January 20th, 2004
Montreal plays for the 3rd time in 3 nights traveling to Detroit to face the (24-16-5) Red Wings. Montreal is 3-1 in 4 games with Detroit winning 4-0 the last time the played in the Little Caesar's Place.
The first period ends in a 0-0 tie with the shots 14-9 for Montreal. Detroit had the only PP of the period.
Montreal goes up 1-0 at 9:00 of the 2nd while on a 5 on 3 PP when C
Patrick Atkins gets his 15th of the year on a RW
Zach Broderick feed. The period ends with Montreal up 1-0 and out shooting Detroit 18-14.
The Red Wings get a 5 on 3 of their own and convert at 10:13 of the 3rd when RD
Daniel Jelinek gets his 4th of the season beating G
Bill Wolfenbarger. Montreal gets that one back, on the PP when LW
Eric Brenner gets his 4th of the year tipping RW
Joey Mariani's shot at 13:11 of the 3rd. Its now 2-1 for the Habs. Montreal hangs on for the win getting out shot 23-21 by Detroit.
Montreal 2 Detroit 1
Montreal LW
Eric Brenner was the 1st star with his goal. The 20 year old now has 4 goals and 6 points with 4 PIMs and a +1 rating in 22 games. Brenner is in his 1st year of NHL play as a rookie.
Nashville Predators LD
Sergey Adaikin had a goal and an assist in a 3-1 win over the Jets. The 29 year old now has 6 goals and 26 points with 6 PIMs and a +26 rating in 47 games. Adaikin started his career in 2000-01 with the St Louis Blues and signed as a free agent for the 2001-02 season as a Predator.