September 21, 2005
Pre-Season Games/ NHL News
Vancouver 4
Montreal 1
The Canadiens got out shot badly 38-17 as the Canucks scored 4 goals in the 2nd period to take a 4-0 lead. Montreal C
James Courcy got the only Habs goal in the 3rd. G
Martin King made 34 saves on 38 shots in the loss.
Montreal 5 St Louis 1
This time it was Montreal's turn to dominate the shot clock, 45-12. C
Patrick Atkins had a goal and an assist, LW
Eric Brenner had 2 assists and LD
Dominick Heatherington had a goal in the win. G
Jesus Alejo made 11 of 12 saves.
Montreal 2 St Louis 2
Montreal C
James Courcy had a goal and newly acquired
Lukas Svensson had the other in the 2nd period to tie it in the game. Montreal out shot St Louis 31-24 with G
Martin King making 22 of 24 saves.
Montreal announced that LD
Richard Nytra will be day to day with a dislocated finger. The 22 year old had 5 goals and 18 points last year in 63 games for Montreal.
Montreal 6 Philadelphia 0
The Habs got 2 goals and 1 assist from C
Patrick Atkins, a goal and 2 assists from RW
Joey Mariani and a goal and an assist from LW
Emile Boudreau in the win. G
Jesus Alejo made 24 saves for the shutout as the Habs out shot the Flyers 42-24.
Montreal 4 Winnipeg 1
Montreal out shot the Jets 50-23 in the game. The Canadiens got 2 goals by RW
Joey Mariani, an assist by C
Dean Casey and an assist by LD
Steven Thornton in the win. G
Martin King made 22 saves in the game.
Edmonton 2
Montreal 0
The Oilers out shot Montreal 30-28 but G
Dusty Howell was up to the task and shut out the Habs. G
Jesus Alejo made 28 saves in the loss.
Toronto 3
Montreal 1
The Leafs out shot the Habs 28-22 in the final tune up game before the regular season. Montreal C
Phil Wheeler got the only goal for Montreal. The irony is that Wheeler had 0 goals last year including 6 exhibition games and 45 regular season games.