March 24th, 1983
Montreal Canadiens (48-29-4) at Detroit Red Wings (33-42-6)
Montreal finishes out the season at Joe Louis Arena and face the Red Wings. Not really much of stake for either of these teams as the Canadiens have secured their playoff spot and Detroit is thinking next year.
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| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| Buffalo Sabres | 81 | 48 | 25 | 8 | 104 | 51 |
| Florida Panthers | 81 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 104 | 65 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 81 | 48 | 29 | 4 | 100 | 50 |
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| Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 52 | 25 | 4 | 108 | 46 |
| Washington Capitals | 81 | 49 | 29 | 3 | 101 | 51 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 81 | 48 | 32 | 1 | 97 | 21 |
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| Wild Card Race | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| x-New York Islanders | 81 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 96 | 10 |
| x-Boston Bruins | 81 | 45 | 32 | 4 | 94 | 40 |
Montreal RW
Al Ladd was acquired by the Canadiens in a trade with the Blackhawks for 20 year old
Chris Wharram. Wharram was the Canadiens 53rd overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. Wharram is still young but with a great upside, he has 24 points in 70 games this season. The 30 year old Ladd now has 26 goals and 62 points in 81 games this year. The 2-time All-Star had 32 goals in 1980-81 and had 24 goals in 1981-82. In 234 career NHL games he has 82 goals, 213 points, 116 PIMs and a +45 rating.
Detroit is 13th in the Eastern Conference with 72 points, they are currently on pace for the 5th overall pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. The Red Wings are ranked 5th on the PK with a 86.5 % kill rate. The Red Wings just cannot score goals, they are ranked 29th with 2.38 goals per game.
Montreal goes with G
Mike Blackshear, he has 40 wins in 66 games and a .903 save %. Detroit goes with G
Troy Pichette, he has 25 wins in 62 games and a .906 save %.
Detroit opens the scoring at 5:41 when C
Aaron Swanson gets his 36 goal of the year while SH. Montreal gets that right back on the PP as C
Chris Hughes gets to 30 goals for the 2nd time in his career at 6:27. Montreal goes up 2-1 at 16:58 when RD
Andrew Rickford gets his 5th of the year. Montreal out shot the Red Wings 11 to 9 in the 1st.
Detroit makes it 2-2 at 14:13 of the 2nd period when C
Russ Paliotta gets his 2nd of the year. Detroit out shoots Montreal 11 to 6 in the 2nd period.
Montreal gets a quick goal to start the 3rd and make it 3-2. RW
Al Ladd gets his 27th of the season at 0:38. Montreal goes up 4-2 at 9:41 when C
Ronnie Marvin gets his 4th of the season. Montreal out shot the Red Wings 14 to 7 in the 3rd. Montreal was 1 for 5 on the PP while the Red Wings were 0 for 5.
Montreal's RW
Al Ladd was the 1st star with his goal and 2 assists. The 30 year old Ladd now has 27 goals and 65 points in 82 games.
Montreal 4 Detroit 2
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | DET | Aaron Swanson (SH) | 36 | Jeremy Rice |
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| 1st | MTL | Chris Hughes (PP) | 31 | Al Ladd | Yevgeny Ronov |
| 1st | MTL | Andrew Rickford | 5 | Al Ladd | Jiri Bohm |
| 2nd | DET | Russ Paliotta | 2 | Petr Ulrich |
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| 3rd | MTL | Al Ladd | 28 | Andrew Rickford | Jiri Bohm |
| 3rd | MTL | Ronnie Marvin | 4 | Batsaikhany Vanoosten | Yevgeny Ronov |
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| PER | TEAM | PLAYER | MIN | PENALTY |
| 1st | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 10 | Misconduct |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 27 | 2 |
| DET | Troy Pichette | 31 | 4 |
Around the league........
Pittsburgh Penguins C
Michael McDaniel had a goal and an assist in a 3-2 win over the Hurricanes. The 30 year old McDaniel now has 31 goals and 84 points in 85 games. McDaniel played 60 games this season with the Stars before being traded to Pittsburgh. The 3-time All-Star has played in 222 career NHL games, has 79 goals, 206 points, 207 PIMs and a +32 rating.
Los Angeles Kings RW
Daniel McKeogh had 3 goals and an assist in a 4-1 win over the Sharks. The 21 year old now has 41 goals and 81 points in 82 games. The 1983 All-Star is in his 2nd year of the NHL after finishing junior with the Kelowna Rockets of the WHL. He was the Kings 1st round, 14th overall pick in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft. In 147 career NHL games, he has 67 goals, 126 points, 130 PIMs and a +3 rating .
The Minnesota Wild have extended LW
Dennis Bigham to a 3 year, $3.9 M extension. The 19 year old Bigham has 29 goals and 68 points in his rookie season of 82 games. The former Saginaw Spirit had 134 points in 130 OHL games. Bigham was the Wild's 1st round, 1st overall pick in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft.