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Old 03-30-2018, 10:14 AM   #190
Big T
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October 7th, 2005
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The Washington Capitals (0-1-0) pay a visit to the Bell Center to face the Montreal Canadiens. (1-0-0)

The game started off physical as LW Robert Cull got into a scrap with Capitals LD Guillaume Groulx 1:06 in. The Capitals get on the board first. RW Jakub Zajicek gets his 1st of the year on a deflection and beats G Martin King at 5:38 to make it 1-0. Montreal ties up the score 1-1 when LW Lukas Svensson deflects C Jeff Pilbeam's shot for his 1st goal as a Canadien. The goal came at 7:47. The rough stuff continues as veteran RD Steven Thornton gets into a fight with Capitals C Jude Jordan at 9:02. The period ends 1-1 with the shots favouring Montreal 6-5.

The Capitals get a 2-1 lead on the PP, C Jason Moser gets his first of the season when he is sent in all alone on King at 15:21 of the 2nd period. The periods ends this way with the shots 20-13 for Montreal.

Montreal ties it up with LD Dominick Heatherington's left point blast after winning a race for a loose puck. It was Heatherington's 1st of the year at 11:01 and was assisted by C James Courcy. Thats how the game ends, tied 2-2 with the final shots 24-24. Capitals C Jason Moser collected his 100th career NHL goal.

Montreal 2 Washington 2

Montreal LW Lukas Svensson was selected as the 1st star with his goal. The 26 year old now has 1 goal and 1 point in 2 games with 0 PIMs and a +2 rating. Svensson had a career high 15 goals with the Golden Knights in 72 games during the 2000-01 season.

Vancouver Canucks LW Jordan Murray had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Predators. The 36 year old now has 1 goal and 1 point with 0 PIMs and a -1 rating in 2 games. Murray tied a career high with 30 goals last season in 72 games for the Canucks, he also had 30 in 2001-02 in 63 games for the Canucks.
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