November 2nd, 2004
The
Toronto Maple Leafs (3-13-1) are in town to face the
Montreal Canadiens (10-7-0) at the Bell Center. Montreal is 2-0 against the Leafs this year with identical 5-2 score wins.
There is no scoring in the 1st period, Montreal out shot the Leafs 10-3 and the Leafs will start the 2nd period on the PP for 1:23.
The Leafs open the scoring at 5:03 of the 2nd period when RD
Ace Ojala gets his 1st of the year on the PP.
Ojala batted home a juicy rebound past G
Bill Wolfenbarger from in close. The Leafs go up 2-0 at 5:47 with RW
Shawn McElroy's 1st goal of the season.
McElroy scored from inside the slot. The 2nd period ends with the shots 15-12 for Montreal but the Canadien's need to find a way to get back into the game.
Montreal pours it on in the 3rd but cannot beat G
Brent Wiwcharuk as the game ends with the shots 24-13 for Montreal.
Wiwcharuk hit a milestone for 5000 career saves during the game.
Toronto 2
Montreal 0
Toronto RW
Shawn McElroy was named the 1st star with his goal. The 36 year old now has 1 goal and 1 point with 2 PIMs and a -1 rating in 15 games. McElroy had a career high of 36 points twice in his career, most recently in 71 games with the Devils in 2001-02.
Philadelphia Flyers LW
John Russell had 2 goals and an assist in a 5-3 win over the Blues. The 34 year old now has 7 goals and 15 points with 4 PIMs and a +3 rating in 16 games. Russell had a career high 65 points in 72 games for the Flyers last season.