January 4th, 2005
The
Montreal Canadiens (19-17-5) go to the unfriendly confines of the Canadian Tire Center and the
Ottawa Senators (19-15-6) Montreal has 1-0-2 record in 3 games this year with the Sens.
The Senators open the scoring at 12:49 with LW
Josh Pilz's 9th goal of the year. Pilz deflected one past G
Bill Wolfenbarger for the 1-0 lead. Montreal ties the score 1-1 at 14:45 with LD
Dominick Heatherington's 2nd of the year. Heatherington was sent in clear by C
Dean Casey. Montreal goes up 2-1 on LW
Emile Boudreau's 13th goal of the year at 16:36. Boudreau was sent in on a breakaway again by C
Dean Casey. LD
Vincent Lavoie got the 2nd assist. The 1st period ends with the shots 11-8 in favour of the Senators.
The Senators tie the score 2-2 at 9:48 of the 2nd period with RD
Mitch Tetrault's 4th of the season. Tetrault's shot from the slot beats the Habs goalie. Ottawa goes up 3-2 with a SH goal at 14:32 when C
Kimmo Pulkkinen is sent in alone on a breakaway. The 2nd period ends with the shots 16-16.
The 3rd period was very even but the Habs could not get the equalizer and the final shots on goal were 25-24 for Montreal.
Montreal LW
Emile Boudreau got his milestone 200th point during the game. The 22 year old now has 76 goals and 200 points in 252 career NHL games.
Ottawa 3
Montreal 2
Ottawa RD
Mitch Tetrault had a goal and was the 1st star. The 22 year old now has 4 goals and 16 points with 99 PIMs and a +5 rating in 41 games. Tetrault had a career high 18 points in 72 games last year for the Senators.
The Montreal Canadiens have activated LD
Richard Nytra from the IR. The 22 year old was out since December 10th with back strain. Nytra had 3 goals and 13 points with 14 PIMs and a +4 rating in 33 games this year.
New York Rangers LW
Francois Roy had 3 assists in a 4-3 win over the Bruins. The 30 year old now has 14 goals and 46 points with 18 PIMs and a +16 rating in 38 games. Roy had a career high 60 points in 72 games last year for the Rangers.
Nashville Predators G
Richard Farrant made 33 saves in a 2-0 win over the Stars. The 28 year old now has 10 wins with 6 SO's, a 2.21 GAA and a .916 Sv% in 29 games. Farrant had a career high 41 wins in 60 games for the Predators in the 2002-03 season.