October 20th, 2003
The Canadiens will continue on to Sin City on their western swing. The Golden Knights are 3-5-4 on the year. Montreal will start G
Martin King tonight.
5 minutes into the game C
Jeff Pilbeam limped off to the locker room with what appears to be an ankle injury. Shortly after the Golden Knights score on the PP while D
Rene Pichler is serving a minor for cross-checking. RW
Dan Marshall gets his 2nd of the year at 5:07 to make it 1-0 for Vegas. The Golden Knights go up 2-0 at 13:27 when LW
Soloman McDougall buries his 3rd from in close. Vegas extends the lead to 3-0 at 18:54 as RW
Joe Madouran gets his 1st of the year. That is how the 1st ends, with the Golden Knights out shooting the Habs 7-3.
There is no scoring in the 2nd despite a lengthy 5 on 3 PP for Vegas. The shots in the period were 6-5 for Vegas.
The Canadiens carry most of the momentum in the 3rd, but Vegas C
Richard Peters gets his 6th of the season at 18:18 to make it 4-0. That's how the game ends with G
Martin King stopping 16 of 20 for the loss. The shots were 12-7 for Montreal in the 3rd. Vegas RW
Eddie MacKilligan was named the 1st star with his 2 assists. The 31 year old now has 1 goal and 9 points with 2 PIMs and a +3 rating. For his career, MacKilligan has 43 goals and 117 points in 217 NHL games, all with Vegas.
Vegas 4
Montreal 0
Montreal has announced that C
Jeff Pilbeam is day to day with a bruised ankle. The 31 year old has 0 goals and 3 points with 2 PIMs and a +2 rating in 13 games. For his career, he has 73 goals and 165 points in 229 career NHL games, all with Montreal. Should Pilbeam miss a start, it will be the first game he has missed in this his 4th season.
Pittsburgh Penguins RW
Chris Trevor had 1 goal in a 3-2 win over the Flyers. The 34 year old has 2 goals and 7 points with 2 PIMs and -2 rating in 12 games. After winning the Cup with the Vegas Golden Knights, Trevor signed a 3 year deal with the Penguins as a free agent in July 2001.
Boston Bruins C
Ronald Sutton had a goal and 3 assists in a 6-3 win over the Senators. The 33 year old now has 8 goals and 14 points with 4 PIMs and a +2 rating in 13 games. Sutton started his career with the Dallas Stars in the 2000-01 season and signed a 4 year free agent deal with the Bruins in July 2001.