March 2nd, 2004
The Canadiens will host the New Jersey Devils (31-22-12) at the Bell Center. Montreal leads the seasonal series 3-1-3 and this will be the final game of the regular season between the two. Montreal won 2-1 the last time the played at the Bell Center.
After killing off 2 Devil PP's, Montreal got one of their own and made it 1-0 on the PP at 15:50 when RW
Zach Broderick combined with C
Jeff Pilbeam for his 7th of the year. The shots were 15-8 for the Devils but the score remains 1-0 for Montreal after one.
After killing a 3rd Devil PP, Montreal again go on the PP, their 2nd of the night and capitalize for the 2nd time. LW
Emile Boudreau tips C
Jeff Pilbeam's shot for his 30th of the year at 9:23 and a 2-0 lead. The Devils do get one back on their 4th PP of the game when C
Todd Carlson deflects his 25th past G
Martin King at 18:43 and its now 2-1. The shots are now 21-18 for the Devils after the 2nd, but Montreal leads 2-1.
Montreal extends the lead to 3-1 at 15:45 of the 3rd when C
Jeff Pilbeam's wrister eludes the Devils netminder for his 14th of the season. Montreal cap off the game with an empty netter by LD
Dominick Heatherington at 19:07. It was
Heatherington's 5th of the year and C
Jeff Pilbeam's assist gives him a 4 point night. The final shots were 34-23 for Montreal in the 4-1 win.
Montreal 4 New Jersey 1
Montreal C
Jeff Pilbeam had a goal and 3 assists in a getting the 1st star. The 31 year old now has 14 goals and 33 points with 25 PIMs and a +14 rating in 57 games. Pilbeam had a career high with 56 points in 72 games for Montreal in 2000-01 season.