* – all minutes are approximations

Stats

SHOTS ON GOAL – Canadiens 6, Leafs 8

Scores
– TOR, D. TUCKER (19) (J. ALLISON, M. SUNDIN), 11:19

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Second Period

Play Coverage

Another period which was evenly divided. Even though the Leafs greatly outshot
the Canadiens, it seemed to be more the case that the Canadiens shots were
hitting the Leafs defense, whereas the Leafs shots were getting through. 
Again, both teams occasionally put pressure on their opposing defenses, but the
goalies, especially Théodore, were up to the task. Kovalev’s goal was a
patented shot by him from an accurate cross-ice pass by Koivu. The Leafs goal,
again, was the result of confusion in front of the Canadiens nets. As with the
1st goal, Théodore was not to blame. His rebound may have ended up on Khavanov’s
stick, but it could also be said that Khavanov happened to be at the spot where
the puck came out. 
Jean-Philippe Côté didn’t have much ice time, but he did play well. He
played a simple but efficient game.
It seems like Kovalev wanted to play tonight, as did the whole 1st line.

Quick Shots

end of Canadiens power play
early pressure by Leafs
Koivu pass to Kovalev & score
5:00 – Thédore big save
6:00 – Canadiens pressure by the 1st line
7:00 – Kovalev good shot
9:00 – broken play
10:00 – solid shot by Souray
11:00 – charges stopped by the defense
12:00 – good tries by both sides but solid stops by both goalies
12:00 – 4 on 4
16:00 – pressure by Leafs leads to penalty on Rivet
   
good stop by Théodore
   
Bonk hooked but not called
17:00 Leafs penalty – Tucker
   
4 on 4 1 min
18:00 – Bulis penalty (weak call) leads to Leafs goal
19:00 breakaway penalty call on Rivet
   
confusion by Canadiens defense led to the 2nd Leafs goal
19:53 – Leafs penalty

Stats

SHOTS ON GOAL – Canadiens 4 – Leafs 12

Scores
– MTL, A. KOVALEV (11) (S. KOIVU, J. BULIS), 01:12
– TOR, A. KHAVANOV (5) (T. KABERLE, J. ALLISON), 19:04

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Third Period

Play Coverage

The play continued to be evenly divided. As with the 1st two periods, It may
sound repetetive, but as before, there were a few times where both teams put
pressure on their opposing defenses. The last two goals were as a result of
errors by the goaltenders – Telquvist’s bad pass behind the net and Théodore’s suspect read on Klee’s shot from the top of the circle. Koivu’s goal (mistakenly awarded to Kovalev) was the result of a
deflection but only a shot toward the nets can be deflected. 
Again, Côté did well, especially on a rush by Sundin in the middle of the
period.

Quick Shots

1:00 cdns power play – a bit of pressure but no dangerous shot
2:00 no goal by cdns – net off it’s mount
3:00 broken play
4:00 small pressure by leafs
   
super save on error by bouillon
5:00 bad back pass by koivu
good stop by theodore
6:00 broken play
7:00 Canadiens cycle puck – no real shot
9:00 Côté stops Sundin shot
11:00 outskating breakaway Ryder stop by Telquvist
12:00 Koivu score on deflected koivu shot no – leafs defenseman
13:00 Canadiens goal – Bulis on Telquvist error behind the nets – Plekanec pass
to Bulis
   
leafs penalty – trip – kovalev’s passes hitting leafs
16:00 Leafs goal missed call on Higgins tripped
   
Théodore may have been weak on this one

Stats

SHOTS ON GOAL – Canadiens 7, Leafs 4

Scores
– MTL, S. KOIVU (13) (C. HIGGINS, C. RIVET), 10:40
– MTL, J. BULIS (13) (T. PLEKANEC), 11:15
– TOR, K. KLEE (3) (C. KILGER), 15:42

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Overtime

Play Coverage

This was a short overtime, play didn’t really get going until the penalty
by Khavanov which led to an opportunity resulting in the goal by Koivu’s
pressing on Telquvist

Quick Shots

1 Leafs penalty on Kovalev rush
Koivu goal stuffed under Telquvist’s legs

Stats

SHOTS ON GOAL – Canadiens 3, Leafs 0

Scores
– MTL, S. KOIVU (14) (A. KOVALEV, S. SOURAY), 01:04

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Overall Observations

There was much more heart and effort put in by the Canadiens in this game. Even
if the score had gone the other way, our boys didn’t have much about which
to be ashamed. The 1st line, at worst, wasn’t embarrassed during their
shifts and, at best, controlled the play when they were out.

Ribeiro played well. Bulis continued to skate well. Bégin bugged the Leafs when
he was on the ice. Bouillon, aside from the one error held his own. Souray &
Rivet were usually very effective defensively. Interestingly, this wasn’t one of
Bonk’s better games. He was sufficient during the 1st two periods, but was
benched for the whole third period. about. He finished the game with a -1. Even
more interesting was the fact that Zednik was a healthy scratch. He was replaced
by Ivanans.
Most encouragingly, all of the rookies did well again. Plekanec continued to

shine since his return. Higgins was an effective presence on the 1st line. Côté
had a good amount of time which confirmed his solid play. Komisarek did ok too.
Both he and Côté finished with a +1.
It was mentioned that, although they lost 4 games on this trip, they did win two
of three against the teams from their own conference and one of the two against
teams from their own division. That may (or may not) bode well in the long run.

Three Stars – 1) Kovalev, 2) Koivu, 3) Kaberle