October 6th, 2004
The
Montreal Canadiens (3-2-0) are back at home at the friendly confines of the Bell Center to face the reigning Stanley Cup Champion
New York Rangers (3-3-0). Montreal will be happy to have LW
Emile Boudreau back in the line-up.
The Rangers get on the board first as LW
Francois Roy tips one past G
Bill Wolfenbarger for his 2nd of the year at 19:50 of the 1st period. The final shots in the 1st period were 15-5 for the Rangers.
Montreal ties up the game on the PP, LW
Eric Brewer tips in LD
Vincent Lavoie's point shot for his 2nd of the year at 18:12 of the 2nd period. A much better period for Montreal and the shots are now 22-19 for Montreal.
The Rangers grab a lead of 2-1 at 4:46 of the 3rd when RW
Jack Eklund gets his 2nd of the season. Montreal could not find a way to get the equalizer and lose to Rangers while outshooting New York 32-29.
Rangers 3
Montreal 2
New York Rangers LW
Francois Roy was the 1st star with his 1 goal and 1 assist and 150 point career milestone. The 30 year old now has 2 goals and 10 points with 2 PIMs and a +3 rating in 7 games. Roy set a career high with 29 goals last year for the Rangers in 72 games.