January 13th, 1983
San Jose Sharks (18-26-4) at
Montreal Canadiens (27-20-3)
Montreal are home to the San Jose Sharks. Montreal won the only meeting so far this season in San Jose 3-0. Montreal are tied with Boston for 3rd in the Atlantic with 56 points, but Boston still has 2 games in hand. Montreal are riding the hot hand of RW
Al Ladd who has 3 goals and 8 points in his last 5 games.
The Sharks are 11th in the Western Conference with 39 points, they are 15 points out of the final wild card spot. The Sharks are 27th in the NHL with 3.21 GAA per game, they average 33 shots against per game which is ranked 25th.
LW
Randy McMullen leads the Sharks with 14 goals and 39 points in 48 games. The 27 year old offensive forward is great with his stamina and offensive read. In his 3rd season as a Shark, he has 67 goals and 148 points with 118 PIMs and a -6 rating in 192 career NHL games. He was named to the 1983 All-Star team.
C
Ben Yaremovich leads the team with 28 assists, including 8 goals in 40 games. The 31 year old 2-time All-Star is regarded as an offensive forward with great acceleration and agility. In his 3rd season as a Shark, in 199 career NHL games, he has 66 goals and 159 points with 188 PIMs and a -8 rating.
RW
Steve Wurzback is 3rd on the Sharks with 25 points, including 14 goals in 39 games. The 35 year old offensive forward has excellent passing and puckhandling skills. In 203 career NHL games, all with the Sharks he has 52 goals and 142 points with 114 PIMs and a +4 rating.
The Sharks will start G
Zbynek Vitek, he has 6 wins in 22 starts with a .903 save %. Montreal starts G
Mike Blackshear, he has 23 wins in 40 starts with a .894 save %.
Montreal scores 1st to make it 1-0. RD
Matej Ouhrabka scores his first goal since October 14th, 1982, a span of 32 games. The time of the goal was 12:09 for his 3rd goal of the season. The period ends 1-0 with Montreal out shooting the Sharks 13 to 8.
Montreal goes up 2-0 at 1:35 when C
Chris Hughes gets his 20th of the year. The Sharks to get on the board shortly after, RD
Renaud Larouche gets his 5th of the year at 2:01 to make it 2-1. The period ends with the Canadiens out shooting the Sharks 13 to 4 in the period. Both teams are 0 for 2 on the PP.
Montreal goes up 3-1 at 6:36 of the 3rd as LW
Lorenzo Bocci gets his 19th of the year. San Jose makes it interesting with a goal at 18:21 of the 3rd to make it 3-2. LW
Stephen Latonas gets his 3rd of the season. Montreal does hang on to win. The shots in the 3rd are 15 to 11 for Montreal while Montreal was 0 for 3 on the PP, San Jose 0 for 2.
Montreal LW
Lorenzo Bocci was the 1st star with a goal and an assist. The 29 year old Bocci now has 19 goals and 32 points in 31 games. Bocci has played in 175 career NHL games, all with Montreal. The 1982 All-Star has 70 goals and 137 points with 291 PIMs and a +50 rating.
Montreal 3 San Jose 2
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Matej Ouhrabka | 3 | Al Ladd | Lorenzo Bocci |
| 2nd | MTL | Chris Hughes | 21 | Al Ladd | Jiri Reichel |
| 2nd | SJ | Renaud Larouche | 5 | Stephen Latonas | Heath Hammond |
| 3rd | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 19 | Martin Sulc |
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| 3rd | SJ | Stephen Latonas | 3 | Gordie Selkirk | Heath Hammond |
| MAJOR PENALTY's |
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| PER | TEAM | PLAYER | MIN | PENALTY |
| 1st | SJ | Gordie Selkirk | 5 | Fighting |
| 1st | MTL | Ronnie Marvin | 5 | Fighting |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| SJ | Zybnek Vitek | 41 | 3 |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 23 | 2 |
Around the league..............
Pittsburgh Penguins LW
Travis Chambers had 4 assists in a 7-2 win over the Maple Leafs. The 32 year old Chambers now has 20 goals and 57 points in 49 games. In 3 years in the NHL, he has 48 goals with 120 points and 75 PIMs and a +22 rating in 127 career NHL games.
Carolina Hurricanes will be with out the services of RW
Patrick Connor. The 28 year old is expected to miss a week with minor whiplash. Connor has 28 goals and 53 points in 41 games this season. In 196 career NHL games, he has 103 goals and 205 points with 369 PIMs and a +58 rating.
Buffalo Sabres C
Kelvin Spencer had a goal and an assist in a 4-2 win over the Islanders. The 20 year old now has 20 goals and 41 points in 48 games. After finishing his junior career with the Moncton Wildcats of the QMJHL, he was drafted 92nd overall by the Sabres in 1981. He was limted to just 10 games in his rookie season last year with the Sabres due to injury.