April 12th, 2004
The Oilers and Canadiens meet for game 2 of the best of 7 series Semi-Final in Montreal. Montreal will not make any line-up changes from game one, G
Bill Wolfenbarger will get the start.
Montreal gets on the board with another PP goal. C
Jeff Pilbeam wins the draw, RW
Dean Casey takes the shot and LW
Emile Boudreau tips it in for his 2nd of the playoffs at 14:08. The period ends with the shots 10-2 for Montreal.
The Oilers make it 1-1 at 5:44 of the second period when RW
Sam Wicks beats G
Wolfenbarger with his 1st of the playoffs. Montreal gets a 2-1 lead at 16:57 when LW
Emile Boudreau gets his 3rd of the playoffs assisted by C
Randolph Lott and RW
Zach Broderick. Montreal goes up 3-1 at 19:48 of the second when C
James Courcy's heavy shot gives him 3 goals in the playoffs, assisted by LW
Eric Brenner. The shots after two are 19-13 for Montreal.
Montreal extends the lead to 4-1 at 14:18 when C
James Courcy gets his 2nd of the night, 4th of the playoffs assisted by RD
Rinat Sadriyev. Montreal does not give the Oilers a lot of chances and out shot the Oilers 31-17 for the game and the win.
Montreal 4 Edmonton 1
Montreal leads the series 2-0.
Montreal C
James Courcy had 2 goals and was the 1st star. The 21 year old now has 4 goals and 4 points with 0 PIMs and a +2 rating in 6 playoff games this year. Last season Courcy had 5 goals and 11 points in 55 games for Montreal.
New York Rangers C
Jack Eklund had 2 goals and an assist in a 6-1 win over the Predators. The 22 year old now has 2 goals and 9 points with 11 PIMs and a +5 rating in 8 playoff games this year. Last season Eklund had 8 goals and 24 points in 71 games for the Rangers. The Rangers lead the series 2-0.