December 24th, 1984
Montreal Canadiens/NHL Weekly Report
Los Angeles Kings RW
Curtis Ernest had 2 assists in a 3-2 win over the
Canadiens. The 21 year old now has 13 goals and 27 points with 71 PIMs in 39 games. In his 4th season with the Kings, Ernest had 57 goals and 149 points with 275 PIMs in 285 NHL games.
New Jersey Devils G
Christopher Chappell made 30 saves in a 1-0 win over the Senators. The 39 year old now has 25 wins with a 2.07 GAA and a .917 save % in 31 games. Chappell has been traded 3 times in his 5th year of the NHL. On October 30th, 1981 he was traded by the Kings to Edmonton current star RW Jerry Scott. On January 18th, 1982 he was traded by Edmonton to the Bruins for a 2nd round pick. On February 15th, 1983 he was traded by the Bruins to he Devils in a two for two swap.
New York Islanders RW
Vincent Bergeron had 2 goals and 3 assists in a 6-2 win over the
Canadiens. The 26 year old now has 24 goals and 43 points with 41 PIMs in 36 games. Bergeron is in his 5th season with the Islanders.
| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| Montreal Canadiens | 42 | 32 | 10 | 0 | 64 | 70 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 43 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 50 | 13 |
| Boston Bruins | 40 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 45 | 3 |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | 39 | 20 | 15 | 4 | 44 | 7 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 42 | 19 | 19 | 4 | 42 | 5 |
| Florida Panthers | 43 | 17 | 19 | 7 | 41 | -24 |
| Ottawa Senators | 43 | 18 | 21 | 4 | 40 | -18 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 41 | 18 | 21 | 2 | 38 | -35 |