February 9th, 1983
Montreal Canadiens (34-23-3) at New York Islanders (34-21-6)
Before the game, Montreal made a roster move. Montreal sent LW
Daniel Mikulecky to the AHL Ice Caps and recalled C
Jim Rutgers. The 28 year old Rutgers has 4 goals and 9 points in 20 AHL games. Just a small shake up to hopefully help us down the stretch. Montreal is hoping to get RW
Yevgeny Ronov going again. The 21 year old has only 2 assists in his last 5 games with a -1 rating. The speedy Russian maybe feeling the effects of the 3rd line role change.
The Islanders currently sit in the 5th spot in the East, and 2nd in the Metropolitan Division. They don't give up many goals, but they don't score alot either.
C
Philippe Caron leads the team with 16 goals and leads with 40 points in 61 games. The 19 year old two-way forward is a strong defensive player. This is Caron's rookie NHL season, he played 2 seasons in the WHL with the Kamloops Blazers where he had 99 goals, 240 points, 474 PIMs and a +95 rating in 144 WHL games. Caron was the Islanders 1st round, 13th overall pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.
LW
Tim Hull leads the Islanders with 30 assists and is 2nd with 38 points, including 8 goals in 61 games. The 20 year old offensive forward is a strong playmaker. Last year in his rookie season, he had 13 goals, 56 points, 52 PIMs and a -12 rating in 82 games. Hull was the Islanders 110th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
LD
David Simon is 3rd on the Islanders with 33 points, including 10 goals in 61 games. The 30 year old defensive defenseman is a strong playmaker. In his 3rd season with the Islanders he has 31 goals, 117 points, 319 PIMs and a +52 rating in 220 career NHL games.
Montreal starts G
Mike Blackshear, he has 29 wins in 50 starts with a .899 save %. The Islanders start G
Willyam Vallee, he has 10 wins in 18 starts with a .927 save %.
The period ends 0-0 with the Islanders out shooting Montreal 6 to 5.
Montreal finally breaks the goose egg at 5:41 of the 2nd period, RW
John Herrod scores his 17th of the season to make it 1-0. We mentioned earlier we would like to see RW
Yevgeny Ronov find his game, well he finds the net at 8:44 with his 10th goal of the year to make it 2-0. The shots in the 2nd are tied 11 to 11.
The Islanders get on the board at 3:11 of the 3rd when LD
Jesse Murray gets his 5th of the season to make it 2-1 Montreal. Montreal gains the 2 goal lead again at 9:44 when LW
Jiri Bohm gets his 5th of the year on the PP, its now 3-1 Montreal. Montreal get another quick one to make it 4-1, C
Jiri Reichel scores at 10:38 with his 3rd of the year. Montreal dominated the 3rd out shooting the Isles 14 to 4. The Habs were 1 for 4 on the PP while the Islanders were 0 for 5.
Montreal's LD
Ashton Miller was named the 1st star, he had 2 assists. The 20 year old from BC now has 1 goal and 3 assists in 8 games for Montreal. Miller was the Canadiens 83rd overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Montreal 4 Islanders 1
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st |
| No Scoring |
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| 2nd | MTL | John Herrod | 17 | Dave Wright | Ashton Miller |
| 2nd | MTL | Yevgeny Ronov | 10 | Andrew Rickford | Dave Wright |
| 3rd | NYI | Jesse Murray | 5 | Gerard Segrave | Philippe Caron |
| 3rd | MTL | Jiri Bohm (PP) | 5 | Dave Wright | Al Ladd |
| 3rd | MTL | Jiri Reichel | 3 | Ashton Miller |
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| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 21 | 1 |
| NYI | Willyam Valle | 30 | 4 |
Around the league..........
Florida Panthers RD
Zak Swain has signed a 1 year extension for $4.3 M today. The 40 year old 1983 All-Star has 15 goals and 38 points in 61 games. In 3 seasons with Florida, he has 38 goals, 130 points, 84 PIMs and a +27 rating in 190 career NHL games.
Edmonton Oilers LD
Frank Christian had 3 assists in a 6-0 win over the Sharks. The 31 year old 1981 Norris Trophy winner and 2-time All-Star now has 14 goals and 53 points in 59 games. In 3 seasons with the Oilers, he has 44 goals, 172 points, 157 PIMs and a +65 rating in 213 career NHL games.