December 29th, 2003
The Canadiens and the Bruins will do battle again tonight on back to back nights. The seasonal series is tied 2-2 as the (15-16-7) try to get back to .500 in front of their fans at the TD Gardens. Montreal will not have C
Jeff Pilbeam or C
Patrick Atkins in the line up as they will have to do some shuffling. G
Martin King will start for Montreal on back to back nights.
The Bruins strike 1st on the PP, LD
Vincent Lavoie loses the control of the puck and it led to sustained pressure on the Montreal net. Despite several good saves by G
Martin King, C
Ronald Sutton pots his 18th of the season at 8:09 of the 1st. The Bruins have control of the 1st period, 12 minutes in the shots are 11-4 for Boston. The final shots in the period are 15-11 for the Bruins. Montreal will start the 2nd period with a brief PP.
Montreal does tie it up at 13:49 of the 2nd period when C
James Courcy gets his 2nd of the year and its 1-1. That's the way the period ends with the shots now a lot closer, 22-21 for the Bruins.
Montreal goes up 2-1 at 5:35 of the 3rd period when C
Dean Casey gets his 8th of the season. It was Montreal's 1st shot of the period. Montreal and Boston both had PP's in the last 10 minutes of the game but Montreal held on for a 2-1 win. The final shots were 31-25 for the Bruins.
Montreal 2 Boston 1
Montreal's C
James Courcy was the 1st star with his goal. The 20 year old now has 2 goals and 4 points with 18 PIMs and a +6 rating in 29 games.
Nashville Predators LD
Sergey Adaikin had 2 assists in a 3-0 win over the Stars. The 29 year old now has 5 goals and 22 points with 2 PIMs and a +22 rating in 38 games. Adaikin was a Stanley Cup winner with the Predators in 2003, was nominated for the 2003 Defenseman of the Year and won the 2003 NHL Playoff MVP Award.
Colorado Avalanche C
George Amlong had a goal in a 3-1 win over the Blues. The 30 year old now has 8 goals and 23 points with 30 PIMs and a -3 rating in 34 games.
The New Jersey Devils were dealt a huge blow today when it was learned that LW
Michal Sin will miss up to 5 months with a ruptured ulnar collateral ligament. The 21 year old has 8 goals and 35 assists with 10 PIMs and a +10 rating in 38 games. Last year Sin had a career high with 71 points in 68 games for the Devils.
Washington Capitals LD
Ty Sova was named the NHL Player of the Month. The 33 year old now has 5 goals and 20 points with 19 PIMs and a +16 rating in 38 games. Sova set a career high with 37 points in 72 games for the Capitals in 2001-02.
Montreal Canadiens G
Bill Wolfenbarger was named the NHL Goalie of the Month. The 38 year old is now 20-7-3 with a 1.54 GAA and a .929 SV% in 30 games. Wolfenbarger set a career high with 21 wins last season for Montreal.
Pittsburgh Penguins RW
Brad Rakas had 2 goals in a 7-2 win over the Devils. The 27 year old now has 12 goals and 27 points with 12 PIMs and a +16 rating. Rakas set a career high with 60 points in 72 games during the 2001-02 season with the Penguins.
Detroit Red Wings LW
Chad Deraspe had a goal and 2 assists in a 4-1 win over the Bruins. The 21 year old now has 18 goals and 40 points with 44 PIMs and a +13 rating in 39 games. Deraspe set a career high with 60 points last year in 72 games with the Red Wings.
