Jake Allen made 34 saves and shut out his former team as the New Jersey Devils beat the Montreal Canadiens 4-0 on Saturday. Allen, traded from Montreal to New Jersey at last season’s deadline, denied Montreal’s Owen Beck on a penalty shot with 15 seconds left to secure his fourth shutout of the season in his 20th start.

Back at the scene of the crime of Nico Hischier’s injury, the still undermanned New Jersey Devils faced off against the Montreal Canadiens in the final game before the Four Nations Face-Off break.

Throughout his career, Allen has started nine games against the Canadiens with a record of 4-5-0, a 3.23 goals-against average, and a .885 save percentage. On the other side of th