GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: MONTREAL (12-11) at TORONTO (8-16)

NHL: MONTREAL (12-11) at TORONTO (8-16)

<h3>Maple Leafs looking to end woes vs. Canadiens</h3>

<div class="pre">Montreal (12-8-3) at Toronto (8-11-5) 7:30 pm EST</div>

TORONTO (Ticker) - The Toronto Maple Leafs try to end athree-game losing streak when they host the Montreal Canadienson Tuesday.


The Maple Leafs woes are due in part to a sudden lack of goalscoring, failing to net more than three tallies in any of theirlast 12 games - including a 5-1 setback to the Phoenix Coyoteson Saturday.


Goaltender Andrew Raycroft started but was pulled after allowingtwo goals on seven shots. Vesa Toskala was marginally better,surrendering three goals while making 27 saves.


Toskala, who is 6-8-2 this season, hasn't been able to asserthimself as the starting goalie this season, posting a 3.19goals-against average with a .895 save percentage. Raycrofthasn't been much better, registering a 3.50 GAA with a .882 savepercentage while going 2-3-2 this season.


The Canadiens have been dealing with their own strugglesdropping two straight games for the first time this season tothe Buffalo Sabres over the weekend.


Montreal has now lost five of its last eight games afterenduring a 3-0 loss to Buffalo on Sunday.

 

NHL: MONTREAL at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL AT TORONTO
STARTING GOALIES: MON - CAREY PRICE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA

OFFICIALS: REF - DEAN WARREN, GORD DWYER
LIN - ANDY MCELMAN, GREG DEVORSKI</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at TORONTO

<div class="pre">MONTREAL VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

MONTREAL TORONTO

J GORGES HEALTHY B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY
M GRABOVSKI HEALTHY A PONIKAROVSKY HEALTHY
J TLUSTY HEALTHY</div>

 

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<div class="pre">MONTREAL VS TORONTO - SCRATCHES

MONTREAL TORONTO

J GORGES HEALTHY B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY
M GRABOVSKI HEALTHY A PONIKAROVSKY ANKLE INJURY
J TLUSTY HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 0 17:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 0 13:30 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 0 11:48 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: MONTREAL at TORONTO

<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 0 8:33 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 0 3:33 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL END OF THE 1ST 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MONTREAL 0 0
TORONTO 0 0 END OF THE 1ST

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
MON 6 6
TOR 16 16

GOALIES: MON - CAREY PRICE
TOR - VESA TOSKALA</div>

 

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<div class="pre">------------------------
Montreal 0 --0
Toronto 0 --0
------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: W Belak, Tor (tripping), 6:00; A Kostitsyn,
Mon (hooking), 11:07.

Shots on goal:
-----------------------------
Montreal 6 --6
Toronto 16 --16
-----------------------------

Goalies : Montreal, Carey Price (16 shots, 16 saves). Toronto, Vesa
Toskala (6 shots, 6 saves). Referees: Dean Warren, Gord Dwyer.
Linesmen: Andy Mcelman, Greg Devorski.</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 0 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 0
TORONTO 1
2ND PRD: TOR - DARCY TUCKER 3 (JOHN POHL, JASON BLAKE) 2:50</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 1
TORONTO 1
2ND PRD: MON - (SH) ALEXEI KOVALEV 11 (ANDREI MARKOV, MARK STREIT)
3:50</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 1
TORONTO 2
2ND PRD: TOR - CHAD KILGER 5 (ANDY WOZNIEWSKI, BRYAN MCCABE) 6:35</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 2
TORONTO 2
2ND PRD: MON - GUILLAUME LATENDRESSE 5 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SAKU KOIVU)
3:56</div>

 

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<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL MONTREAL 2
TORONTO 2
2ND PRD: MON - ROMAN HAMRLIK 3 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SAKU KOIVU) 7:08</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 2
TORONTO 2 10:08 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 2
TORONTO 2 6:18 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL MONTREAL 2
TORONTO 2 3:25 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>