October 12th, 1982
Montreal Canadiens (5-6-0) at Ottawa Senators (5-5-0)
Back on the road to the Canadian Tire Center to face the Senators. The Canadiens are trying to gain some momentum into the season and are hoping to get on a streak. Part of the issue has been the unbalanced scoring on the lines.
| Bocci | 6 | Hughes | 6 | Ladd | 2 |
| Vanoosten | 0 | Wright | 4 | Ronov | 0 |
| Gaskell | 1 | Swiney | 1 | Dufour | 0 |
| Lyon | 1 | Rutgers | 0 | Lynch | 0 |
Beyond the 1st line, we have only 1 player with more then 1 goal. So tonight I will shake up the lines just a little and move the speedy
Ronov onto the 1st line while moving
Ladd to the second line.
Ottawa comes into the game with a few bumps and bruises as C
Greg Mortlock is dealing with a bruised forearm. The 35 year old Mortlock has 5 goals and 3 assists with 20 PIMs so far this season in 10 games. LD
Steve Pethick also is dealing some minor injury, he is day to day with whiplash. The 33 year old defensive defenseman has 2 goals and 8 points with a -2 rating in 10 games. Who is healthy is 31 year old
Lucas Sexton. The 31 year old now has 3 assists so far this year and is a +3 in 10 games.
Montreal is still missing RW
Ronnie Marvin from the lineup. Marvin has missed the last 3 games and is listed day to day with wrist soreness. G
Mike Blackshear will go in goal for Montreal, he has a .897 save % in 9 games while Ottawa will start
Tony Linnell who has a .923 save % in 9 games.
Montreal 5 Ottawa 3
Ottawa took just 3 minutes to open the scoring on their 1st shot when
Charles-Olivier Dupuis pots his 2nd of the year. Sens
Rory Bouffard makes it 2-0 with his 2nd at 14:24 on their 2nd shot of the period. Montreal does get one back with just 1:20 remaining,
Lorenzo Bocci scores his team leading 7th. Just when Montreal felt they were back into the game,
Steve Pethick scores his 3rd of the year with just 20 seconds left in the 1st. 3-1 Sens. The period ends with the Montreal out shooting Ottawa 9 to 6.
Ottawa began to carry the play in the 2nd, but it was Montreal that struck next with
Batsaikhany Vanoosten's 1st goal of the year at 13:01 of the period. Montreal ties it up at 3-3 with
Rob Lynch's 1st goal of the year at 14:40. The period ends tied with the Habs now outshooting the Sens 21 to 17.
The Habs grab early momentum in the 3rd and get rewarded with
Martin Sulc's 1st of the year just 2:26 into the period. Montreal up 4-3. Montreal extends their lead to 5-3 when
Melvin Swiney gets his 2nd of the year at 13:37 of the 3rd. Montreal hung onto the lead and the win outshooting Ottawa 18 to 3 in the 3rd.
Montreal's RD
Martin Sulc was named the 1st star with his 1 goal, +2 rating in 19:51 in icetime. The 28 year old Sulc now has 1 goal and 2 points with a +6 rating in 12 games.
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | OTT | Charles-Olivier Dupuis (PP) | 2 | Steve Fitzgerald | Greg Mortlock |
| 1st | OTT | Rory Bouffard | 2 | Milan Jurak | Steve Pethick |
| 1st | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 7 | Clint Arrington | Nathan Vallee |
| 1st | OTT | Steve Pethick | 3 | Rory Bouffard | Jakub Barta |
| 2nd | MTL | Batsaikhany Vanoosten | 1 | Al Ladd | Dave Wright |
| 2nd | MTL | Rob Lynch | 1 | Jim Rutgers |
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| 3rd | MTL | Martin Sulc | 1 | Chris Hughes | Yegeny Ronov |
| 3rd | MTL | Melvin Swiney | 2 | Nathan Vallee | Dave Wright |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 20 | 3 |
| OTT | Tony Linnell | 39 | 5 |
Around the league................
Edmonton Oilers C
Lawrence Diamond extends his points streak to 17 games with a goal in a 4-3 win over the Predators. The 35 year old Diamond now has 5 goals and 16 points in 11 games.
Detroit Red Wings C
Aaron Swanson was named the 1st star in a 3-2 win over the Blue Jackets. The 27 year old Swanson has 4 goals and 9 points with 26 PIMs in 11 games. Swanson had 82 points including 19 goals in 82 games last year.
Chicago Blackhawks C
Andrew MacWhirr was selected as the 1st star in 6-1 win over the Kings. The 27 year old MacWhirr had 2 goals and now has 7 goals and 12 points with a +9 rating in 9 games this season. MacWhirr now has 89 career goals and 184 points.
Edmonton Oilers C
Lawrence Diamond extends his scoring streak to 18 games with a goal in a 3-2 loss to the Jets. The 35 year old Diamond now has 6 goals and 17 points in 12 games. Diamond is 1 assist shy of his 100th career assist.
Edmonton Oilers will be with out star LD
Frank Christian. The 31 year old Christian suffered a swollen elbow in a 3-2 loss to the Jets. Christian 6 goals and 13 points in 12 games this season. Last season Christian had 14 goals and 62 points in 75 games for the Oilers.