October 21st, 2005
The
Ottawa Senators (4-3-2) are in town at the Bell Center in a match up with the
Montreal Canadiens (5-2-2) The Canadiens beat the Sens 3-2 in their only meeting this year.
Montreal took just 2 seconds to score after the Sens minor penalty put the Habs on the PP. It was C
Patrick Atkins winning the face off to RD
Steven Thornton,
Thornton to LW
Emile Boudreau and
Boudreau snapping one past the Sens goalie at 2:04 of the 1st for his 5th goal of the season. Montreal goes up 2-0 on the PP, this time its RW
Zach Broderick who pounces on a rebound for his 3rd of the year at 6:32. C
Patrick Atkins and RW
Joey Mariani get the assists. The Senators make it 2-1 at 16:49 when LW
Carsten Jensen's rebound shot beats G
Jesus Alejo for his 2nd of the year. Montreal gets that one back as RD
Berislav Salov finds a loose puck in a goal mouth scramble for his 2nd of the year at 18:52. RW
Joey Mariani and LD
Vincent Lavoie each get an assist on the 3-1 goal. The period ends 3-1 for Montreal but the shots are 13-10 for Ottawa.
Montreal extends the lead to 4-1 on a juicy rebound for RW
Joey Mariani at 5:12 of the 2nd period. Its
Mariani's 2nd goal of the season with assists to LW
Emile Boudreau and RD
Dominick Heatherington. The period ends with the score 4-1 for Montreal and the shots are now in favour of Montreal 19-18.
There is no scoring in the 3rd period and the final shots are 29-21 for Montreal as they dominate the period.
Montreal 4 Ottawa 1
Montreal Canadiens RW
Joey Mariani had a goal and 2 assists in the 4-1 win over the Senators. The 23 year old now has 2 goals and 10 points with 2 PIMs and a +2 rating in 10 games. Mariani was acquired by the Canadiens in a January, 2002 trade with the Canucks. Mariani was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Canucks in July 2001.
Detroit Red Wings LW
Chad Deraspe had a goal in a 2-1 win over the Capitals. The 23 year old now has 3 goals and 10 points with 4 PIMs and a +5 rating in 9 games. The Red Wings acquired Deraspe in a August 2002 trade with the Canucks. The Canucks originally selected Deraspe 50th overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.