November 16th, 2004
The struggling
Montreal Canadiens (12-11-1) who are just 2-4-1 in their last 7 go to Little Caesars Place to face the
Detroit Red Wings (13-6-3) who are 5-2-0 in their last 7. Detroit has won all 3 meetings this year between the teams.
Montreal gets the opening goal after a flurry of shots at the Detroit net, C
Patrick Atkins makes it 1-0 with his 15th of the year at 2:14 of the 1st.
Atkins deflected LD
Dominick Heatherington's point shot from in tight on the goal. Montreal goes up 2-0 at 14:54 as RD
Rinat Sadriyev gets his 3rd of the year.
Sadriyev's shot from down low on the right side beats the Red Wing goalie after a pass from RW
Zach Broderick. The Canadiens out shoot the Red Wings 15-9 in the 1st period.
The Detroit push back in the 2nd period and make it 2-1 at 8:32 when LD
Mike Whaley's deflection beats G
Bill Wolfenbarger for his 3rd goal of the year. The period ends with the shots now 24-17 for Montreal. The Habs will start the 3rd period with a 1:45 PP.
The Red Wings tie the score 2-2 while on a PP at 3:25 of the 3rd. RW
Josef Hanak's shot from near the right face off dot goes in for his 7th of the year. A few minutes later, Detroit now on a 5 on 3 PP when RW
Ken Patterson's shot from the left points eludes
Wolfenbarger at 7:16 for his 6th of the year and a 3-2 Detroit lead. The Red Wings get a 3rd PP goal of the night at 10:50 when LW
Chad Deraspe gets his 13th on a deflection from in tight. Its now 4-2 Detroit. Detroit holds off Montreal in the 3rd as the final shots are 40-26 for Montreal.
Detroit 4
Montreal 2
Detroit Red Wings LD
Mike Whalley had a goal and an assist in being the games 1st star. The 22 year old now has 3 goals and 5 points with 4 PIMs and a -5 rating in 23 games. For his career, Whalley has 5 goals and 17 points in 58 NHL games.