February 25th, 1983
Montreal Canadiens (41-23-4) at Carolina Hurricanes (45-20-4)
The Habs will play the top team in the East tonight, the Hurricanes at the PNC Arena. Montreal has played Carolina just once this year and lost 2-1. Montreal holds down the 3rd seed in the Atlantic, 4 points behind Buffalo and 2 points ahead of Boston. Montreal still has a game in hand on Boston. Currently the last Wild Card Spot is held by Washington with 80 points. Montreal LD
Ashton Miller has been quiet the last few games, the 20 year old has no points in his last 5 games and is an even player during the stretch. So far in 15 games this year with Montreal he has 1 goals and 6 points with a + 6 rating.
Carolina leads the Eastern Conference with 94 points, 1 better then the Florida Panthers. Carolina can fill up the net. They are 3rd in the NHL with 3.12 goals per game. An area of weakness for the Hurricanes is that they are in the middle of the pack, giving up 30 shots a game.
RW
Patrick Connor leads the Hurricanes with 35 goals and is 1st on the team with 66 points in 56 games. The 28 year old power forward is a strong goal scorer and is very strong physically. The 1981 Maurice Richard Trophy Winner had 43 goals that season. In 211 career NHL games, he has 110 goals, 218 points, 388 PIMs and a +58 rating.
LW
Gerald Walker is 2nd on the team with 61 points including 29 goals in 69 games. The 32 year old goal scorer is a very strong skater and very durable. The 3-time All-Star has played in 219 career NHL games, has 84 goals, 199 points, 209 PIMs and a +43 rating.
RW
Joe Durocher is 3rd on the team with 51 points including 21 goals in 69 games. The 21 year old from Calgary, Ab is a two way forward with strong skating skills and stamina. In his 2nd season as a Hurricane, he has 151 career NHL games, has 38 goals, 93 points, 87 PIMs and a +19 rating. Durocher was the Hurricanes 205th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Montreal starts G
Mike Blackshear, he has 33 wins in 55 starts with a .902 save %. Carolina goes with G
Tom Peyton, he has 37 wins in 56 starts and a .913 save %.
Carolina gets one early, RW
Patrick Connor gets his 36th of the year at 3:06 to make it 1-0. Carolina goes up 2-0 at 18:24 when RW
Jan Raida gets his 14th of the year. Montreal actually out shot Carolina 12 to 8 in the 1st period.
Montreal continued to control the play in the 2nd period. Finally the Canadiens break through on G
Tom Peyton, LW
Lorenzo Bocci gets his 29th of the year at 19:50 of the 2nd period to make it a 2-1 game. Montreal out shot Carolina 12 to 4 in the period.
Carolina extends the lead to 3-1 at 4:07 of the 3rd period when C
Brett Kantola gets his 2nd of the year. Montreal does get back within 1 at 7:17 of the 3rd when C
Chris Hughes gets his 26th of the season on the PP. It is now 3-2 Carolina. Montreal puts pressure on the Hurricanes net throughout the period, but cannot get the 3rd goal. Montreal out shot Carolina 16 to 6 in the 3rd. Montreal was 1 for 2 on the PP while Carolina was 0 for 2.
Carolina's RW
Jan Raida was named the 1st star, he had 1 goal and an assist. The 21 year old now has 14 goals and 29 points in 67 games. In his 2nd year with Carolina, he has played in 140 career NHL games, has 31 goals, 70 points, 64 PIMs and a +9 rating. He was the Hurricanes 175th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
Carolina 3
Montreal 2
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | CAR | Patrick Connor | 36 | Gerald Walker | Dale Evans |
| 1st | CAR | Jan Raida | 14 | Tomas Drlik | Ken Vecchione |
| 2nd | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 29 | Chris Hughes |
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| 3rd | CAR | Brett Kantola | 2 | Ken Vecchione | Jan Raida |
| 3rd | MTL | Chris Hughes (PP) | 27 | John Herrod | Yegor Berestnev |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 18 | 3 |
| CAR | Tom Peyton | 40 | 2 |
Around the league.................
The Detroit Red Wings have signed C
Aaron Swanson to a 2 year $10.5 M extension. The 27 year old Swanson has 29 goals and 64 points in 70 games this year. In 214 career NHL games, Swanson has 73 goals, 206 points, 218 PIMs and a +30 rating.
Edmonton Oilers LW
Simon Massicotte had his points streak snapped as 12 games. The 30 year old Massicotte has 22 goals and 52 points in 71 games. In 3 seasons in the NHL, he has 49 goals, 118 points, 144 PIMs and a +23 rating in 211 career NHL games.
Pittsburgh Penguins C
Michael McDaniel had a goal and 2 assists in a 4-0 win over the Maple Leafs. The 30 year old McDaniel now has 27 goals and 69 points in 71 games with the Penguins and Stars this season. In 208 career NHL games, he has 75 goals, 191 points, 197 PIMs and a +30 rating.
Edmonton Oilers C
Lawrence Diamond had 2 goals in a 3-2 win over the Blues. The 35 year old Diamond now has 42 goals and 75 points in 71 games. In 225 career NHL games all with the Oilers he has 92 goals, 213 points, 208 PIMs and a +60 rating.