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Playoffs Game 1 vs Canadians
Playoffs 1st round, Game 1
New Jersey @ Montreal
The Devils storm out to a 2-0 lead early in the game. Yvon Lambert put on the in the back of the net followed shortly by an Al MacNeil score.
But, then came an injury to center Eric Lindros. Lindros was struck below the eye and required 6 stitches to the face. Lindros would be ruled out for the rest of the game as well as the next 4 days.
Montreal took advantage and came back to tie the game up at 2-2 behind an Emerson Etem goal, and then a Frank Mahovlich.
With the game tied 2-2 and 9:01 into the 3rd period, Mahovlich scored his second goal of the game to break the tie.
1st star: Frank Mahovlich MON 2g, 0a
2nd star: Yvon Lambert NJD 1g, 1a
3rd star: Oscar Lindberg MON 0g, 2a
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