December 9th, 1982
Montreal Canadiens (19-14-2) at Philadelphia Flyers (11-18-4)
Montreal goes on the road for one into the unfriendly confines of the Wells Fargo Center. Montreal beat the Flyers 3-2 on November 3rd in Philly in a game in which
Dave Wright scored on the PP in overtime. Montreal has struggled on the road with a 5-10-1 record this season. Montreal will not have
Marc-Andre Berube in the line-up and C
Melvin Swiney is not ready to rejoin the team.
The Flyers are 8-9-1 at home, and are currently 16th in the Eastern Conference, 12 points out of the last playoff spot. Philadelphia are ranked last in the NHL for shots per game with 25 and are 28th on the PP with a 10.8%.
RW
Keegan Smith leads the team with 12 goals and 22 points this season in 33 games. The 29 year old always finds an open space to set up for the shot and is an extremely good passer. In his 3rd year with the Flyers he has 66 goals, 47 assists for 113 points with 105 PIMs and a -7 rating in 167 NHL games.
LW
Jake Mansfield is the team leader with 14 assists and 2nd on the team with 21 points in 33 games. The 30 year old is a pure goal scorer, with great accuracy and can get into the open spaces to set up. In 3 seasons all with the Flyers he has 45 goals, 62 assists for 107 points and 60 PIMs with a -14 rating in 197 NHL games.
RW
Matt Johnson is 3rd on the team for points with 17 which included 10 goals in 33 games. The 31 year old is a great puck-handler and passer. After the 1980-81 season with the Rangers, Johnson signed as a free agent with the Flyers. In 195 career NHL games he has 34 goals, 55 assists for 89 points with 102 PIMs and a +7 rating.
Montreal will start G
Mike Blackshear, he has 16 wins in 29 starts with a .887 save %. The Flyers will start G
Jack O'Devin. He is making his 1st NHL start after 72 career starts in the AHL where he has 34 wins and a 2.95 GAA with a .902 save %.
Montreal score 1st on their 5th shot at 5:26 when RW
Al Ladd gets his 12th of the season. It's 1-0 Montreal. Montreal makes it 2-0 at 12:03 when LW
Tom Gaskell gets his 4th of the year. The period ends 2-0 for Montreal with the Habs out shooting the Flyers 16 to 6.
Montreal adds to the lead just 1:35 into the 2nd when C
Chris Hughes gets his 17th of the year. The Flyers get on the board at 10:09 to make it 3-1 for Montreal when RW
Keegan Smith gets his 13th of the season. Montreal makes it 4-1 at 17:59 when LD
Yegor Berestnev gets his 5th of the year. Thats how the period ends with Montreal out shooting the Flyers 14 to 6 in the 2nd.
Montreal adds a final goal at 19:27 when LW
Batsaikhany Vanoosten scores his 6th of the year to make it 5-1. Montreal out shot the Flyers 8 to 5 in the 3rd.
Montreals C
Chris Hughes was named the 1st star with a goal and an assist. The 32 year old Hughes now has 17 goals and 37 points in 36 games. In his 200th NHL game, he has 76 goals, 129 assists for 205 points with 100 PIMs and a +52 rating.
Montreal 5 Philadelphia 1
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Al Ladd | 12 | Chris Hughes |
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| 1st | MTL | Tom Gaskell | 4 | Rob Lynch | Clint Arrington |
| 2nd | MTL | Chris Hughes | 17 | Marek Bartolcic |
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| 2nd | PHI | Keegan Smith | 13 | Tim Cates |
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| 2nd | MTL | Yegor Berestnev | 5 | Matej Ouhrabka | Yevgeny Ronov |
| 3rd | MTL | Batsaikhany Vanoosten | 6 | Al Ladd |
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| MAJOR PENALTY's |
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| PER | TEAM | PLAYER | MIN | PENALTY |
| 2nd | MTL | Ronnie Marvin | 5 | Fighting |
| 2nd | PHI | Melvin Allen | 5 | Fighting |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 17 | 1 |
| PHI | Jack O'Devin | 38 | 5 |
Around the league............
Carolina Hurricanes RW
Patrick Connor has been listed as day to day due to dizziness and nausea. The 28 year old Connor has 22 goals and 41 points in 35 games this season.
Pittsburgh Penguins RW
Gary Fox had 2 assists in a 3-2 win over the Islanders. The 26 year old scored the game winning shoot out goal in the win. In 34 games this season he has 15 goals and 35 points. He started his career with the Kings in 1980-81 and was traded to Pittsburgh on November 19th, 1981. In 191 career NHL games, he has 48 goals, 66 assists for 114 points with 114 PIMs and a +4 rating.