Going for it all in Montreal....... part deux

[Big T]

February 6th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (24-23-8) travel to the Verizon Center and a game with the Washington Capitals (20-29-5). Montreal is 1-2-0 against Washington including a 4-2 loss the last time the teams played in Washington.


Montreal opens the scoring at 18:40 of the 1st period with C James Courcy's 5th goal of the season. Courcy's shot from the high slot is assisted by RW Ed Bryant and LW Eric Brenner. The 1st period ends with Montreal leading in shots on goal, 13-8.


The Capitals tie it up at 6:28 of the 2nd period with RD Marcus Christensen's 1st goal of the year with the Caps. Christiansen's one-timer from the right point beats G Martin King. The 2nd period ends with the shots 22-14 for Montreal.


The 3rd period was scoreless as Montreal controlled most of the play. The final shots were 29-16 for the Canadiens.


Montreal 1 Washington 1


Washington's RD Marcus Christensen was named the 1st star with his goal. The 25 year old now has 4 goals and 16 points with 7 PIMs and a -3 rating in 26 games with the Capitals and the Golden Knights. Christensen had a career high of 6 goals twice, most recently in 2001-02 with the Flyers while playing 66 games.


Dallas Stars RD Liam LaBelle had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Rangers. The 28 year old now has 7 goals and 36 points with 23 PIMs and a +8 rating in 54 games. LaBelle had a career high 14 goals in 72 games with the Stars during the 2000-01 season.

[Big T]

February 8th, 2005


The Buffalo Sabres (19-27-7) make a stop at the Bell Center for a meeting with the Montreal Canadiens (24-23-9). The Canadiens have won all 3 meetings with the Sabres including a 5-1 win the last time the teams met in Montreal.


The Sabres get the 1-0 goal while SH as LD Derek Bright got his 5th of the season. Bright had the defenders part as he went in all alone on a breakaway and beat G Bill Wolfenbarger at 16:01. Montreal ties it up on the PP with C Dean Casey's 21st of the year at 19:49. Casey's snap shot from the right circle is assisted by RW Ed Bryant and RD Steven Thornton. The first period ends with the shots 8-6 for Buffalo.


There is no scoring in the 2nd period as the shots are now tied 15-15.


Montreal goes up 2-1 at 2:47 of the 3rd period with LW Eric Brenner's 14th goal of the year. Brenner is sent in all alone on a breakaway by RD Anthony Reynolds, the 2nd assist goes to RW Ed Bryant. Montreal goes up 3-1 at 13:08 with RW Joey Mariani's 10th goal of the year. Mariani's shot from the high slot is assisted by C Dean Casey and LW Emile Boudreau. Montreal hangs on for the win outshooting Buffalo 29-27 in the process.

Montreal 3 Buffalo 1

Montreal LW Eric Brenner was the 1st star with his goal. The 21 year old now has 14 goals and 26 points with 14 PIMs and a +5 rating in 54 games. Brenner has improved on his rookie season last year for goals when he had 7 in 33 games for Montreal.


Boston Bruins LW Taneli Mattila had 3 goals and an assist in a 7-1 win over the Devils. The 31 year old now has 16 goals and 44 points with 14 PIMs and a +1 rating in 53 games. Matilla had a career high 22 goals in 72 games for the Bruins in 2002-03.


Dallas Stars RW Radik Gumerov had 2 goals in a 4-2 win over the Blues. The 21 year old now has 15 goals and 47 points with 10 PIMs and a +18 rating in 55 games. Gumerov set a career high with 15 goals this year exceeding his previous best from last year when he had 14 goals in 63 games for the Stars.


Winnipeg Jets C Peter Horvath had a goal and 2 assists in a 6-2 win over the Golden Knights. The 23 year old now has 23 goals and 51 points with 43 PIMs and a +8 rating in 51 games. Horvath had a career high 20 goals previously in 72 games for the Senators in 2001-02.


Colorado Avalanche G Tommy Ruest made 26 saves in a 2-0 win over the Penguins. The 21 year old now has 14 wins with 3 SO's, a 2.55 GAA and a .912 Sv% in 31 games. Ruest had a career high 16 wins in his rookie season last year with Colorado in 38 games.

[Big T]

February 9th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (25-23-9) are off to the Canadian Tire Center to face the Ottawa Senators (24-21-9) The Canadiens are 2-2-2 against the Sens this year and lost the last meeting in Ottawa 4-0.


The Ottawa Senators open the scoring at 13:59 of the 1st with LW Winslow Fitzstephen's 21st goal of the year. Fitzstephen's goes 5-hole on G Martin King while on a breakaway to make it 1-0. The 1st period ends with the shots 12-8 for Ottawa.


The Senators go up 2-0 at 16:45 of the 2nd period with LW Carsten Jensen's 5th goal of the year. Jensen's one-time eludes King from the left point. The 2nd period ends with the shots 23-13 for the Senators.


Ottawa grabs a 3-0 lead on C Kimmo Pulkkinen's 12th goal of the season while SH. Pulkkinen's deflection goes in at 4:50 of the 3rd period. Montreal gives up another breakaway goal at 14:18 when C Kimmo Pulkkinen gets his 13th of the year. Its now 4-0. The shots end up 31-22 for the Senators.


Ottawa 4 Montreal 0


Ottawa Senators C Kimmo Pulkkinen had 2 goals and is the 1st star. The 23 year old now has 13 goals and 47 points with 14 PIMs and a +11 rating in 55 games. Pulkkinen had a career high 22 goals in 70 games for the Stars and Flyers during the 2002-03 season.


Buffalo Sabres LD Derek Bright had 2 assists in a 3-1 win over the Devils. The 22 year old now has 5 goals and 34 points with 22 PIMs and a -23 rating in 52 games. Bright had a career high 14 goals last year in 72 games with the Sabres.


