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March 22nd, 2004
Montreal Canadiens vs New Jersey Devils Preview.
The Canadiens will host game 1 of the best of 7 series today at the Bell Center. Montreal is 4-1-3 against the Devils this season. The Devils will come loaded with playoff experience as in the first 4 years of the NHL existence, they have yet to miss the playoffs while the Canadiens are at the dance for the first time.
Devils career goals, assists and points leader C Todd Carlson led the way. The 36 year old had 26 goals and 51 points with 98 PIMs and a -2 rating in 65 games this year. Carlson has 39 NHL playoff games under his belt.
The Devils will also rely on RD Eric Moser. The 34 year old had 10 goals and 45 points with 32 PIMs and a +7 rating in 72 games this season. Moser has 25 games of NHL playoff experience.
The Devils pretty much platooned the goalies over the final 10 games with 27 year old Brett Pennington getting 6 of those starts. Pennington had 15 wins with a 2.05 GAA, a .930 SV% and 6 SO's over 33 games this year.
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