New Jersey goaltender Scott Clemmensen stopped 33 shots to guide the Devils to a 4-1 home victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Friday. Clemmensen, who has been a major factor in his team's success since taking over for injured starting goalie Martin Brodeur in November, improved to 14-6-1 in net.

"We had a tremendous effort from our goaltender right on out," Devils coach Brent Sutter said. "I had tremendous confidence in the guys and how they responded. You can go right through the lineup, everyone played really well."

Zach Parise led the offense with a goal and an assist as New Jersey snapped Montreal's three-game win streak.

With a first-period snap shot, Parise ran his team-leading goals total to 22 and recorded his fourth score in the last four contests.

New Jersey Devils goalie Scott Clemmensen (L) makes a save in front of Montreal Canadiens winger Max Pacioretty (67) and center Kyle Chipchura in the second period of their NHL hockey game in Newark, New Jersey, January 2, 2009.

New Jersey (22-12-3) rebounded from a disappointing 2-4 defeat to the Dallas Stars on Wednesday and pulled within two points of the New York Rangers for the Atlantic Division lead. The Canadiens (21-10-6), second place in the Northeast, failed to gain ground on the league-leading Boston Bruins.

Goalie Jaroslav Halak was chased after allowing three goals in two periods for Montreal, which has been plagued by injuries.

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