New Jersey 7, Montreal 1
First Period
1. New Jersey, McLeod 4 (Graves, White) 4:36.
2. New Jersey, Mercer 10 (Boqvist, Smith) 15:31.
Penalties — None.
Second Period
3. Montreal, Kulak 2 (Armia, Poehling) 5:54.
4. New Jersey, Hischier 10 (Mercer, Sharangovich) 9:14.
5. New Jersey, Boqvist 3 (Severson, Johnsson) 18:53.
6. New Jersey, McLeod 5 (Graves, Smith) 19:40.
Penalties — Bastian NJ (tripping) 7:00; Severson NJ (interference) 9:33; Subban NJ (hooking) 14:59.
Third Period
7. New Jersey, Zacha 12 (Severson, Bratt) 3:19 (pp).
8. New Jersey, Tatar 9 (Zacha) 9:57.
Penalties — Petry Mtl (interference) 3:02; Wideman Mtl (slashing) 10:16.
Shots on goal by
| New Jersey | 11 | 14 | 9 | _ | 34 |
| Montreal | 5 | 16 | 10 | _ | 31 |
Goal — New Jersey: Gillies (W, 2-6-1). Montreal: Primeau (L, 1-6-1).
Power plays (goals-chances) — New Jersey: 1-2; Montreal: 0-3.
Referees — Kyle Rehman, Kevin Pollock. Linesmen — Brad Kovachik, Ryan Daisy.
Attendance — 500 at Montreal.
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