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Big T · 02-08-2017, 06:14 PM

December 16th, 1983

Toronto Maple Leafs (14-18-3) at Montreal Canadiens (22-14-2)

Montreal have split the season series so far with the Leafs with a win apiece. Last time they met, the Leafs won 3-1 at the Bell Center. Montreal is in 4th in the East with 46 points, 8 behind the East leading Bruins. Montreal is ranked 25th with 2.34 goals per game, but moved up after the 9 goals in their last game. Montreal has allowed the same amount of goals and are ranked 7th in the NHL.

33 year old LD Dennis Engstrom was born in Vasteras, SWE. The defensive defenseman uses his 6'5" frame to aid in what the scouts say is his biggest strength, his defensive play. Usually set on the 2nd pairing, he plays a stay at home defensive role. In his 4th season with Montreal, he has yet to miss a game. This season he has 2 goals and 8 points with 12 PIMs. He had a career high of 33 points in the 1981-82 season.

The Leafs currently hold the 14th spot in the Eastern Conference with 31 points, 7 points out of the final playoff spot. The Leafs score 2.26 goals per game, this ranks them 28th in the NHL. They give up 2.97 goals per game which ranks them 24th in the NHL.

The Leafs will start G Olivier Bouchard, he has 12 wins with a 2.30 GAA and a .928 save % in 28 games. Last year he had 23 wins with a 2.84 GAA and a .914 save % in 58 games with the Leafs. With Montreal playing back to back games they will start G Stefan Mertel, he has 3 wins with a 2.79 GAA and a .883 save % in 8 games.

Montreal gets the opening goal of the game at 10:06 when RW Eric McFatridge gets his 6th of the season. Montreal with the lead despite getting out shot 7-2 by Toronto early. The period ends with the Leafs out shooting Montreal 16-5. Montreal C Bryce Spencer got into a fight in the 1st.

Toronto ties the score 1-1 at 5:34 of the 2nd period when C Ed Fish gets his 10th of the year. The Leafs take a 2-1 lead at 17:56 when C Ed Fish gets his 2nd of the night, 11th of the season. Montreal out shot Toronto 20-8 but gave up the only 2 goals of the period.

The Leafs take a 3-1 lead at 11:54 of the 3rd as RW Ryan Egoyan gets his 8th of the season. The Leafs RW Eddy Hodgkins adds an empty netter at 19:23 to make it 4-1. Montreal out shot Toronto 12-11 in the 3rd and 37-35 in the game. Both teams were 0 for 5 on the PP.

Toronto's C Ed Fish was the 1st star with 2 goals. The 33 year old from Lockport, NY now has 11 goals and 16 points with 16 PIMs in 36 games. In his 4th season in the NHL he had a career high with 22 goals in the 1980-81 season with the Red Wings.

Toronto 4 Montreal 1

02-08-2017, 06:14 PM	#83
Big T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,878	December 16th, 1983 Toronto Maple Leafs (14-18-3) at Montreal Canadiens (22-14-2) Montreal have split the season series so far with the Leafs with a win apiece. Last time they met, the Leafs won 3-1 at the Bell Center. Montreal is in 4th in the East with 46 points, 8 behind the East leading Bruins. Montreal is ranked 25th with 2.34 goals per game, but moved up after the 9 goals in their last game. Montreal has allowed the same amount of goals and are ranked 7th in the NHL. 33 year old LD Dennis Engstrom was born in Vasteras, SWE. The defensive defenseman uses his 6'5" frame to aid in what the scouts say is his biggest strength, his defensive play. Usually set on the 2nd pairing, he plays a stay at home defensive role. In his 4th season with Montreal, he has yet to miss a game. This season he has 2 goals and 8 points with 12 PIMs. He had a career high of 33 points in the 1981-82 season. The Leafs currently hold the 14th spot in the Eastern Conference with 31 points, 7 points out of the final playoff spot. The Leafs score 2.26 goals per game, this ranks them 28th in the NHL. They give up 2.97 goals per game which ranks them 24th in the NHL. The Leafs will start G Olivier Bouchard, he has 12 wins with a 2.30 GAA and a .928 save % in 28 games. Last year he had 23 wins with a 2.84 GAA and a .914 save % in 58 games with the Leafs. With Montreal playing back to back games they will start G Stefan Mertel, he has 3 wins with a 2.79 GAA and a .883 save % in 8 games. Montreal gets the opening goal of the game at 10:06 when RW Eric McFatridge gets his 6th of the season. Montreal with the lead despite getting out shot 7-2 by Toronto early. The period ends with the Leafs out shooting Montreal 16-5. Montreal C Bryce Spencer got into a fight in the 1st. Toronto ties the score 1-1 at 5:34 of the 2nd period when C Ed Fish gets his 10th of the year. The Leafs take a 2-1 lead at 17:56 when C Ed Fish gets his 2nd of the night, 11th of the season. Montreal out shot Toronto 20-8 but gave up the only 2 goals of the period. The Leafs take a 3-1 lead at 11:54 of the 3rd as RW Ryan Egoyan gets his 8th of the season. The Leafs RW Eddy Hodgkins adds an empty netter at 19:23 to make it 4-1. Montreal out shot Toronto 12-11 in the 3rd and 37-35 in the game. Both teams were 0 for 5 on the PP. Toronto's C Ed Fish was the 1st star with 2 goals. The 33 year old from Lockport, NY now has 11 goals and 16 points with 16 PIMs in 36 games. In his 4th season in the NHL he had a career high with 22 goals in the 1980-81 season with the Red Wings. Toronto 4 Montreal 1