October 23rd, 1982
New York Islanders (7-5-2) at
Montreal Canadiens (9-6-0)
Montreal is now on a 5 game winning streak, but the competition gets a little stronger tonight in the Islanders. Montreal is hoping with the changes that the 2nd line will start producing. Since moving
Ladd to the 2nd line and
Ronov to the 1st five games ago,
Al Ladd has 0 goals and 3 assists,
Dave Wright has 1 goal and 3 assists and
Batsiakhany Vanoosten has 1 goal and 0 assists. Meanwhile on the new 1st line,
Lorenzo Bocci has 4 goals and 5 assists,
Chris Hughes had 5 goals and 5 assists and
Yevgeny Ronov has 1 goal and 2 assists.
The Islanders are led by RD
Josh Boll. The 31 year old from Edmonton Alberta has 2 goals and 8 points in 14 games this year. Boll has 178 NHL games under his belt, all with the Islanders and has 25 goals and 88 career points. Boll does not shy away from the rough stuff, he has 262 career PIMs. LD
Alex Arnett is a key contributor to the Islanders. The 32 year old Arnett much like Boll is more of a defensive defenseman. In 14 games this season, he has 2 goals and 4 points. For his career he has 16 goals and 63 points with 188 PIMs in 168 games. C
Jim Lafayette maybe old, but he is still effective. The 38 year old has 4 goals and 11 points in 14 games this year. For his career, Lafayette has 46 goals and 126 points in 172 games. Lafayette became an Islander after a cross-town trade with the Rangers at the end of the 81-82 season.
Montreal will start
Mike Blackshear in net. In 13 games he has a .889 save % while the Islanders will start
Jake Wooten who has a .913 save % in 13 games. This is the 1st meeting between these teams this season.
New York 4
Montreal 3 (O/T)
Montreal opens up the scoring at 6:39 with the 2nd of the season for RD
Martin Sulc. The period ended up pretty even with the shots being 10 to 10. Montreal leads 1-0. Looking at the shot graph, Montreal did a good job of keeping the Islanders boxed out and long shots.
Lorenzo Bocci makes it 2-0 at 3:00 of the 2nd. Bocci scored his 11th of the year from just inside the face off circle. Montreal adds a 3rd goal,
Yevgeny Ronov gets his 2nd of the year at 6:26 to make it 3-0. Again Montreal did a very good job of keeping the shots from a distance and are now out shooting the Islanders 27 to 14.
The Islanders break the shut out bid of
Blackshear at 8:15 of the 3rd when C
Franklin Whalen gets his 6th of the year. It was the Islanders 1st shot of the period and the 1st one from in-tight all night. The Islanders get another quick one,
Jim Fafayette gets his 5th of the season at 9:02 and again score from short range. Its now 3-2 Montreal. With the Islanders building up some momentum, RD
Martin Sulc takes a interference penalty at 10:41. The Islanders capitalize on the PP with
Neal McQueen's 4th and Montreal blows a 3-0 lead. Montreal goes onto the PP with 4:22 left in the game. The Habs get 3 shots on the PP, but it remains tied at 3-3. The period ends tied 3-3 with the Canadiens now out shooting the Islanders 34 to 21.
Montreal has its winning streak snapped as the Islanders
Phillipe Caron scored his 7th of the year at 1:28 off overtime. The final shots on goal are 36 to 22 for Montreal.
Islanders C
Franklin Whalen was named the 1st star for his goal and 2 assists. The 19 year old Whalen has 6 goals and 9 points in 15 games for the Islanders. Whalen was a rookie for the Islanders last season when he scored 19 times and added 25 assists with 74 PIMs. He played in Seattle for the WHL in 80-81 where he had 28 goals and 88 points in his final junior year. He was the 80th overall pick by the Islanders in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft.
| PER | TEAM | GOAL | # | ASSIST | ASSIST |
| 1st | MTL | Martin Sulc | 2 | Tom Gaskell | Marc-Andre Berube |
| 2nd | MTL | Lorenzo Bocci | 11 | Yegor Berestnev | Yegeny Ronov |
| 2nd | MTL | Yevgeny Ronov (PP) | 2 | Batsaikhany Vanoosten | Dave Wright |
| 3rd | NYI | Franklin Whalen | 6 | Lukas Pavlovec |
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| 3rd | NYI | Jim Lafayette | 5 | Franklin Whalen | Tavish Jarrett |
| 3rd | NYI | Neal McQueen (PP) | 4 | Franklin Whalen | Lukas Pavlovec |
| O/T | NYI | Phillippe Caron | 7 | Mitchell Darget | David Simon |
| TEAM | GOALIE | SA | GA |
| NYI | Jake Wooten | 36 | 3 |
| MTL | Mike Blackshear | 22 | 4 |
Around the league..............
Boston Bruins RW
Mike McDaniel had a goal and 2 assists in a 4-3 win over the Stars. The 33 year old McDaniel has 7 goals and 13 points in 16 games this year. The 1981 All-Star has 63 goals and 152 points in 180 career NHL games, all with the Bruins. Last year he had 29 goals.
Toronto Maple Leafs LD
Leslie Barnes had a goal in a 3-2 win over the Kings. The overtime winner gave the 35 year old 2 goals and 8 points on the season in 13 games. The 1981 Hart Trophy winner and 2-time All Star has 28 goals and 118 points in 177 career NHL games, all with the Leafs.