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Big T · 02-05-2017, 05:30 PM

November 18th, 1983

Montreal Canadiens (18-8-1) at Los Angeles Kings (9-12-6)

Montreal need a win badly as they have lost 3 straight on this road trip. The Final game takes us to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Montreal are currently in 2nd place in the East, 2 points behind the Bruins who have played one more game. Columbus is 3 points behind Montreal and have played 2 games less then the Canadiens. Montreal rank 15th with 30 shots per game, but the need for a snipper and power play quarterback is evident by the fact Montreal are only ranked 26th in goals for. Montreal hold the opposition to just 26 shots per game, ranked 3rd in the NHL.

RW Scott Rous was born in Carduff, SK about 3 hours SE of Regina. The 21 year old is an offensive forward with strong skating ability based on what the scouts say. Rous has been playing on the 4th line in the role of a speedy forward. In 13 games this season he has 1 goal and 3 points with 2 PIMs. Montreal signed him as a free agent in July this year. Rous has 48 career NHL games under his belt, he has 4 goals 10 points with 6 PIMs.

The Kings are currently 13th in the West with 24 points, they are 6 points out of the final playoff spot. The Kings take a lot of shots, they average 33 a game for 9th place in the NHL. They give up 28 shots a night which ranks them 8th in the NHL.

The Kings will start G Jan Copithorne, the 21 year old has 5 wins with a 3.33 GAA and .878 save % in 18 games this year. Last year he had 10 wins and a 3.23 GAA and .891 save % in 32 games with the Kings and Blue Jackets. Montreal goes with G Wilf Nestor, he has 15 wins with a 1.89 GAA and a .929 save % in 22 games.

Montreal opens the scoring at 5:06 when RW Eric McFatridge gets his 4th of the year to make it 1-0. The Kings out shoot the Canadiens 10-7 in the 1st but Montreal leads.

The Kings tie the score 1-1 at 3:44 of the 2nd when C Jerry Scott scored on the PP. Its his 7th of the season. LA goes up 2-1 at 5:08 when C Jaroslav Sklenar gets his 2nd of the year. Montreal does get it back and tie the score 2-2 as RW Samuel Hebert gets his 9th of the year at 8:33. Montreal grabs a 3-2 lead at 10:01 of the 2nd when LW Robert Hendriksson gets his 4th of the season. But the Kings again tie it at 3-3 as LW Jose Mendoza gets his 7th of the year at 12:42. The shots were 13-10 Montreal in the 2nd.

The Kings grab a 4-3 lead at 5:06 of the 3rd as LW Isak Karlsson gets his 7th of the season. The Kings go up 5-3 at 14:03 of the period when C Jerry Scott gets his 8th of the year. Shortly after that, the Kings continue to embarrass Montreal with a 6-3 goal at 14:45 when RD Oliver Ramirez gets his 4th. The final shots were 47-25 for Los Angeles as they take 27 shots in the 3rd period. Montreal was 0 for 3 on the PP and the Kings were 1 for 2.

Los Angeles Kings RW Curtis Ernest had 2 assists and was the 1st star. The 20 year old now has 7 goals and 24 points with 41 PIMs in 28 games. In his 3rd season as an NHLer, he had a career high of 15 goals in 1981-82.

Los Angeles 6 Montreal 3

Around the NHL.........

The Montreal Canadiens have activated 21 year old RW Samuel Fleury from the IR. The Montreal, QC native had 1 goal and 4 points with 31 PIMs in 19 games this season. Montreal has demoted RW Cory Brueggeman to the AHL. In 4 games with Montreal he had 0 goals and 0 points with 2 PIMs.

Calgary Flames LW Stephen Spring had a goal and 2 assists in a 3-2 win over the Canucks. The 22 year old now has 16 goals and 27 points with 72 PIMs in 29 games. The Tillsonburg, ON native is in his 3rd year with the Flames, he had a career high of 26 goals last year.

Winnipeg Jets RD Bob Gorrell had 3 goals in a 5-4 loss to the Blues. The 32 year old now has 7 goals and 26 points with 20 PIMs in 27 games. The Walnut Creek, CA native won the 1983 Conn Smythe Award and 2-time All-Star is in his 4th year with the Jets, but missed the entire 1981-82 season due to injury. He had a career high of 56 points last year.

