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Old 02-20-2017, 05:02 PM   #129
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Montreal Canadiens (47-28-5) at Tampa Bay Lightning (40-35-5)

The Canadiens face the Lightning at the Amalie Arena. Montreal is 1-2 with Tampa this year, the lost the last time they were in Tampa 5-1. Montreal is 1st in the Eastern Conference with 99 points, 2 ahead of the Blue Jackets and both teams have 2 games left. Montreal has clinched the Atlantic. Tampa is currently in 6th in the East with 85 points, and they are ahead of the Red Wings by just 1 point for the 3rd seed in the Atlantic.

Montreal RD Tomas Badura is a 22 year old from Usti nad Labem, CZE. The scouts call him a defensive defenceman with the strongest part of his game being his defensive play. He is a very good stick checker and a very good puck handler as well. Badura is usually on the 3rd pairing as a old school defenseman. Montreal signed him as a free agent in July 1981 and he made his NHL debut on November 2nd, 1981. This year he has 3 goals and 15 points with 33 PIMs in 61 games. For his career in 3 seasons with Montreal he has 9 goals and 33 points with 59 PIMs in 132 NHL games.

The Lightning will start G Bobby Benson, the 35 year old has 31 wins with a 2.64 GAA and a .913 save % in 57 games with the Oilers and Lightning this season. Benson was traded to the Lightning by the Oilers on February 9th, 1984. Montreal starts G Wilf Nestor, the 29 year old has 37 wins with a 2.13 GAA and a .920 save % in 64 games.

A pretty even period without a goal, the shots were 7-6 for Montreal. Montreal's RD Tyler Duclos had a 5 minute major for fighting at 16:51.

Montreal finally breaks the goose egg, RW Adrian Andersson gets his 12th of the season at 16:37. The Lightning tie it up 1-1 at 18:07 when RW Mark Padfield gets his 33rd on PP. The shots were 12-7 for Montreal in the 2nd.

Montreal takes a 2-1 lead at 14:31 when RW Adrian Andersson gets his 2nd of the night, 13th of the season. The shots were 13-3 for Montreal in the 3rd. Montreal was 0 for 3 on the PP and the Lightning were 1 for 4. The final shots were 32-16 for Montreal.

Montreal's RW Adrian Andersson was the 1st star with his 2 goals. The 20 year old now has 13 goals and 26 points with 66 PIMs in 60 games. Andersson was the Canadiens 1st round, 7th overall pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He won the 1982 QMJHL Goal Scorer Award with 52 goals that season.

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Around the NHL............

Colorado Avalanche LW Greg Sandison had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Stars. The 28 year old now has 33 goals and 78 points with 38 PIMs in 80 games.

St Louis Blues G Bennie Thornton made 43 saves in a 1-0 win over the Predators. The 34 year old now has 34 wins with a 2.09 GAA and a .924 save % in 62 games. Thornton was the 1982 Jennings Trophy Winner.
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