Vegas Golden Knights RD Robert Petty will miss up to 2 weeks with back tightness. The 34 year old has 9 goals and 30 points with 36 PIMs and a +0 rating in 43 games. Last season Petty had 8 goals and 18 points in 43 games with the Golden Knights.


Nashville Predators G Richard Farrant had 26 saves in a 4-0 win over the Golden Knights. The 28 year old now has 15 wins with 8 SO's, a 2.16 GAA and a .918 Sv% in 44 games. Last year Farrant had 19 wins with a 2.25 GAA in 48 games for the Predators.

[Big T]

February 15th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (25-24-9) travel to the PPG Paints Center and a visit with the Pittsburgh Penguins (28-21-8) The Habs are 0-1-1 against the Pens this year including a 1-0 loss the last time they met in Pittsburgh.


It was a low offense 1st period with the shots only 4-3 for the Penguins.


Montreal gets the opening goal at 3:12 of the 2nd period with LW Emile Boudreau's 16th goal of the season. Boudreau's shot from the right circle is assisted by RW Joey Mariani and LD Dominick Heatherington. Montreal goes up 2-1 at 5:08 with LW Randolph Lott's 5th of the year. Lott deflected RW Zach Broderick's shot, C Jeff Pilbeam gets the 2nd assist. The Penguins get back with in 1 with a 5 on 3 PP goal by LW Jonathan Hess at 12:40. Hess's shot from the left circle beats G Bill Wolfenbarger for his 16th goal of the season. Montreal goes up 3-1 at 15:55 with LW Eric Brenner's 15th goal of the year. Brenner tips LD Dominick Heatherington's shot with C James Courcy also picking up an assist. Montreal C Dean Casey gets into a scrap at 19:28 of the 2nd period. We will see what happens to the momentum. The period ends with the shots 14-11 for the Penguins.


There is no scoring in the 3rd period as the Penguins out shot Montreal 22-17 in the game.


Montreal 3 Pittsburgh 1


Montreal LD Dominick Heatherington had 2 assists and was the 1st star. The 21 year old now has 4 goals and 23 points with 32 PIMs and a +14 rating in 57 games. Last season Heatherington had 5 goals and 21 points in 72 games for Montreal.


New York Islanders RW Edmund Perkins had 1 goal and 2 assists in a 4-2 win over the Red Wings. The 22 year old now has 18 goals and 42 points with 16 PIMs and a -2 rating in 49 games. For his career, Perkins has 51 goals and 130 points in 243 NHL games.


Boston Bruins LW Taneli Mattila had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Capitals. The 31 year old now has 18 goals and 46 points with 14 PIMs and a +1 rating. For his career, Mattila has 81 goals and 221 points in 342 NHL games.


Dallas Stars Radik Gumerov had a goal in a 1-0 win over the Golden Knights. The 21 year old now has 17 goals and 50 points with 10 PIMs and a +19 rating in 58 games. For his career Gumerov has 55 goals and 155 points in 264 NHL games.


Chicago Blackhawks LW Isaac Tokarski had a goal and 2 assists in a 5-2 win over the Predators. The 22 year old now has 33 goals and 68 points with 36 PIMs and a +16 rating in 58 games. For his career, Tokarski has 63 goals and 141 points in 178 NHL games.


Vancouver Canucks LW Jordan Murray had a goal in a 2-2 tie with the Jets. The 35 year old now has 25 goals and 48 points with 16 PIMs and a -4 rating in 58 games. For his career, Murray has 120 goals and 274 points in 333 NHL games.

[Big T]

February 16th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (26-24-9) are on the road to the Wells Fargo Center for a game with the Philadelphia Flyers (24-27-7) The Habs are 2-1-0 against the Flyers including a 4-1 win the last time they met in the City of Brotherly Love.


The Flyers capitalize on the Canadiens turnover at 4:21 of the 1st with LW Rob Dean's 16th goal of the year. Dean beats G Martin King from the high slot to go up 1-0. Philadelphia goes up 2-0 at 17:06 with RW Tomas Sadlo's 4th goal of the year. Sadlo's one-timer from the left circle beats King. The first period was all Philadelphia with Montreal getting their 1st shot on goal near the 9 minute mark. The shots were 13-5 in favour of Philadelphia.


There was no scoring in the second with the shots 9-5 for Montreal for a 2 period total of 18-14 for the Flyers. Montreal will be short-handed for the first 1:22 with RD Dominick Heatherington in the sin-bin.


Montreal LW Emile Boudreau headed to the locker room early in the 3rd with a leg injury. Montreal could not take advantage of a couple of Flyer penalties in the 3rd and RD Alex Baird added an empty netter at 18:54 to make it 3-0. His shot from the right point was his 2nd of the season. The final shots were 23-19 for the Flyers.


Flyers Magnus Sundstrom achieve his 250th point Milestone. The 32 year old now has 9 goals and 28 points with 30 PIMs and a +1 rating in 50 games for the Flyers and Devils this season. For his career he has 93 goals and 250 points in 331 NHL games.


Philadelphia 3 Montreal 0


Philadelphia Flyers C Trent Powell had 2 assists as the 1st star. The 30 year old now has 11 goals and 38 points with 28 PIMs and a +15 rating in 59 games. For his career, Powell has 86 goals and 228 points in 302 NHL games.


Montreal Canadiens LW Emile Boudreau has been diagnosed with a strained foot. He is expected to miss up to 2 weeks. The 22 year old now has 16 goals and 42 points with 30 PIMs and a +1 rating in 58 games. For his career, Boudreau has 79 goals and 211 points in 270 NHL games.


Detroit Red Wings LW Chad Deraspe had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over the Islanders. The 22 year old now has 24 goals and 56 points with 60 PIMs and a +18 rating in 57 games. For his career, Deraspe has 103 goals and 222 points in 318 NHL games.


