October 11th, 2005
The
Edmonton Oilers (1-2-0) are in town at the Bell Center with a meeting with the
Montreal Canadiens (2-0-1). The Canadiens will be without RD
Steven Thornton and C
Patrick Atkins still.
Edmonton goes up 1-0 at 5:38 when C
John Salters goes in on a breakaway and beats G
Martin King for his 1st of the year. The period ends 1-0 for the Oilers and they lead in shots as well, 10-6.
Montreal ties the score at 16:11 of the 2nd when RD
Colton Knoll is sent in all alone by C
Dean Casey and
Knoll gets his 1st of the year. The 2nd assist goes to LD
Dominick Heatherington. The period ends tied 1-1 with the shots 17-15 for the Oilers.
The Oilers grab a 2-1 at 4:48 on the PP with RD
Colton Knoll serving a roughing penalty. LW
Jan Machacek gets his 1st of the season on a shot from the left circle. Montreal ties it up on the PP at 16:22 when C
Zach Broderick's shot from the right circle beats the Oilers goalie for his 1st of the year. RW
Joey Mariani and LW
Emile Boudreau get the assists. The game ends in a 2-2 tie. The finals shots were 28-24 for Edmonton.
Montreal 2 Edmonton 2
Montreal C
Dean Casey had a assist in a 2-2 tie with Edmonton. The 23 year old now has 3 goals and 8 points with 0 PIMs and a +2 rating in 4 games. Last year Casey had 28 goals and 57 points in 72 games for Montreal.
Detroit Red Wings LW
Chad Deraspe had a goal and 2 assists in a 5-1 win over the Blues. The 23 year old now has 1 goal and 5 points with 2 PIMs and a +4 rating in 4 games. Last year Deraspe had 29 goals and 67 points in 70 games for Detroit.