Canadiens & Devils Game Day Trivia

The Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils may not have a lengthy rivalry, but their histories are intertwined with some legendary names.

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

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

Best of luck with tonight’s trivia!

1. Who scored the last Canadiens 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 the only Montreal penalty shot goal (1986) against New Jersey?

1. Mario Tremblay

2. Bobby Smith

3. Guy Carbonneau

4. Mats Näslund

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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 goalie 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. J.J. Daigneault

2. Gary Leeman

3. Kirk Muller

4. Vincent Damphousse

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

1. Jake Allen

2. Keith Kinkaid

3. Jeff Hackett

4. Denis Herron

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9. Who is the only Norris Trophy-winning defenseman to play with Montreal and New Jersey?

1. Chris Chelios

2. Larry Robinson

3. P.K. Subban

4. Doug Harvey

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

1. Scotty Bowman

2. Pat Burns

3. Larry Robinson

4. Jacques Lemaire

Game Day Trivia is published during the first period of Canadiens games, so come back for the next edition on Saturday, Nov. 9, when they visit the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Regarding tonight’s trivia, check tomorrow morning’s game takeaways story for the answers.