December 15th, 2003
Montreal travels to Philadelphia to meet the Flyers (16-15-4), a team they beat 8-1 at the Bell Center earlier this year.
Montreal grabs the momentum early and have a 8-1 shot advantage mid way through the 1st period. Montreal grabs the lead 1-0 at 11:40 of the 1st when LW
Eric Brenner is sent in on the wing by C
Patrick Atkins and he scores his 3rd of the season. The Flyers should be happy they are just down 1-0 after the 1st with the Habs out shooting them 17-2.
RW
Robert Cull is sent in all alone by C
Patrick Atkins for his 7th of the year on a nice deke to make it 2-0 at 0:25 of the 2nd. Montreal goes up 3-0 on RW
Zack Broderick's 1st career NHL goal on a deflection of RD
Steven Thornton's shot at 1:43 of the 2nd. Much like the first, just 7 minutes into the 2nd and the Habs are out shooting Philly 10-3 in the period. LW
Emile Boudreau gets into the action converting a RW
Joey Mariani feed for his 14th of the year at 7:32 and its 4-0. The 2nd period ends with the Canadiens up now 30-7 in the shots.
Although the score has not changed, 15 minutes into the 3rd Montreal is in total control again of the game with the shots 11-4 so far in the period. Montreal RW
Zach Broderick gives a big hit and causes a turnover that C
Jeff Pilbeam becomes the benefactor and scores his 5th of the year at 15:26 to make it 5-0. The game ends with the finals shots 45-13 for Montreal and G
Bill Wolfenbarger getting the easy shutout.
Montreal 5 Philadelphia 0
Montreal C
Jeff Pilbeam was the 1st star with a goal and an assist. The 31 year old now has 5 goals and 10 points with 15 PIMs and a +9 rating in 34 games. Last season Pilbeam had 31 goals and 51 points in 72 games for Montreal.