December 2nd, 2004
The
Montreal Canadiens (13-14-2) now make a stop at the T-Mobile Arena and face the
Vegas Golden Knights (12-7-8) The teams are meeting for the 1st time this year.
Vegas opens the scoring on the PP at 9:22 with C
Richard Peters 11th goal of the year. Peters beats G
Bill Wolfenbarger from point blank range in front of the net. Montreal responds on the PP themselves and tie it 1-1 at 17:50 with C
Dean Casey's 10th of the season.
Casey got hit with LW
Emile Boudreau's shot while screening the goalie, with
Broderick getting the 2nd assist. The period ends with Montreal leading the shots on goal 11-6.
With momentum in Montreal's favor, C
James Courcy gets his 2nd of the year at 10:44.
Courcy knocks in a rebound from in front of the net,
Nytra got the only assist on the 2-1 Montreal goal. The 2nd period ends with the shots 30-8 for Montreal as they show no fatigue in their 3rd game in 3 nights.
There is no scoring in the 3rd period as Montreal shut down the Golden Knights effectively. The final shots were 39-16 for the Canadiens.
Montreal 2 Vegas 1
Montreal C
James Courcy was the 1st star with his goal. The 21 year old now has 2 goals and 7 points with 11 PIMs and a -2 rating in 30 games. Courcy had a career high 16 points in 47 games for Montreal during the 2001-02 season.
