November 9th, 2003
Montreal goes to New Jersey to face the (7-9-3) Devils at the Prudential Center. The two teams will meet for the 1st time this year.
It is all Montreal out of the gate, 5 minutes in the shots are 11-0, but that does not mean a thing. Devils LW
Lukas Svensson snaps his 7th of the year at 6:48 with the Devils 1st shot on goal. The period ends up 1-0 for the Devils with the shots at 14-2 for Montreal.
Montreal gets on the board when C
Jeff Pilbeam's shot is deflected by RW
Petr Klusacek for his 4th of the year at 13:35. Much like the 1st, the Canadiens held most of the momentum in the 2nd period with the shots ending 26-7 for Montreal after two. The scored is tied 1-1.
The Canadiens again dominated the 3rd period but could not beat the Devils goalie. The final shots were 47-10 for the Canadiens as it was an easy night for G
Bill Wolfenbarger.
Montreal 1 New Jersey 1
The first star in the game was LW
Lukas Svensson, he had a goal. The 24 year old now has 7 goals and 10 points with 12 PIMs and a +5 rating. Svensson set a career high with 15 goals during the 2000-01 season with the Golden Knights.
New York Islanders RD
Jacob Phillips had a goal and an assist in a 3-3 tie with the Oilers. The 29 year old now has 2 goals and 6 points with 2 PIMs and a +0 rating. Phillips had a career high with 22 goals in the 2001-02 season with the Senators.
Vegas Golden Knights G
Brian Bryan made 32 saves in a 2-0 win over the Blues. The 29 year old Bryan now has a 4-5-2 record with 3 SO's and a 2.19 GAA with a .919 SV%. Bryan set a career high with 30 wins in both the 2001-02 and 2002-03 seasons with the Golden Knights.