October 3rd, 1982
Los Angeles Kings at
Montreal Canadiens
Well hopefully home cooking and the friendly confines of the Bell Center will help the Canadiens get back on the winning track against the 3-2-1 Kings. The Kings have a rock in the net, 30 year old
Harrison Wylie is 2-2-1 with a 3.76 GAA and .903 save %, but this is most likely simply a slow start as he is coming off a 34-22-7 season with a 2.40 GAA and .918 save %. C
Brit Sedgwick has a goal and 2 points so far in 6 games, but he has been a solid performer for the Kings over the last past 2 seasons and has 61 goals and 136 points to his resume over 165 games. 32 year old LW
Paul Alston rounds out the stars for the Kings, he has 4 goals and 6 points already in 6 games and had 20 goals and 38 assists last year in 79 games.
For Montreal,
Yevgeny Ronov will draw back into the line-up on the 2nd line while G
Mike Blackshear will start in goal with his .905 save %. The Kings confirmed G
Harrison Wylie will start.
Montreal 4 Los Angeles 2
With the Habs in control out shooting Los Angeles 13 to 4, RW
Ronnie Marvin had to leave the game with wrist soreness and just over 2 minutes remaining in the 1st period. The period ended with the Habs out shooting the Kings 14 to 6, but tied 0-0.
Just over a minute into the 2nd, Kings star C
Brit Sedgwick breaks the goose-egg and a 1-0 lead. Montreal ties it up with about 9 minutes left in the period, C
Dave Wright gets his 2nd. The Kings take the lead with 3;37 left in the 2nd, 2-1. The period ends with the Habs trailing 2-1 despite out shooting LA 28 to 10.
Montreal ties it up again at the 4:09 mark of the 3rd,
Chris Hughes with his 4th.
Hughes gets his 2nd of the night at 5:23 of the period, Montreal with the lead 3-2. RW
Al Ladd finally finds the score sheet with just over 2 minutes left in the game as he gets his 1st of the year. Montreal hangs onto a important 4-2 win.
Montreal's C
Chris Hughes is named the games 1st star. Hughes had 2 goals and an assist and improved to 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points.
Around the league....................
Edmonton Oilers C
Lawrence Diamond extended his points streak to 13 games and his assist streak to 8 games in a 8-5 win over the Senators. The 35 year old Diamond has 3 goals and 11 points in 7 games for the Oilers.