Players who played for the Montreal Canadiens and New Jersey Devils
43 players
43 players have played for both the Montreal Canadiens and the New Jersey Devils. Stephane Richer spent the most seasons with the two: 9 with the Montreal Canadiens and 5 with the New Jersey Devils. On a roster now: Jake Allen, Johnathan Kovacevic, and Tyler Toffoli. Rosters are on file in full from 1993-94; before that only some of the stars are.
| Player | Pos | MTL | NJ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stephane Richer | RW | 1984–1998 · 9 seasons | 1991–1996 · 5 seasons |
| Claude Lemieux | RW | 1983–1990 · 7 seasons | 1990–2000 · 6 seasons |
| Brian Gionta | RW | 2009–2014 · 5 seasons | 2001–2009 · 7 seasons |
| Turner Stevenson | RW | 1992–2000 · 8 seasons | 2000–2004 · 4 seasons |
| Randy McKay | RW | 2002–2003 · 1 season | 1991–2002 · 11 seasons |
| Dainius Zubrus | C | 1998–2001 · 3 seasons | 2007–2015 · 8 seasons |
| Scott Gomez | C | 2009–2012 · 3 seasons | 1999–2015 · 8 seasons |
| Lyle Odelein | D | 1989–1996 · 7 seasons | 1996–2000 · 4 seasons |
| P.K. Subban | D | 2009–2016 · 7 seasons | 2019–2022 · 3 seasons |
| Kirk Muller | LW | 1991–1994 · 3 seasons | 1984–1991 · 7 seasons |
| Sheldon Souray | D | 1999–2007 · 6 seasons | 1997–2000 · 3 seasons |
| Jake Allen | G | 2020–2024 · 4 seasons | 2023–2026 · 3 seasons |
| Keith Kinkaid | G | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2012–2019 · 6 seasons |
| Michael Ryder | RW | 2003–2013 · 5 seasons | 2013–2015 · 2 seasons |
| Jim Dowd | C | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 1991–2007 · 6 seasons |
| Vladimir Malakhov | D | 1995–2000 · 5 seasons | 1999–2006 · 2 seasons |
| Eric Weinrich | D | 1998–2001 · 3 seasons | 1988–1992 · 4 seasons |
| Tomas Tatar | LW | 2018–2021 · 3 seasons | 2021–2025 · 3 seasons |
| Michael Cammalleri | LW | 2009–2012 · 3 seasons | 2014–2017 · 3 seasons |
| Tom Chorske | RW | 1989–1991 · 2 seasons | 1991–1995 · 4 seasons |
| David Maley | C | 1985–1987 · 2 seasons | 1987–1991 · 4 seasons |
| Ilya Kovalchuk | LW | 2019–2020 · 1 season | 2009–2013 · 4 seasons |
| Arron Asham | RW | 1998–2002 · 4 seasons | 2007–2008 · 1 season |
| Craig Darby | C | 1999–2002 · 3 seasons | 2002–2004 · 2 seasons |
| Reid Simpson | LW | 2001–2002 · 1 season | 1994–1998 · 4 seasons |
| Johnathan Kovacevic | D | 2022–2024 · 2 seasons | 2024–2026 · 2 seasons |
| Devante Smith-Pelly | RW | 2014–2016 · 2 seasons | 2015–2017 · 2 seasons |
| Matt D'Agostini | RW | 2007–2010 · 3 seasons | 2012–2013 · 1 season |
| Pierre Dagenais | LW | 2003–2006 · 2 seasons | 2000–2002 · 2 seasons |
| Doug Gilmour | C | 2001–2003 · 2 seasons | 1996–1998 · 2 seasons |
| Tom Kurvers | D | 1984–1986 · 2 seasons | 1987–1989 · 2 seasons |
| Tyler Toffoli | C | 2020–2022 · 2 seasons | 2023–2024 · 1 season |
| David Schlemko | D | 2017–2019 · 2 seasons | 2015–2016 · 1 season |
| Yann Danis | G | 2005–2006 · 1 season | 2009–2016 · 2 seasons |
| Tom Kostopoulos | RW | 2007–2009 · 2 seasons | 2012–2013 · 1 season |
| Jay Leach | D | 2009–2010 · 1 season | 2008–2011 · 2 seasons |
| Sylvain Turgeon | LW | 1990–1992 · 2 seasons | 1989–1990 · 1 season |
| Evgenii Dadonov | LW | 2022–2023 · 1 season | 2025–2026 · 1 season |
| Eric Tangradi | LW | 2014–2015 · 1 season | 2018–2019 · 1 season |
| P.A. Parenteau | RW | 2014–2015 · 1 season | 2016–2017 · 1 season |
| Darren Langdon | LW | 2003–2004 · 1 season | 2005–2006 · 1 season |
| Eric Bertrand | LW | 2000–2001 · 1 season | 1999–2000 · 1 season |
| Jocelyn Lemieux | RW | 1988–1989 · 1 season | 1995–1996 · 1 season |
Regular season, under every name each club has played as. A season split by a trade counts for both clubs where the game logs reach it (NBA from 1993-94, NFL 1994, NHL 1996, MLB 2001). Longest stay with the two first.
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