Boston Bruins LW Taneli Mattila had a goal in a 3-1 win over the Blues. The 31 year old now has 19 goals and 47 points with 18 PIMs and a +3 rating in 58 games. For his career, Mattila has 82 goals and 222 points in 344 NHL games.


Washington Capitals C Jude Jordan had 2 assists in a 2-1 win over the Rangers. The 23 year old now has 19 goals and 47 points with 38 PIMs and a -4 rating in 59 games. For his career, Jordan has 63 goals and 159 points in 275 NHL games.


Pittsburgh Penguins RW Jacob Wills had 2 goals and an assist in a 6-1 win over the Flyers. The 26 year old now has 19 goals and 49 points with 14 PIMs and a +10 rating in 60 games. For his career, Wills has 104 goals and 251 points in 345 NHL games.

[Big T]

February 20th, 2005


The Ottawa Senators (27-21-11) are at the Bell Center to face the Montreal Canadiens (26-25-9). The Senators lead the season series 3-2-2 but Montreal won the last time they met in Montreal 4-1.


Montreal opens the scoring at 9:07 with C Jeff Pilbeam's 11th goal of the year. Pilbeam deflects RW Zach Broderick's shot to make it 1-0. About 11 minutes into the game, LD Vincent Lavoie leaves the game with a leg injury. The first period ends with the Habs having a slight edge in shots 10-9.


The Senators tie the score 1-1 at 18:50 of the 2nd period with former Canadien's RW Kurt Pederson's 20th goal of the season. Pederson scores on a breakaway deke on G Bill Wolfenbarger. The 2nd period ends with the shots 21-16 for Montreal.


The 3rd period is played very tightly with the shots just 6-3 for Ottawa, but no scoring. The final shots are 24-22 for Montreal.


Montreal C Jeff Pilbeam reached the 100 goal plateau today. The 32 year old now has 11 goals and 26 points with 20 PIMs and a +12 rating in 61 games. For his career, Pilbeam has 100 goals and 225 points in 340 NHL games.


Montreal 1 Ottawa 1


Montreal C Jeff Pilbeam was the 1st star with his goal.


New York Rangers RW Lukas Kocian had 2 goals in a 5-3 win over the Maple Leafs. The 21 year old now has 24 goals and 53 points with 64 PIMs and a +21 rating in 59 games. Kocian was the Calgary Flames 10th overall pick in the 2002 NHL Draft. On June 25th, 2003, Kocian was traded to the New York Rangers.


Dallas Stars RD Liam LaBelle had 2 goals in a 6-0 win over the Golden Knights. The 28 year old now has 10 goals and 41 points with 23 PIMs and a +13 rating in 61 games. LaBelle has been with the Stars since the league was formed in 2000.

[Big T]

February 23rd, 2005


The St Louis Blues (16-37-10) are at the Bell Center to face the Montreal Canadiens (26-25-10). The teams are meeting for the 1st time this season. Montreal LD Vincent Lavoie will be out of the line-up with a sore Achilles tendon. The 22 year old has 2 goals and 18 points with 46 PIMs and a +2 rating.


Montreal despite getting out played opens the scoring at 13:09 of the 1st period. LW Eric Brenner deflects RW Ed Bryant's shot for his 16th goal of the season for the 1-0 lead. The 1st period ends with the shots 9-5 in favour of the Blues.


Montreal took over the 2nd period with a 17-1 shot advantage and are now outshooting the Blues 22-10 but the score remains 1-0 for Montreal.


Montreal was putting some pressure on St Louis and finally converted at 3:42 of the 3rd period. RW Zach Broderick pounced on a rebound from the high slot and gets his 8th of the season assisted by C Jeff Pilbeam and RD Steven Thornton to make it 2-0. The St Louis Blues make it 2-1 at 14:21 with RD Felix-Andre Lavoie's 5th of the year. Lavoie scored on a breakaway and beat G Bill Wolfenbarger. Montreal goes back up by two at 15:55 with RW Ed Bryant's 2nd goal as a Hab. Bryant's shot from the left circle off a cleanly won faceoff by C Dean Casey gives Bryant 12 goals on the season and Montreal a 3-1 lead. Montreal carried on the dominance in the 3rd period out shooting St Louis 15-2 and for the game 37-12.


Montreal 3 St Louis 1


Montreal RW Ed Bryant had a goal and an assist as the 1st star. The 28 year old now has 12 goals and 27 points with 25 PIMs and a +1 rating in 48 games for the Canadiens and Red Wings. Bryant started his career with the Winnipeg Jets when the league was formed in 2000. He was traded to the Red Wings on September 26th, 2000 after just 3 NHL games. Montreal acquired Bryant on January 26th, 2005 in a trade with the Red Wings.


Winnipeg Jets C Peter Horvath had 2 goals and 2 assists in a 6-1 win over the Oilers. The 23 year old now has 27 goals and 59 points with 47 PIMs and a +12 rating in 59 games. Horvath was the Ottawa Senators 47th overall pick in the 2001 NHL Draft. Horvath was traded to the Jets on July 1st, 2003 by the Senators.


The Montreal Canadiens have activated C Patrick Atkins from the IR today. The 21 year old was injured on November 20th, 2004 with a torn acetabular labrum. Atkins had 15 goals and 26 points with 22 PIMs and a +9 rating in 26 games at the time. The Montreal Canadiens will demote RW Li Wei to make room, the 23 year old has 2 goals and 5 points with 2 PIMs and a -1 rating in 29 games with Montreal this season.

[Big T]

February 26th, 2005


The Boston Bruins (36-18-7) are at the Bell Center for a date with the Montreal Canadiens (27-25-10). The Canadiens lead the seasonal series 2-1-1. The last time these teams met in Montreal, the score was tied 2-2.


