November 30th, 2004
The
Montreal Canadiens (12-14-1) start a 5 game West Coast trip with a stop at the Rogers Arena and the
Vancouver Canucks (10-14-2) The two teams are meeting for the 1st time this year.
Montreal opens the scoring at 7:56 with LW
Eric Brenner's 7th goal of the season.
Brenner's slap shot from a bad angle down low on the left side is as a result of LD
Vincent Lavoie's feed. The 1st period ends with the score 1-0 Montreal and the shots tied 6-6.
Montreal goes up 2-0 at 1:49 of the 2nd period with RD
Anthony Reynolds 2nd goal of the year.
Reynolds pounced on his own rebound in the slot after C
Jeff Pilbeam won a face off after an icing call. Montreal grabs a 3-0 lead at 12:19 of the period with C
Dean Casey's 8th goal of the year.
Casey scores on his own rebound from the right face off dot with assists to
Emile Boudreau and
Colton Knoll. Montreal extends the lead on the PP to 4-0 when C
Dean Casey notches his 9th of the season at 19:31.
Casey scored on his own rebound from the left face off dot with assists going to
Boudreau and
Broderick. The period ends with the shots 24-10 for Montreal.
The Canucks spoil G
Bill Wolfenbarger's shut out bid while on a 5 on 3 PP. C
Pavel Radzkow gets his 7th of the year on a shot from the slot at 16:59 of the 3rd to make it 4-1. Montreal holds on for the win while out shooting the Canucks 28-25.
Montreal 4 Vancouver 1
Montreal LD
Vincent Lavoie had 2 assists and was named the 1st star. The 21 year old now has 1 goal and 8 points with 13 PIMs and a +4 rating in 28 games.
Chicago Blackhawks LW
Issac Tokarski was named the NHL's Player of the Month. The 22 year old now has 14 goals and 26 points with 15 PIMs and a +5 rating in 23 games. Tokarski had a career high 48 points in 64 games for the Blackhawks during the 2002-03 season.
Nashville Predators G
Richard Farrant was named the NHL's Goalie of the Month. The 28 year old now has 8 wins with a 2.25 GAA, 4 SO's and a .918 Sv% in 20 games. Farrant had a career high of 41 wins in 60 games for the Predators during the 2002-03 season.
Boston Bruins C
Ronald Sutton had a goal and an assist in a 2-1 win over the Red Wings. The 34 year old now has 11 goals and 35 points with 16 PIMs and a +3 rating in 30 games. Sutton had a career high 75 points during the 2000-01 season in 69 games with the Stars.
Pittsburgh Penguins RD
Donavan Jamieson had 2 assists in a 3-0 win over the Maple Leafs. The 22 year old now has 9 goals and 20 points with 2 PIMs and a +20 rating in 25 games. Jamieson had a career high with 34 points during the 2001-02 season in 70 games with the Penguins and Flyers.