02-05-2017, 05:30 PM	#72
Big T Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 3,878	November 18th, 1983 Montreal Canadiens (18-8-1) at Los Angeles Kings (9-12-6) Montreal need a win badly as they have lost 3 straight on this road trip. The Final game takes us to the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Montreal are currently in 2nd place in the East, 2 points behind the Bruins who have played one more game. Columbus is 3 points behind Montreal and have played 2 games less then the Canadiens. Montreal rank 15th with 30 shots per game, but the need for a snipper and power play quarterback is evident by the fact Montreal are only ranked 26th in goals for. Montreal hold the opposition to just 26 shots per game, ranked 3rd in the NHL. RW Scott Rous was born in Carduff, SK about 3 hours SE of Regina. The 21 year old is an offensive forward with strong skating ability based on what the scouts say. Rous has been playing on the 4th line in the role of a speedy forward. In 13 games this season he has 1 goal and 3 points with 2 PIMs. Montreal signed him as a free agent in July this year. Rous has 48 career NHL games under his belt, he has 4 goals 10 points with 6 PIMs. The Kings are currently 13th in the West with 24 points, they are 6 points out of the final playoff spot. The Kings take a lot of shots, they average 33 a game for 9th place in the NHL. They give up 28 shots a night which ranks them 8th in the NHL. The Kings will start G Jan Copithorne, the 21 year old has 5 wins with a 3.33 GAA and .878 save % in 18 games this year. Last year he had 10 wins and a 3.23 GAA and .891 save % in 32 games with the Kings and Blue Jackets. Montreal goes with G Wilf Nestor, he has 15 wins with a 1.89 GAA and a .929 save % in 22 games. Montreal opens the scoring at 5:06 when RW Eric McFatridge gets his 4th of the year to make it 1-0. The Kings out shoot the Canadiens 10-7 in the 1st but Montreal leads. The Kings tie the score 1-1 at 3:44 of the 2nd when C Jerry Scott scored on the PP. Its his 7th of the season. LA goes up 2-1 at 5:08 when C Jaroslav Sklenar gets his 2nd of the year. Montreal does get it back and tie the score 2-2 as RW Samuel Hebert gets his 9th of the year at 8:33. Montreal grabs a 3-2 lead at 10:01 of the 2nd when LW Robert Hendriksson gets his 4th of the season. But the Kings again tie it at 3-3 as LW Jose Mendoza gets his 7th of the year at 12:42. The shots were 13-10 Montreal in the 2nd. The Kings grab a 4-3 lead at 5:06 of the 3rd as LW Isak Karlsson gets his 7th of the season. The Kings go up 5-3 at 14:03 of the period when C Jerry Scott gets his 8th of the year. Shortly after that, the Kings continue to embarrass Montreal with a 6-3 goal at 14:45 when RD Oliver Ramirez gets his 4th. The final shots were 47-25 for Los Angeles as they take 27 shots in the 3rd period. Montreal was 0 for 3 on the PP and the Kings were 1 for 2. Los Angeles Kings RW Curtis Ernest had 2 assists and was the 1st star. The 20 year old now has 7 goals and 24 points with 41 PIMs in 28 games. In his 3rd season as an NHLer, he had a career high of 15 goals in 1981-82. Los Angeles 6 Montreal 3 Around the NHL......... The Montreal Canadiens have activated 21 year old RW Samuel Fleury from the IR. The Montreal, QC native had 1 goal and 4 points with 31 PIMs in 19 games this season. Montreal has demoted RW Cory Brueggeman to the AHL. In 4 games with Montreal he had 0 goals and 0 points with 2 PIMs. Calgary Flames LW Stephen Spring had a goal and 2 assists in a 3-2 win over the Canucks. The 22 year old now has 16 goals and 27 points with 72 PIMs in 29 games. The Tillsonburg, ON native is in his 3rd year with the Flames, he had a career high of 26 goals last year. Winnipeg Jets RD Bob Gorrell had 3 goals in a 5-4 loss to the Blues. The 32 year old now has 7 goals and 26 points with 20 PIMs in 27 games. The Walnut Creek, CA native won the 1983 Conn Smythe Award and 2-time All-Star is in his 4th year with the Jets, but missed the entire 1981-82 season due to injury. He had a career high of 56 points last year.