November 2nd, 2003
The Canadiens will renew hostilities with the Maple Leafs with back to back games starting in Toronto. They have split the series 1-1 so far this year.
Montreal did not take long to get an early lead, with pressure in the Leaf end, LD
Vincent Lavoie snuck in and tipped RW
Joey Mariani's pass into the Leaf net to make it 1-0 at 1:51. It was
Lavoie's 2nd of the year. Montreal goes up 2-0 when LW
Emile Boudreau's wrap around attempt deflects in off of C
Dean Casey at 2:31. For
Casey it was his 2nd of the year. Montreal continues to pressure, C
Patrick Atkins wrister from the left face off dot goes in at 3:54 and the Habs are up 3-0 on
Atkins 9th of the season. The onslaught continues, LD
Dominick Heatherington beats the Leaf goalie from in close at 9:37 to make it 4-0. It was
Heatherington's 1st of the season. The Habs dominate the Leafs on the shot clock as well with a 16-2 shot advantage.
The Leafs had a better period in the 2nd but could not capitalize on 3 PP opportunities. The shots are now 22-11 for Montreal.
The Canadiens open up a 5-0 lead at 6:55 of the 3rd when LW
Eric Brenner gets his 1st career NHL goal, a tip in on
Joey Mandoli's shot. The Canadiens have really taken over the 3rd period. The final shots on goal were 35-16 for Montreal in a 5-0. G
Bill Wolfenbarger gets the SO. Canadiens LW
Emile Boudreau was the 1st star, he had 3 assists, a +3 rating in 17:25 of ice time. The 21 year old now has 4 goals and 12 points with 12 PIMs and a +5 rating in 18 games. Last year he set a career high with 56 points in 72 games with Montreal and Ottawa.
Montreal 5 Toronto 0