March 15th, 2004
Montreal finishes up the 2003-04 regular season with a visit to TD Gardens and the (25-32-14) Boston Bruins. The series is now 4-3 in favour of Montreal.
The 1st period ends scoreless, the shots are 11-3 for Montreal.
Boston gets on the board first with a PP goal at 6:57. C
Michael Bishop gets his 19th of the year for the 1-0 lead. Boston goes up 2-0 at 14:02 when RD
Erik Jensen's blast beats G
Martin King for his 13th goal of the season. The 2nd period ends with the score 2-0 for the Bruins but the shots are 21-15 for Montreal.
Montreal gets on the board at 5:54 of the period when LW
Eric Brenner collects his own rebound for his 5th of the year. Montreal ties it up shortly after on the PP as LW
Eric Brenner gets his 2nd of the night and 6th of the season at 7:21. Montreal gets another PP late in the game and LW
Eric Brenner completes the natural hat trick with his 3rd of the night and 7th of the year at 17:03 and Montreal lead 3-2. Montreal gets the win not giving the Bruins a shot in the 3rd period. The final shots were 35-15 for Montreal.
Montreal 3 Boston 2
Montreal LW
Eric Brenner was the 1st star with his 3 goals. The 21 year old has 7 goals and 10 points with 18 PIMs and a -3 rating in 33 games this year. Last year Brenner had 49 goals and 99 points with the CHL Red Deer Rebels in 54 games.
New York Islanders RD
Jacob Phillips had a goal and an assist in a 5-3 win over the Rangers. The 29 year old has 11 goals and 36 points with 16 PIMs and a +1 rating in 72 games. In 279 NHL games, Phillips has 45 goals and 159 points.
Colorado Avalanche RD
Nicolas Petit had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Blackhawks. The 28 year old has 11 goals and 42 points with 68 PIMs and a +14 rating in 72 games. For his career, Petit has 31 goals and 111 points in 285 NHL games.