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Old 02-06-2017, 09:58 PM   #75
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Montreal Canadiens (18-11-1) at Winnipeg Jets (19-8-2)

In the infamous words of then Canucks coach Harry Neale "we can't win at home, we can win on the road. My failure as a coach is my inability to find somewhere else to play" Well that discribes the Canadiens right now. Montreal remains in 3rd in the Eastern conference, 8 points behind the Bruins for 1st. Montreal takes 30 shots per game which ranks them 16th in the NHL. They give up 27 shots per game which ranks 4th in the NHL.

Morinville, AB is the birth home of one 21 year old Andrew Walsh. Discribed as a goal scorer, he is still waiting for an opportunity to show his skills full time in a Habs uniform. Montreal has him platooning on the 4th line as a counterattacking forward. Signed as a free agent, he made his Canadiens debut on November 7th, 1982. In 16 games this year he has 2 goals and 2 points with 2 PIMs. In 69 career NHL games going back to last year, he has 9 goals and 18 points with 47 PIMs.

The Jets are currently 1st in the West with 40 points. The Jets take a lot of shots, they average 34 per game which ranks them 5th in the NHL. The average giving up 25 shots per game, which ranks them 2nd in the league.

The Jets will start G Chris Garner, he has 15 wins with a 2.19 GAA and a .912 save % in 25 games. Last year he had 39 wins with a 2.25 GAA and a .917 save % in 71 games with the Flyers. Montreal starts G Wilf Nestor, he has been stuck on 15 wins for awhile, he has a 2.23 GAA and a .920 save % in 25 games.

Winnipeg scores early, at 1:02 of the 1st RW Colin Majkowski gets his 8th of the year to make it 1-0. Winnipeg go up 2-0 at 2:05 of the 1st as C Tyler Adamko scores his 8th of the year. Winnipeg goes up 3-0 on a 5 on 3 PP at 19:44 when RW J D Martins gets his 7th of the season. Winnipeg out shot Montreal 17-6 in the 1st.

There was no scoring in the 2nd period. The shots were 14-9 in favor of the Jets. Montreal is 0 for 2 on the PP while Winnipeg is 1 for 4.

Montreal gets shut out as they out shoot the Jets 9-5 in the 3rd but were out shot 36-24 in the game. Montreal ends up 0 for 5 on the PP and the Jets were 1 for 4.

Jets LD Rory Wittman had 2 assists and was named the 1st star. The 22 year old from New York, NY now has 7 assists for 7 points with 52 PIMs in 30 games. In his 3rd year in the NHL he had a career high of 6 points with the Flyers in 1981-82 prior to this season.

Winnipeg 3 Montreal 0
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Around the NHL........

Florida Panthers RW Ryan Polowich had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Devils. The 21 year old from Toronto, ON now has 7 goals and 24 points with 24 PIMs in 33 games. The 1983 All-Star is in his 3rd year with the Panthers, he had a career high of 24 goals last year.

Colorado Avalanche LW Greg Sandison had a goal and an assist in a 4-0 win over the Coyotes. The 28 year old from Wallaceburg, ON now has 14 goals and 32 points with 18 PIMs in 30 games. The 2-time All-Star is in his 4th season with the Avs, he had a career high of 31 goals in the 1981-82 season.
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