Montreal opens the scoring at 8:58 with C Jeff Pilbeam's goal. Pilbeam's shot from the high slot, his 12th of the year is assisted by RW Zach Broderick and LW Eric Brenner to make it 1-0. Boston ties the score 1-1 at 12:27 with C Ronald Sutton's 25th goal of the year. Sutton's shot from the left circle beats G Bill Wolfenbarger. Boston goes up 2-1 at 17:08 with RW Marcus Spikers goal. Spiker's shot from the left circle is his 10th of the year. The period was dominated by Boston with the shots 15-5 for the Bruins.


Boston grabs a 3-1 lead at 14:17 of the 2nd period with RW Marcus Spiker's 2nd goal of the game. Spiker's shot from near the left point gives him 11 on the year. Montreal had a better period with the advantage of shots. The shots are now 20-13 for Boston.


Montreal gets back in the game with a SH goal by C Dean Casey at 0:30 of the 3rd. Casey's shot from the high slot with an assist to LD Dominick Heatherington gives Casey 22 goals on the year. That's as close as Montreal can get with the final shots 24-20 for Boston.


Boston Bruins G Harvey Stevens got his 100th career win during the game. The 29 year old now has 30 wins with 7 SO's, a 1.88 GAA and a .922 Sv% in 48 games this year. For his career besides the 100 wins, Stevens has a 2.27 GAA and a .912 Sv% in 212 NHL games.


Boston 3 Montreal 2


Boston RW Marcus Spiker was the 1st star with his 2 goals. The 23 year old now has 11 goals and 24 points with 29 PIMs and a +9 rating in 62 games.


New York Islanders RW Edmund Perkins had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Bruins. The 22 year old now has 22 goals and 56 points with 24 PIMs and a +4 rating in 61 games with the Islanders and Canucks.


Winnipeg Jets C Peter Horvath has been named the NHL Player of the Month. The 23 year old now has 27 goals and 60 points with 47 PIMs and a +13 rating in 60 games. Horvath had a career high 61 points last year with the Jets in 72 games.


Detroit Red Wings G Samu Myllymaki was named the NHL Goalie of the Month. The 32 year old now has 35 wins with 10 SO's, a 1.95 GAA and a .924 Sv% in 59 games. 35 wins exceeds his previous career best of 30 wins during the 2002-03 season in 50 games for the Devils and Red Wings.

[Big T]

March 1st, 2005


The New York Islanders (27-28-8) are in town to take on the Montreal Canadiens (27-26-10). The Canadiens are 1-2-0 in 3 meetings with the Isles, they lost 4-0 the last time they met at the Bell Center.


The Canadiens enter the game completely healthy for the 1st time in a long time. With Atkins back in the line-up Montreal can get Bryant along side him for the 1st time, a trade that was made to get that match up. The first period was scoreless, the shots were 8-6 for Montreal.


Montreal opens the scoring on the PP at 11:59 of the 2nd period with C Dean Casey's 23rd goal of the year. Casey deflected RD Colton Knoll's shot, LW Eric Brenner got the 2nd assist. The 2nd period ends with the shots 17-15 for the Islanders but Montreal has the edge 1-0 where it counts.


The Islanders tie the score on the PP with C Aleksandr Enukidze's 23rd goal of the season. Enukidze's shot from the right circle eludes G Bill Wolfenbarger to make it 1-1 at 11:15 of the 3rd. That's how the game will end, a 1-1 tie. The Islanders outshot Montreal 28-22.


New York Islanders C Aleksandr Enukidze achieved his milestone 150th point during the game. The 22 year old now has 23 goals and 54 points with 16 PIMs and a +9 rating in 64 games. For his career, Enukidze has 53 goals and 150 points in 224 NHL games.


Montreal 1 Islanders 1


Montreal C Dean Casey was the 1st star with his goal. The 22 year old now has 23 goals with 47 points, 34 PIMs and a +4 rating in 64 games. Casey had a career high 54 points last year in 72 games for Montreal.


Ottawa Senators G Candratkrti Ackerl made 29 saves in a 4-0 win over the Maple Leafs. The 30 year old now has 26 wins with 10 SO's, a 1.98 GAA and a .921 Sv% in 52 games. Ackerl has now set a career high for wins exceeding the 24 he won during the 2002-03 season in 55 games for the Senators.


Dallas Stars RD Liam LaBelle had 2 assists in a 3-1 win over the Penguins. The 28 year old now has 10 goals and 44 points with 25 PIMs and a +19 rating in 65 games. LaBelle has now matched his career high of 44 points that he also achieved in 72 games with the Stars in 2000-01.

[Big T]

March 2nd, 2005


The Detroit Red Wings (40-19-5) are in town to play the Montreal Canadiens (27-26-11). The Canadiens are 0-6-0 against Detroit this year including a 3-2 loss the last time they played at the Bell Center. Montreal as well is officially been eliminated from the post season.


There was no scoring in the 1st, but it was all Detroit. The Red Wings out shot Montreal 16-8 in the period.


Montreal despite getting out played go up 1-0 at 4:44 of the 2nd period with RW Joey Mariani's 11th goal of the season. Mariani's shot from the high slot is assisted by C Dean Casey and LW Emile Boudreau. The 2nd period was a little more even but the shots are now 29-17 for the Red Wings.


Montreal goes up 2-0 at 17:14 of the 3rd period with RD Colton Knoll's 4th goal of the year. Knoll picks up a rebound and converts from the right face off circle with the assist going to C Patrick Atkins. Montreal holds on for the win, with G Martin King getting the shut out. The final shots were 37-25 for the Red Wings.


Montreal 2 Detroit 0


Montreal G Martin King was the 1st star with his 37 save shut out. The 25 year old now has 8 wins with 3 SO's, a 1.95 GAA and a .919 Sv% in 21 games. King had a career high 15 wins last year in 22 games for Montreal.

[Big T]

March 3rd, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (28-26-11) are on the road to Madison Square Gardens and a visit with the New York Rangers (37-18-8). The Canadiens are 1-2-0 against the Rangers this year including a 4-0 win the last time the played in New York.


