies.

Interestingly, since moving to New Jersey in 1982, Montreal has a losing record against the Devils of 54-68-8-8.

Good luck with the quizzes tonight!

1. Who scored the Canadiens' last hat trick against the Devils?

  1. Claude Lemieux

  2. Vincent Damphousse

  3. Saku Koivu

  4. Joel Armia

2. What year did the Devils eliminate the Canadiens in the Stanley Cup playoffs?

  1. 1996

  2. 1997

  3. 1998

  4. 1999

3. Who scored Montreal's only penalty goal (1986) against New Jersey?

  1. Mario Tremblay

  2. Bobby Smith

  3. Guy Carbonneau

  4. Mats Naeslund

Related: Is Canadiens Caufield on track to overtake Hall of Famer?

4. Who is the Canadiens' all-time leading scorer against the Devils?

  1. Steve Shutt

  2. Larry Robinson

  3. Guy Lafleur

  4. Mario Tremblay

5. Who is the only Canadiens goaltender with two shutouts against New Jersey?

  1. Ken Dryden

  2. Richard Sevigny

  3. Brian Hayward

  4. Patrick Roy

6. Which Montreal skater has played the most games against the Devils?

  1. Bob Gainey

  2. Larry Robinson

  3. Andrei Markov

  4. Tomas Plekanec

7. Which Canadiens player, part of the 1993 Stanley Cup-winning team, was drafted second overall by New Jersey?

  1. JJ Daigneault

  2. Gary Leeman

  3. Kirk Mueller

  4. Vincent Damphousse

8. Which of these goaltenders did NOT play for the Canadiens and Devils?

  1. Jake Allen

  2. Keith Kinkaid

  3. Jeff Hackett

  4. Denis Herron

Related: Former Canadiens goalie makes NHL history

9. Who is the only defenseman to win the Norris Trophy and play for Montreal and New Jersey?

  1. Chris Chelios

  2. Larry Robinson

  3. PK Subban

  4. Doug Harvey

10. Which former Canadiens legend did NOT lead the Devils to the Stanley Cup title?

  1. Scotty Bowman

  2. Pat Burns

  3. Larry Robinson

  4. Jacques Lemaire


Game Day Trivia will be released during the Canadiens' first period of play. So come back for the next edition on Saturday November 9th as they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.

As for tonight's minutiae, you'll find the answers in tomorrow morning's Game Takeaways story.

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