May 8th, 2004
The Canadiens are home to the Rangers for game 5 of the best of 7 Stanley Cup Final with the series tied 2-2. Montreal will start G
Bill Wolfenbarger again, he has started all 12 Habs playoff games. The Rangers made no line-up changes as well.
The period ends with the score 0-0. Montreal out shot the Rangers 11-8. The Rangers had the only PP chance and had 3 shots.
Mid way through the 2nd period, LW
Randolph Lott went to the locker room with an undisclosed injury. Montreal gets the games first goal at 13:24 when RW
Zach Broderick gets his 3rd of the playoffs from the right face off dot and a 1-0 Habs lead. C
Patrick Atkins gets the assist. The second period ends with the score 1-0 for Montreal and the shots are now 23-15 for Montreal.
The Rangers get the 1-1 goal at 18:00 of the third period, a PP goal. LW
Chris Wilgosh gets his 7th of the playoffs. Regulation ends with the score tied 1-1. Montreal will have a short 44 second PP to start the O/T. The shots are 32-30 for Montreal.
The first O/T period settles nothing. The shots are now 40-39 for Montreal but we are still tied 1-1.
Early in the second O/T the Rangers go on the PP and make the Canadiens pay. C
Guillaume Gauthier scores his 5th of the playoffs at 4:14 and the Rangers are one win away from a Stanley Cup. The final shots were 46-41 for the Rangers.
New York 2
Montreal 1 (O/T)
The Rangers lead series 3-2.
New York C
Guillaume Gauthier had a goal and an assist as the first star. The 21 year old has 5 goals and 9 points with 7 PIMs and a + 2 rating in 14 playoff games. Gauthier had a career high of 18 goals this season in 69 games with the Rangers.
Montreal announced that after the game, LW
Randolph Lott is considered day to day with a 3rd Degree MCL Sprain. Despite the report, many experts are suggesting he is done for the playoffs. The 32 year old has 4 goals and 7 points with 0 PIMs and a +5 rating in 13 playoff games this year.