March 22nd, 1983
Montreal Canadiens (47-29-4) at Toronto Maple Leafs (34-42-4)
With the loss to the Hurricanes, the best Montreal can finish is 3rd in the Atlantic. Montreal needs to gain some momentum to go into the playoffs and some revenge for a 8-3 loss a few games back to the Leafs.
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| Atlantic | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| Florida Panthers | 81 | 47 | 24 | 10 | 104 | 65 |
| Buffalo Sabres | 80 | 48 | 25 | 7 | 103 | 52 |
| Montreal Canadiens | 80 | 47 | 29 | 4 | 98 | 47 |
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| Pacific | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| Carolina Hurricanes | 81 | 52 | 25 | 4 | 108 | 46 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 48 | 29 | 3 | 99 | 50 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 47 | 32 | 1 | 95 | 20 |
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| Wild Card Race | GP | W | L | OT | PTS | DIFF |
| x-Boston Bruins | 80 | 45 | 31 | 4 | 94 | 41 |
| x-New York Islanders | 80 | 43 | 29 | 8 | 94 | 9 |
Any points in the final 2 games for Montreal will clinch the 3rd seed in the Atlantic.
The Canadiens have been led by C
Chris Hughes the past 3 seasons. The 33 year old is a great two way forward that can put up the points. The 2-time Frank J Selke Trophy Winner has 29 goals and 80 points this season, he had 29 goals in 1980-81 and 30 goals in 1981-82. He won the Art Ross Trophy in 1980-81 when he had 99 points. In 244 career NHL games, he has 88 goals, 248 points, 120 PIMs and a +73 rating. Hughes leads the NHL with 248 career points and 160 career assists.
The Leafs continue on their journey for the 1st overall pick, they are currently 14th in the East with 72 points, they are currently on pace for the 4th overall pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. The Leafs rank 14th on the PP with a 16.5% success rate. The Leafs are ranked 29th on the PK with a kill rate of 79.9%.
Montreal will start G
Mike Blackshear on back to back nights, he has 39 wins in 65 games with a .903 save %. Toronto goes with
Cole Sexsmith, he has 7 wins in 18 games and a .925 save %.
Montreal scores 1st, they get a goal by LW
Lorenzo Bocci, his 32nd of the year at 14:01 of the 1st. Montreal out shot the Leafs 9 to 6 in the 1st period.
Montreal grabs a 2-0 lead at 7:18 when RW
John Herrod gets his 27th of the season on the PP. Montreal goes up 3-0 at 19:52 of the 2nd period when RD
Matej Ouhrabka gets his 6th of the season. Montreal out shot the Leafs 17 to 5 in the period.
The Leafs makes it 3-1 at 5:51 when RD
Jaroslav Rakosnik gets his 4th of the year. Montreal goes up 4-1 when C
Dave Wright gets his 35th goal of the year at 9:22. The shots are 7 to 6 in favour of Montreal in the 3rd. Montreal is 1 for 7 on the PP while Toronto is 0 for 6.
Montreal's RD
Matej Ouhrabka is the 1st star with a goal, +2 rating, 2 hits and 23:48 in ice time. The 24 year old now has 6 goals and 29 points in 68 games. In 220 NHL games, he has 28 career goals, 108 points, 102 PIMs and a +15 rating.
Montreal 4 Toronto 1
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 32 | Chris Hughes | John Herrod |
| 2nd | MTL | John Herrod (PP) | 27 | Chris Hughes | Yegor Berestnev |
| 2nd | MTL | Matej Ouhrabka | 6 | Dave Lyon |
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| 3rd | TOR | Jaroslav Rakosnik | 4 | Jakub Mirga | Jan Picman |
| 3rd | MTL | Dave Wright | 35 | Al Ladd | Jiri Bohm |
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| PER | TEAM | PLAYER | MIN | PENALTY |
| 3rd | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 5 | Fighting |
| 3rd | TOR | Jimmy Krueger | 5 | Fighting |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 17 | 1 |
| TOR | Cole Sexsmith | 33 | 4 |
Around the league..................
Tampa Bay Lightning RD
Ben Stewart had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Bruins. The 30 year old Stewart has 20 goals and 53 points in 81 games. The 2-time All-Star now has played in 245 career NHL games, he has 43 goals, 125 points, 353 PIMs and a -14 rating.