February 6th, 1983
Calgary Flames (31-24-6) at
Montreal Canadiens (33-23-3)
The Flames visit the Bell Center to play the Habs. Montreal is holding on to the 1st Wild card spot so far, with the 8th seed Blue Jackets 2 points back and the 9th seed Lightning 3 points back. Montreal will welcome back LD
Yegor Berestnev. The 28 year old has 6 goals, 33 assists for 39 points in 53 games this season.
The Flames currently hold the 8th seed in the West with 66 points, 28 points behind the West leading Oilers. Calgary plays a tight defensive game, giving up only 27 shots per game. Offensively they don't take many chances and rank 17th in the NHL for shots at 30.
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Clinton Antkowiak leads the Flames with 45 points, including 18 goals in 59 games. The 24 year old BC product is a two-way forward with a physical presence. In his 3rd season in the NHL, he was traded to Calgary by the Senators in 1981. In 220 career NHL games, he has 56 goals, 136 points, 473 PIMs and a +58 rating.
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Jim Brinker is 2nd on the team with 39 points and leads the Flames with 30 assists. He also has 9 goals in 59 games. The 28 year old defensive defenseman is a strong defensive player that you cannot expect to score goals. In 3 seasons with the Flames, he has 18 goals, 91 points, 94 PIMs and a +33 rating.
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Pier-Olivier Chouinard is 3rd on the Flames with 37 points and leads the team with 19 goals in 53 games. The 21 year old offensive forward is a strong playmaker. Last year in his rookie season he had 21 goals and 60 points in 81 games. He was the Flames 46th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
The Flames will start G
Jeffrey Koerner, he has 20 wins in 41 starts with a .909 save %. Montreal goes with G
Mike Blackshear, he has 28 wins with a .898 save % in 49 starts.
Montreal gets on the board first, RW
John Herrod gets his 16th of the season 42 seconds into the game and its 1-0. Montreal out shoots the Flames 11 to 4 in the 1st period.
Montreal gets a late goal near the end of the 2nd period to take a 2-0 lead. RD
Marek Bartolcic gets his 9th of the year at 19:52. Montreal out shot the Flames 8 to 5 in the 2nd period.
Montreal extends the lead to 3-0 at 1:54 of the 3rd when LW
Lorenzo Bocci gets his 23rd goal of the year on the PP. LW
Bocci adds his 2nd of the game at 5:11 to make it 4-0 while on a 5 on 3 PP. Montreal out shoots the Flames 23 to 5 in the 3rd. Montreal goes 2 for 7 on the PP while the Flames are 0 for 3.
Montreal's RW
John Herrod is named the 1st star, he had a goal and 2 assists. The 23 year old now has 16 goals, 35 assists and 51 points in 61 games this season.
Montreal 4 Calgary 0
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | John Herrod | 17 | Yegor Berestnev |
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| 2nd | MTL | Marek Bartolcic | 9 | John Herrod | Chris Hughes |
| 3rd | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci (PP) | 23 | Yevgeny Ronov | Chris Hughes |
| 3rd | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci (PP) | 24 | John Herrod | Chris Hughes |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| CAL | Jeffrey Koerner | 42 | 4 |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 14 | 0 |
Around the league.............
Washington Capitals RD
Marshall Lawson had 2 assists in a 6-2 win over the Blue Jackets. The 33 year old now has 11 goals and 39 points in 59 games. In his 3rd NHL season he has 25 goals, 92 points, 60 PIMs and a +7 rating in 187 career NHL games. He was part of a trade on January 19th, 1982 that had RW
Sergey Edeshko go to the Flyers.
Tampa Bay Lightning RD
Ben Stewart had 3 goals in a 5-2 win over the Sharks. The 30 year old Stewart now has 15 goals and 41 points in 59 games. Stewart has played 223 career NHL games, all with the Lightning and has 38 goals, 113 points, 309 PIMs and a -14 rating.
Dallas Stars RW
Domenico Giunti has just signed a 2 year, $11.2 M extension. The 27 year old 1983 All-Star has 22 goals and 59 points in 63 games. In 3 seasons with the Stars, he has 61 goals, 183 points, 230 PIMs and a +41 rating in 219 career NHL games.