October 17th, 2005
The
Toronto Maple Leafs (3-3-1) are at the Bell Center with a meeting with the
Montreal Canadiens (4-1-2) The Canadiens are coming off the 1st loss of the season.
A little rough stuff led to a fight at 15:00 of the 1st period between LW
Robert Cull and Leafs RW
Kerry Bula. The period ended scoreless with the shots tied 7-7.
Montreal goes up 1-0 at 6:30 of the 2nd period when RD
Rinat Sadriyev converts on a goal mouth scramble.
Sadriyev gets his 1st of the year from LW
Emile Boudreau and C
Dean Casey. The 2nd period ends with the Canadiens up 1-0 but being out shot by the Leafs 18-15.
Montreal gets a 2-0 lead at 8:32 of the 3rd while on the PP. C
Patrick Atkins gets his 2nd of the year on a shot from the left circle that is assisted by RW
Zach Broderick and LW
Emile Boudreau. Montreal holds on for the win giving G
Jesus Alejo his 1st career NHL shutout. The final shots were 27-22 for Montreal.
Montreal 2 Toronto 0
Montreal Canadiens LW
Emile Boudreau was named the 1st star with his 2 assists in the 2-0 win over the Maple Leafs. The 23 year old now has 4 goals and 11 points with 6 PIMs and a +1 rating in 8 games. For his career, Boudreau has 87 goals and 229 points in 287 NHL games.
New York Islanders LW
Ron Oxford had 2 goals in a 2-2 tie with the Sabres. The 23 year old now has 4 goals and 6 points with 2 PIMs and a +0 rating in 7 games. For his career, Oxford has 76 goals and 180 points in 288 NHL games.