March 16th, 2005
The
New Jersey Devils (28-35-8) will finish their season at the Bell Center with the
Montreal Canadiens (31-29-11). The Canadiens are now 2-4-1 in the 7 meetings this year. The last time the teams met at the Bell Center the game ended in a 4-4 draw. Montreal will see G
Bill Wolfenbarger and D
Anthony Reynolds both likely playing their last game in a Montreal uniform and in Montreal. Both players are not on the list of contracts the Canadiens will renew.
There was not much action in the 1st period with the shots 5-2 in favour of Montreal.
The Devils open the scoring while on a PP at 5:58 of the 2nd period with LW
Cade Powell's 16th of the year.
Powell's shot from the left circle barely trickles past G
Bill Wolfenbarger after he got a piece of it. Montreal ties the score at 18:23 with C
Dean Casey's 28th of the season. Casey redirected LD
Dominick Heatherington's shot with the 2nd assist going to RW
Joey Mariani. The 2nd period ends with the shots 18-14 for Montreal.
There was no scoring in the 3rd period as the Canadiens out shot the Devils 27-19 during the game, the final regular season of the season for both teams.
Montreal 1 New Jersey 1
Montreal C
Dean Casey was the 1st star with his goal. The 22 year old now has 28 goals and 57 points with 38 PIMs and a +12 rating in 72 games. For his career, Casey has 51 goals and 134 points in 193 NHL games.
Vegas Golden Knights C
Richard Peters had 2 goals in a 3-2 win over the Oilers. The 36 year old now has 23 goals and 65 points with 44 PIMs and a +1 rating in 72 games. For his career, Peters has 136 goals and 327 points in 354 NHL games.
End of the Regular Season