October 26th, 2004
The
Montreal Canadiens (7-7-0) 7 game road trip continues on to the Wells Fargo Center and the
Philadelphia Flyers (6-5-2). Montreal won the first meeting this season 4-2.
The Flyers get an early opening goal as C
Zach Paterson gets his 3rd on a shot from the left side at a sharp angle for the 1-0 lead at just 0:55. Montreal ties it up at 9:36 when RW
Zack Broderick's wrister from near the left point beats the Flyer goalie on a pass from C
Patrick Atkins. It was
Broderick's 1st of the year. The period ends tied 1-1 with the Flyers holding a 11-8 shot advantage.
Montreal takes the lead on the PP as LD
Richard Nytra gets in deep and tips C
Patrick Atkins shot from in close for his 1st of the year at 18:56 of the 2nd period. The period ends 2-1 for Montreal with the shots now 18-17 for Montreal.
Montreal goes up 3-1 as LD
Richard Nytra gets his 2nd of the night and season on a slap shot from the left point. LW
Eric Brenner fed the puck back to
Nytra at 2:52 of the 3rd period. Montreal extend the lead to 4-1 as RD
Rinat Sadriyev gets his 2nd of the year on a shot from the high slot after a rebound on RW
Petr Klusacek's shot at 4:08. Montreal have a good 3rd period to beat the Flyers while outshooting them 32-22.
Montreal 4 Philadelphia 1
Philadelphia Flyers
Zach Paterson played in his 300th game today. The 32 year old has 68 goals and 185 points during his NHL career.
Montreal LD
Richard Nytra was the 1st star with his 2 goals and 1 assist. The 21 year old now has 2 goals and 7 points with 4 PIMs and a +1 rating in 15 games.
