December 30th, 1982
Philadelphia Flyers (14-23-5) at
Montreal Canadiens (23-20-2)
Montreal plays it's final game of 1982 as we host the Flyers. So far we are 2-0 against the Flyers this season including a 5-1 win on Philadelphia the last time we met.
The Flyers are in last place in the East, 16 points out of a playoff spot and are fighting for the 1st overall pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. The Flyers have been terrible on the PP with a 10.9% success rate, good for 28th in the NHL.
RW
Keegan Smith leads the Flyers with 16 goals and 31 points. The 29 year old offensive forward has a knack for finding open spaces to score goals from. In his 3rd season as a Flyer, he has 70 goals, 122 points with 107 PIMs and a -6 rating in 176 NHL games.
LD
Jiri Stehlik leads the Flyers with 17 assists. He also has 3 goals this season in 42 games. The 20 year old offensive defenseman makes tape to tape passes with great passing skills. In his 2nd season as a Flyer, he has 10 goals, 57 points with 48 PIMs and a -8 rating in 122 NHL games. The former Cape Breton Screaming Eagles (QMJHL) was a 2nd round, 34th overall pick of the Flyers in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
LW
Jake Mansfield is 2nd on the Flyers with 24 points, including 10 goals. The 31 year old goal scorer is another player that is skilled in getting himself in scoring position. In 205 games with the Flyers since 1980-81 he has 48 goals with 110 points and 64 PIMs and a -13 rating .
The Flyers will start G
Steve Safford, he has 3 wins in 10 starts with a .916 save %. Montreal goes with G
Mike Blackshear, he has 20 wins in 37 starts and a .892 save %.
Montreal gets the lead at 4:48 when LD
Clint Arrington gets his 3rd of the year to make it 1-0. Montreal out shoots the Flyers 12 to 6 and had to kill a 58 second 5 on 3.
Montreal survived the 2nd period, as it was the Flyers that held most of the momentum. The shots were 11 to 8 for the Flyers and they are now 0 for 3 on the PP, Montreal has yet to get on the man advantage.
Montreal creates a little breathing room at 10:23 when C
Dave Wright scores his 20th of the season. Its now 2-0.
Wright gets his 2nd at 13:08 to make it 3-0 as the Habs start to take over the game. After getting pulled 3 games ago, G
Mike Blackshear has back to back SO's stopping 22 shots tonight. Montreal out shot the Flyers 15 to 5 in the 3rd period.
Montreal's C
Dave Wright was named the first star with his 2 goals. The 27 year old now has 21 goals and 34 points in 46 games. Getting 2 goals against his former team that traded him to Montreal on January 27th, 1981, he now has 65 career NHL goals with 135 points and 198 PIMS and a +12 rating in 192 games.
Montreal 3 Philadelphia 0
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Clint Arrington | 3 | Chris Hughes |
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| 2nd |
| No Scoring |
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| 3rd | MTL | Dave Wright | 20 | Marek Bartolcic |
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| 3rd | MTL | Dave Wright | 21 | Yevgeny Ronov | Jiri Bohm |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| PHI | Steve Safford | 35 | 3 |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 22 | 0 |
Around the league.............
Buffalo Sabres LW
Martin Vondracek will miss up to 5 months with ruptured foot tendon. The 24 year old Vondracek has 19 goals and 43 points in 34 games this season. He missed a month of action while being on the IR earlier this season. On his 3rd NHL team in 3 years, he has 69 goals and 146 points with 98 PIMs and a +18 rating in 199 career NHL games.
Detroit Red Wings C
Aaron Swanson had 3 goals in a 5-1 win over the Avalanche. The 27 year old had a natural hat trick and now has 20 goals and 44 points in 47 games. In his 3rd season with the Wings, he now has 64 career NHL goals with 186 points and 200 PIMs with a +24 rating in 191 games.
Edmonton Oilers C
Lawrence Diamond had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Sharks. The 35 year old Diamond now has 29 goals and 53 points in 46 games. In 200 NHL games, all with the Oilers he has 79 career NHL goals and 191 points with 149 PIMs and a +55 rating.
Tampa Bay Lightning LW
Gene Schuler was named the NHL Player of the Month. The 31 year old has 17 goals and 38 points in 46 games this season. In his 1st season with the Lightning after a trade brought him over from the Kings, Schuler has played in 206 NHL games, has 47 goals and 121 points with 400 PIMs and a +15 rating.
Montreal Canadiens G
Mike Blackshear was named the NHL Goalie of the Month. In 10 out of 12 starts in December he allowed 2 or less goals. The 29 year old Blackshear has 21 wins with a 2.59 GAA and .895 save % with 5 SO's in 39 games this year. He has a career record including a half season with the Wild before being traded to Montreal of 81-71-15 and a 2.66 GAA with .901 save % and 16 SO's.