Montreal grabs a 1-0 lead at 5:05 of the 1st period with C Jeff Pilbeam's 13th goal of the year. Pilbeam's shot from the right face off dot is assisted by RD Steven Thornton and LD Dominick Heatherington. Montreal goes up 2-0 at 16:42 with C Dean Casey's 24th goal of the season. RW Joey Mariani's shot hits Casey in front of the net and beats the Rangers goalie. RD Colton Knoll got the 2nd assist. The 1st period ends with the Rangers outshooting Montreal 14-8.


The Rangers make it 2-1 for Montreal at 17:09 of the 2nd period with a PP goal by LW Francois Roy. Roy's shot from the slot beats G Bill Wolfenbarger for his 29th goal of the year. The 2nd period ends with the shots 18-16 for the Rangers.


The Rangers tie the score 2-2 at 1:46 of the 3rd period with RW Jeff Duke's 6th of the year. Duke's scores from the slot. The Rangers go up 3-2 with another PP goal as Montreal has taken 4 minor penalties in the 3rd period. RW Lukas Kocian tips one past Wolfenbarger for his 27th of the season at 15:44. The Rangers add an empty netter at 19:46 with LW Francois Roy's 30th goal from out side the left face off circle. The final shots are 33-22 for the Rangers.


Rangers 4 Montreal 2


Rangers LW Francois Roy had 2 goals and an assist and was the 1st star in his 350th career NHL game. The 30 year old now has 30 goals and 73 points with 32 PIMs and a +16 rating in 64 games. Roy has set a career high for points this season exceeding the 60 points he had last year in 72 games for the Rangers.


Boston Bruins LW Taneli Mattila had a goal and 2 assists in a 7-4 win over the Devils. The 31 year old now has 21 goals and 56 points with 18 PIMs and a +5 rating in 66 games. Mattila had a career high 22 goals in 72 games for the Bruins during the 2002-03 season.


New York Islanders C Aleksandr Enukidze had a goal and an assist in a 4-3 win over the Flyers. The 22 year old now has 25 goals and 57 points with 16 PIMs and a +12 rating in 66 games. Enukidze set a career high this year with 25 goals, exceeding his previous high of 16 in 72 games set in 2002-03 with the Islanders.

[Big T]

March 8th, 2005


The Boston Bruins (40-20-7) are at the Bell Center with a match up with the Montreal Canadiens (28-27-11) The seasonal series is tied at 2-2-1 including a 3-2 Bruins win the last time they played in Montreal.


Montreal gets the ice breaker at 5:15 of the 1st period with C Jeff Pilbeam's 14th goal of the season. Pilbeam's shot from the right face off circle is assisted by LW Randolph Lott and RD Steven Thornton. The Bruins tie the score up 1-1 at 14:17 with LD Andrew Van Kessel's 1st goal of the season. Van Kessel's shot from the left face off circle beats G Bill Wolfenbarger. The period ends with the shots 9-7 for Montreal.


The Bruins go up 2-1 at 13:21 of the 2nd period with RD Mike Mapes 7th goal of the year. Mapes tips one past G Wolfenbarger. The 2nd period ends with the shots 22-13 for Montreal, a period in which they held most of the momentum.


Boston grab a 3-1 lead at 3:21 of the 3rd period with LW Taneli Mattila's 23rd goal of the season. Mattila scores from the left face off dot. That's how the game ends with the shots 31-22 for Montreal.


Boston 3 Montreal 1


Boston RW Brandon McNicoll had an assist and was the 1st star. The 22 year old now has 9 goals and 23 points with 8 PIMs and a +9 rating in 53 games. His 9 goals this season ties a career high of 9 he originally set in 71 games with Boston during the 2002-03 season.


Dallas Stars LD Desi Cameron had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Blues. The 24 year old now has 9 goals and 40 points with 14 PIMs and a +14 rating in 68 games. Cameron tied a career high of 9 goals that he originally set last year in 72 games for the Stars.

[Big T]

March 9th, 2005


The Pittsburgh Penguins (32-27-9) are at the Bell Center for a date with the Montreal Canadiens (28-28-11). The series is tied 1-1-1 in the previous 3 matchups. The last time these teams met in Montreal the game ended in a 3-3 draw.


Montreal opens up the scoring at 12:19 with RW Zach Broderick's 9th goal of the season. Broderick redirects RD Colton Knoll's shot with the 2nd assist going to C Jeff Pilbeam. Montreal goes up 2-0 with RW Joey Mariani's 12th goal of the year at 14:17. Mariani snaps home RD Colton Knoll's nifty pass from the slot. Montreal LW Eric Brenner leaves the game with a couple minutes left in the period with an apparent leg injury. The shots in the 1st period favoured Montreal 12-8.


Montreal goes up 3-0 with C Dean Casey's 25th goal of the season at 0:54 of the 2nd period. Casey's shot from the left circle was partially stopped by the Pens goalie and trickled over the line. RW Joey Mariani and LW Zach Broderick got the assist. The 2nd period ends with the shots 18-17 for Montreal.


Montreal extends the lead to 4-0 with C Dean Casey's 26th goal of the season at 12:02 of the 3rd. Casey's shot from the right circle is assisted by RD Steven Thornton and RW Ed Bryant. Montreal has the rout on with a 5-0 lead at 12:55 with C James Courcy's 6th goal of the year. Courcy collects a rebound at a bad angle below the right circle, C Jeff Pilbeam gets the assist. The game ends 5-0 with G Martin King collecting the 21 save shutout. The final shots were 30-21 for Montreal.


Montreal 5 Pittsburgh 0


Montreal C Jeff Pilbeam was the 1st star with his 2 assists. The 32 year old now has 14 goals and 32 points with 22 PIMs and a +18 rating in 68 games. Pilbeam had a career high 31 goals in 72 games for Montreal in 2002-03.


Montreal Canadiens LW Eric Brenner will be out up to 3 weeks with a strained groin. The 22 year old now has 16 goals and 30 points with 16 PIMs and a +3 rating in 65 games. Brenner is in his 2nd season in the NHL, last year he had 7 goals in 33 games for Montreal.


Winnipeg Jets C Peter Horvath had 3 assists in a 4-2 win over the Blackhawks. The 23 year old now has 28 goals and 67 points with 51 PIMs and a +19 rating in 65 games. Horvath's 28 goals are a career high beating 20 he had in 72 games for the Senators in 2001-02.

[Big T]

March 12th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (29-28-11) are on the road to visit the Detroit Red Wings (42-21-6) at the Little Caesar's Place. Montreal is a dismal 1-6-0 against the Wings including a 4-2 loss the last time the teams met in Detroit.


Montreal go up 1-0 at 1:19 of the 1st period with LW Emile Boudreau's 17th goal of the season. Boudreau tips C Dean Casey's shot with the 2nd assist going to RW Joey Mariani. Montreal goes up 2-0 with LW Randolph Lott's 6th goal of the year. Lott finished off a scramble in front of the Red Wings net with assists going to RW Joey Mariani and RD Colton Knoll at 3:23. Montreal extends the lead to 3-0 at 5:57 with C Dean Casey's 27th of the season. Casey's shot from out side the right circle is assisted by LW Emile Boudreau and C Patrick Atkins. Former Hab RW Petr Klusacek gets his 5th goal as a Red Wing at 10:26 to make it 3-1. Klusacek's shot from the left circle beats G Bill Wolfenbarger for his 10th goal of the year. The Red Wings make it 3-2 with LW Paul Brown's 19th goal of the year. Brown's shot from the right face off circle is just the Red Wings for shot on goal at 16:06. The final shots in the 1st period where 10-4 for Montreal.


The Red Wings complete the comeback with the 3-3 goal at 15:57 of the 2nd period. LW Chad Deraspe gets his 20th goal of the year on a deflection. The shots after 2 periods are 19-14 for the Red Wings.


The Red Wings go up 4-3 on the PP with RW Ken Patterson's 17th goal of the season. Patterson beats G Wolfenbarger on the breakaway at 8:29 of the 3rd. The Red Wings make it 5-3 with their 5th straight goal in the game at 12:16. RW Ken Patterson gets his 18th goal from a shot in the slot. The game finishes with the final shots 33-25 for Detroit.


Detroit RW Ken Patterson reached the 150th assist milestone during the game. Patterson now has 108 goals and 258 points in 329 NHL games.


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Detroit RW Ken Patterson was named the 1st star with his 2 goals and 1 assist. The 29 year old now has 18 goals and 48 points with 60 PIMs and a +21 rating in 65 games. Last season Patterson had 21 goals and 60 points in 68 games with the Red Wings and Bruins.

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March 13th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (29-29-11) are in Toronto for a match at the Air Canada Center and the Maple Leafs (16-45-8) The Canadiens are 6-1-0 against the lowly Leafs this season.


The Leafs go up 1-0 at 3:16 of the 1st with RD Ace Ojala's 3rd of the season. Ojala beats G Martin King on the breakaway. The score maybe 1-0 for the Toronto, but it was all Montreal on the chances with the shots 17-2 for the Canadiens.


Montreal ties the score will on a 4 on 4 at 1:56 of the 2nd period with RW Ed Bryant's 3rd goal as a Canadiens. Bryant's shot from high between the circles is his 13th of the year with assists to LW Emile Boudreau and RD Colton Knoll. The Leafs make it 2-1 at 8:03 with RW Milan Uhrik's 9th of the season. Uhrik's shot from out side the right circle is just the Leafs 5th shot on goal. Montreal ties the score at 8:47 with RD Anthony Reynold's 3rd goal of the year. Reynold's shot from the right point is assisted by C Dean Casey and RW Joey Mariani. Montreal goes up 3-2 at 11:35 with LW Emile Boudreau's 18th goal of the year. Boudreau's shot from the left face off dot is assisted by LD Vincent Lavoie and RW Joey Mariani. The 2nd period ends with the shots 24-12 for Montreal.


Montreal extends the lead to 4-2 with C Jeff Pilbeam's 15th goal of the year at 5:50 of the 3rd period. Pilbeam redirected LW Robert Cull's shot for the goal. Montreal goes up 5-2 at 13:19 with RW Zach Broderick's 10th goal of the season. Broderick's wrist shot from the right circle is assisted by LD Dominick Heatherington and C Jeff Pilbeam. The Leafs make it 5-3 at 18:40 of the period with LD Guillaume Groulx's 4th goal of the year. Groulx's shot from the right circle beats G King. The game ends with the shots 35-20 for Montreal.


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Montreal LW Emile Boudreau had a goal and an assist as the 1st star. The 22 year old now has 18 goals and 47 points with 36 PIMs and a +8 rating in 65 games. Last year Boudreau had 31 goals and 59 points in 70 games for Montreal.

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March 15th, 2005


The Montreal Canadiens (30-29-11) will finish the season with a home and home with the New Jersey Devils (28-34-8). Montreal is just 1-4-1 with the Devils this season and the last time they met in the Prudential Center, Montreal won 4-2.


The New Jersey Devils open the scoring at 1:52 of the 1st with LW Michal Sin's 18th of the year. Sin's shot from the slot eludes G Martin King for the 1-0 lead. The Devils score on the PP at 11:18 with LW Lukas Svensson's 7th of the season. Svensson tips one in to make it 2-0. Montreal LW Randolph Lott is an unlikely combatant but he gets into a fight with the Devils Svensson shortly after the goal. The shots in the period are 9-3 for New Jersey and they have all the momentum. Montreal gets on the board at 12:44 with LW Emile Boudreau's 19th goal of the year. After an icing call on the Devils, C Dean Casey cleanly wins a draw to Boudreau who beats the Devils goalie from the left face off circle to make it 2-1. The fight got the Habs going as they took over in the latter part of the period and are now outshooting the Devils 14-11.


The Canadiens get the equalizer at 9:08 of the 2nd period with C Patrick Atkins 16th goal of the season. LD Dominick Heatherington's shot hits Atkins in front of the net to make it 2-2, LW Randolph Lott gets the 2nd assist. The Devils get the 3-2 goal at 18:05 with RD Peter Honan's 3rd of the year. Honan beats G Martin King with a shot from the slot on a rebound. The shots are now 25-19 for the Devils.


Montreal ties it up again with LW Emile Boudreau's 20th goal of the year. Boudreau's wrister from the right face off dot is assisted by RW Ed Bryant and LW Randolph Lott at 6:05 of the 3rd period. Montreal goes up 4-3 at 12:58 with RD Colton Knoll's 5th goal of the year. Knoll is sent in all alone by C Jeff Pilbeam with the 2nd assist going to RW Zach Broderick. Montreal makes it 5-3 at 14:51 with RW Joey Mariani's 13th goal of the season. Mariani's shot from high between the circles is assisted by LD Dominick Heatherington and C Dean Casey. Montreal holds on for the win slightly outshooting the Devils 31-30.


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Montreal LD Dominick Heatherington had 2 assists and was the 1st star. The 21 year old now has 4 goals and 28 points with 44 PIMs and a +19 rating in 69 games. Last season Heatherington had 5 goals and 21 points in 72 games for the Canadiens.


Pittsburgh Penguins LD Ryan Howell had 4 assists in a 4-2 win over the Islanders. The 22 year old now has 7 goals and 44 points with 20 PIMs and a +24 rating in 71 games. For his career, Howell has 32 goals and 142 points in 285 NHL games.


Dallas Stars RD Liam LaBelle had a goal and 2 assists in a 5-0 win over the Predators. The 28 year old now has 11 goals and 50 points with 25 PIMs and a +21 rating in 71 games. For his career, LaBelle has 45 goals with 183 points in 302 NHL games.


Vegas Golden Knights RW Dan Marshall had a goal and an assist in a 2-0 win over the Canucks. The 23 year old now has 17 goals and 49 points with 35 PIMs and a -3 rating in 64 games. For his career, Marshall has 73 goals and 177 points in 280 NHL games.

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March 16th, 2005


The New Jersey Devils (28-35-8) will finish their season at the Bell Center with the Montreal Canadiens (31-29-11). The Canadiens are now 2-4-1 in the 7 meetings this year. The last time the teams met at the Bell Center the game ended in a 4-4 draw. Montreal will see G Bill Wolfenbarger and D Anthony Reynolds both likely playing their last game in a Montreal uniform and in Montreal. Both players are not on the list of contracts the Canadiens will renew.


There was not much action in the 1st period with the shots 5-2 in favour of Montreal.


The Devils open the scoring while on a PP at 5:58 of the 2nd period with LW Cade Powell's 16th of the year. Powell's shot from the left circle barely trickles past G Bill Wolfenbarger after he got a piece of it. Montreal ties the score at 18:23 with C Dean Casey's 28th of the season. Casey redirected LD Dominick Heatherington's shot with the 2nd assist going to RW Joey Mariani. The 2nd period ends with the shots 18-14 for Montreal.


There was no scoring in the 3rd period as the Canadiens out shot the Devils 27-19 during the game, the final regular season of the season for both teams.


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Montreal C Dean Casey was the 1st star with his goal. The 22 year old now has 28 goals and 57 points with 38 PIMs and a +12 rating in 72 games. For his career, Casey has 51 goals and 134 points in 193 NHL games.


Vegas Golden Knights C Richard Peters had 2 goals in a 3-2 win over the Oilers. The 36 year old now has 23 goals and 65 points with 44 PIMs and a +1 rating in 72 games. For his career, Peters has 136 goals and 327 points in 354 NHL games.


End of the Regular Season

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March 18th, 2005


NHL Final Standings and NHL Leaders

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Montreal Canadiens Final Stats and Musings


The Montreal Canadiens had a disappointing season based on last years playoff run. Montreal could not get untracked all season and certainly did not the goaltending or the health of key players as they did in 2003-04.


Montreal will have a new look in goal in 2005-06 as Bill Wolfenbarger will not get resigned. He played 250 games in the past 5 years with Montreal with 106 wins, a 2.29 GAA and a .916 SV%. Looks like Martin King will finally become the starter for Montreal.


Montreal defenseman Anthony Reynolds also was not offered and extension. It was apparent that his ability and age slowed him down to the point he became a 7th defenseman and a healthy scratch. Reynolds played in 310 NHL games over the past 5 seasons.


Montreal has to be excited with the progress of RD Colton Knoll. Not only did he show some offensive prowless, he showed good leadership skills while being the Captain in the AHL for Montreal.


2003-04 NHL Rookie of the Year C Patrick Atkins missed over half the season with an injury. He had a torrid start to the season but only had 1 goal and 2 assists in the final 10 games after recovering from his injury. Hopefully he can get back to a point a game pace next season.


The player that could make a huge impact next season will be Ed Bryant. After the trade from Detroit, Bryant only had 3 goals and 9 points in 22 games with Montreal. It was hoped he could play RW with Atkins, but both players struggled near the end of the season. Hopefully 2005-06 will see some chemistry with these guys.

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March 20th, 2005

The NHL Announces its Award Nominee's

Montreal Canadiens LD Colton Knoll has been nominated for the 2005 NHL Rookie of the Year Award.

The Stanley Cup Playoffs- Conference Semi Finals

March 23rd, 2005

Ottawa Senators C Kimmo Pulkinnen had a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over the Rangers. The 23 year old had 16 goals and 58 points during in 72 games this season. The Senators lead the series 1-0.

Boston Bruins C Ronald Sutton had 2 assists in a 3-2 win over the Red Wings. The 35 year old had 28 goals and 81 points in 72 games this season. The Bruins lead the series 1-0

Calgary Flames LD Linden Watkins had 3 assists in a 6-2 win over the Blackhawks. The 31 year old had 9 goals and 28 points in 72 games this season. The Flames lead the series 1-0

Dallas Stars C Randy Beard had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Jets. The 22 year old had 8 goals and 36 points in 72 games this season. The Stars lead the series 1-0.

March 26th, 2005

Ottawa Senators RW Kurt Pederson had a goal in a 1-0 win over the Rangers. The 27 year old had 23 goals and 46 points in 64 games for this season. The Senators lead the series 2-0.

Boston Bruins LW Sherman Dollard had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the Red Wings. The 22 year old had 18 goals and 44 points in 72 games this season. The Bruins lead the series 2-0.

Calgary Flames LW Josh Silverthorn had an assist in a 4-1 win over the Blackhawks. The 22 year old had 12 goals and 38 points in 62 games this season. The Flames lead the series 2-0.

Winnipeg Jets G Peter Blazek made 26 saves in a 1-0 win over the Stars. The 27 year old had 28 wins with 3 SO's, a 2.16 GAA and a .918 SV% in 51 games this season. The series is tied 1-1.

March 29th, 2005

New York Rangers LW Chris Wilgosh had a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win over the Senators. The 21 year old had 23 goals and 43 points in 72 games this season. The Senators lead the series 2-1.

Detroit Red Wings RW Josef Hanak had a goal and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Bruins. The 36 year old had 16 goals and 32 points in 65 games this season. The Bruins lead the series 2-1.

Chicago Blackhawks LD Filip Dubovsky had 3 assists in a 6-1 win over the Flames. The 23 year old had 9 goals and 33 points in 72 games this season. The Flames lead the series 2-1

Winnipeg Jets LW Dewitt Badger had 2 assists in a 3-2 win in O/T over the Stars. The 27 year old had 13 goals and 48 points in 72 games during the season. The Jets lead the series 2-1.

April 1st, 2005

Montreal Canadiens C Dean Casey was named the NHL Player of the Month. The 23 year old had 28 goals and 57 points with 38 PIMs and a +12 rating in 72 games. Casey's 57 points set a career high exceeding the 54 he had last season in 72 games with the Canadiens.

Ottawa Senators G Candrakrti Ackerl was named the NHL Goalie of the Month. The 30 year old had 32 wins with 12 SO's, a 1.86 GAA and a .924 SV% in 59 games this season. The 32 wins was a career high exceeding the 24 he won in 2002-03 for the Senators in 55 games.

New York Rangers C Ben Williamson had 2 goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Senators. The 34 year old now has 2 goals and 5 points with 2 PIMs and a +2 rating in 4 playoff games this year. Williamson had a career high 17 points in 13 playoff games last year with Nashville. The series is now tied 2-2.

Detroit Red Wings RD Nelson Koller had 3 goals in a 7-3 win over the Bruins. The 36 year old now has 3 goals and 5 points in 4 playoff games. Koller is playing in his first career playoff season. The series is tied 2-2.

Chicago Blackhawks RW Jeff Calandra had a goal and 2 assists in a 4-1 win over the Flames. The 22 year old now has 2 goals and 5 points in 4 playoff games. Calandra is playing in his first career playoff series.*The series is tied 2-2.

Winnipeg Jets C Luke Barr had a goal in a 2-1 win in O/T over the Stars. The 32 year old now has 1 goal and 3 points in 4 playoff games. Barr is playing in the playoffs for the first time in his career. The Jets lead the series 3-1.

April 3rd, 2005

New York Rangers C Ben Williamson had 2 goals in a 4-0 win over the Senators. The 34 year old now has 4 goals and 7 points in 5 playoff games. Williamson set a career high with 7 playoff goals last year in 13 games with the Predators. The Rangers lead the series 3-2.

Detroit Red Wings LD Jason Sloan had a goal in a 3-2 O/T win over the Bruins. The 23 year old now has 1 goal and 1 point in 5 playoff games. Last year Sloan had 1 goal in 4 playoff games with the Flames. The Red Wings lead the series 3-2.

Chicago Blackhawks RW Jeff Calandra had a goal and an assist in a 5-2 win over the Flames. The 22 year old now has 3 goals and 7 points in 5 playoff games. Calandra is participating in the post season for the 1st time in his career. The Blackhawks lead the series 3-2.

Winnipeg Jets LD William Burrell had 2 assists in a 4-0 win over the Stars. The 21 year old now has 0 goals and 2 points in 5 playoff games. Burrell is playing in his 1st NHL playoff series. The Jets win the series 4-1.

April 5th, 2005

New York Rangers LW Francois Roy had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Senators. The 30 year old now has 3 goals and 3 points in 6 playoff games. Last year in Roy's only other appearance in the NHL post season, he had 11 points in 19 playoff games for the Rangers. The Rangers win the series 4-2.

Detroit Red Wings G Samu Myllymaki made 34 saves in a 4-0 win over the Bruins. The 32 year old now has 4 wins with 1 SO, a 1.82 GAA and a .941 SV% in 6 playoff games. Myllymaki had 2 wins and a 3.08 GAA with .892 SV% in his only other appearance in the playoffs in 6 games with the Maple Leafs in 2000-01. The Red Wings win the series 4-2.

Chicago Blackhawks LW Issac Tokarski had 2 goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Flames. The 22 year old now has 3 goals and 8 points in 6 playoff games. This is Tokarski's first time in the NHL playoffs. The Blackhawks win the series 4-2.