GAME THREAD: NHL: FLORIDA (15-18) at MONTREAL (16-16)

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 2
MONTREAL 0 0:07 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL FLORIDA 2
MONTREAL 0 2:07 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13
FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12
2ND PRD: NONE

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
FLA 8 15 23
MON 3 9 12

GOALIES: FLA - TOMAS VOKOUN
MON - CAREY PRICE</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

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Florida 2 0 --2
Montreal 0 0 --0
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Florida, Jozef Stumpel 5 (Olli Jokinen),
14:13. 2, Florida, Brett Mclean 2 (Unassisted), 18:12. Penalties: R
Hamrlik, Mon (hooking), 9:56.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Bench, Fla (too many men served by S
Weiss), 2:29; A Kostitsyn, Mon (holding), 5:41; R Hamrlik, Mon
(interference), 17:14.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------
Florida 8 15 --23
Montreal 3 9 --12
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Goalies : Florida, Tomas Vokoun (12 shots, 12 saves). Montreal, Carey
Price (23 shots, 21 saves). Referees: Bill Mccreary, Stephane Auger.
Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Pierre Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 2
MONTREAL 0 19:55 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 2
MONTREAL 0 15:49 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 0
3RD PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 6 (GREGORY CAMPBELL) 7:05</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 1
3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI MARKOV 7 (KYLE CHIPCHURA, MIKE KOMISAREK) 8:25</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 1 10:41 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 1 9:24 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 1 7:44 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 1 3:45 LEFT, 3RD PRD</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 2
3RD PRD: MON - ANDREI MARKOV 8 (SAKU KOIVU) 19:36</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
FLORIDA 2 0 1 3
MONTREAL 0 0 2 2 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13
FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 6 (GREGORY CAMPBELL) 7:05
MON - ANDREI MARKOV 7 (KYLE CHIPCHURA, MIKE KOMISAREK) 8:25
MON - ANDREI MARKOV 8 (SAKU KOIVU) 19:36

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: FLA - 0 OF 3, MON - 0 OF 2.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
FLA 8 15 7 30
MON 3 9 14 26

GOALIES: FLA - TOMAS VOKOUN
MON - CAREY PRICE

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, STEPHANE AUGER
LIN - MARK SHEWCHYK, PIERRE RACICOT

ATT: 21,273</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

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Florida 2 0 1 --3
Montreal 0 0 2 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Florida, Jozef Stumpel 5 (Olli Jokinen),
14:13. 2, Florida, Brett Mclean 2 (Unassisted), 18:12. Penalties: R
Hamrlik, Mon (hooking), 9:56.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Bench, Fla (too many men served by S
Weiss), 2:29; A Kostitsyn, Mon (holding), 5:41; R Hamrlik, Mon
(interference), 17:14.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Florida, Stephen Weiss 6 (Gregory
Campbell), 7:05. 4, Montreal, Andrei Markov 7 (Kyle Chipchura, Mike
Komisarek), 8:25. 5, Montreal, Andrei Markov 8 (Saku Koivu), 19:36.
Penalties: B Mclean, Fla (high sticking), 10:36.

Shots on goal:
---------------------------------------
Florida 8 15 7 --30
Montreal 3 9 14 --26
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Power-play Conversions: Florida - 0 of 3, Montreal - 0 of 2. Goalies :
Florida, Tomas Vokoun (26 shots, 24 saves; record: 16-12-1). Montreal,
Carey Price (30 shots, 27 saves; record: 9-6-2). A: 21,273. Referees:
Bill Mccreary, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Pierre
Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NHL
FLORIDA 3
MONTREAL 2</div>

 

By Mark Lidbetter
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Montreal Canadiens may be one ofprofessional sports' most storied franchises, but they don'tseem to have an answer for the Florida Panthers.


Jozef Stumpel and Brett McLean each scored first-period goals tohelp the Panthers defeat the Canadiens, 3-2, on Tuesday. Itwas Florida's fourth consecutive victory over Montreal.

Montreal has claimed 24 Stanley Cup titles in its existence,with the last one coming in the 1992-93 season - the seasonbefore Florida began play as an expansion team. The Panthersare the only team that can claim a winning record against theCanadiens, going 27-16-4 with six ties.


Florida scored twice on eight shots in the first period bycapitalizing on Montreal's sloppy play. The lack of offensivediscipline led to only three shots on goal in the opening 20minutes for the Canadiens.


Stumpel opened the scoring at 14:13 of the first, converting apass from Olli Jokinen on a perfectly played 2-on-1 break.Jokinen forced defenseman Andrei Markov and goaltender CareyPrice to commit before feeding a streaking Stumpel, who firedthe puck into the open net.


Price's miscue with 1:48 remaining in the first period allowedthe Panthers to take a 2-0 advantage.


The rookie netminder skated to the right corner to make aclearing pass only to see the puck end up on the stick of McLeanjust inside the Montreal blue line. McLean one-timed the puckinto the vacant net for an unassisted goal.


Stephen Weiss blasted the puck from just inside the blue linethat beat Price, giving the Panthers a 3-0 lead with 7:05remaining in the third period.


Markov broke up Florida goaltender Tomas Vokoun's bid for histhird shutout in 11 days when he scored at 8:25 of the thirdperiod.


With Florida holding a 3-1 lead, Markov struck again withanother wrister with 24 seconds remaining, but Montreal couldn'tnet the equalizer.


Vokoun finished with 23 saves to win two consecutive starts forthe first time this month for the Panthers, who have not lost inregulation time in Montreal since January 28, 2003 - going3-0-1-3 in that time.


Price finished with 27 saves for the Canadiens, who fell to6-7-4 at home.

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">CORRECTION

NHL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
FLORIDA 2 0 1 3
MONTREAL 0 0 2 2 FINAL

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: FLA - JOZEF STUMPEL 5 (OLLI JOKINEN) 14:13
FLA - BRETT MCLEAN 2 (UNASSISTED) 18:12
2ND PRD: NONE
3RD PRD: FLA - STEPHEN WEISS 6 (GREGORY CAMPBELL) 7:05
MON - ANDREI MARKOV 7 (KYLE CHIPCHURA, MIKE KOMISAREK) 8:25
MON - ANDREI MARKOV 8 (SAKU KOIVU) 19:36

POWER-PLAY CONVERSIONS: FLA - 0 OF 3, MON - 0 OF 2.

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
FLA 8 15 7 30
MON 3 9 13 25

GOALIES: FLA - TOMAS VOKOUN
MON - CAREY PRICE

OFFICIALS: REF - BILL MCCREARY, STEPHANE AUGER
LIN - MARK SHEWCHYK, PIERRE RACICOT

ATT: 21,273</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

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Florida 2 0 1 --3
Montreal 0 0 2 --2
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FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Florida, Jozef Stumpel 5 (Olli Jokinen),
14:13. 2, Florida, Brett Mclean 2 (Unassisted), 18:12. Penalties: R
Hamrlik, Mon (hooking), 9:56.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Bench, Fla (too many men served by S
Weiss), 2:29; A Kostitsyn, Mon (holding), 5:41; R Hamrlik, Mon
(interference), 17:14.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Florida, Stephen Weiss 6 (Gregory
Campbell), 7:05. 4, Montreal, Andrei Markov 7 (Kyle Chipchura, Mike
Komisarek), 8:25. 5, Montreal, Andrei Markov 8 (Saku Koivu), 19:36.
Penalties: B Mclean, Fla (high sticking), 10:36; S Koivu, Mon (cross
checking match, game misconduct), 20:00.

Shots on goal:
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Florida 8 15 7 --30
Montreal 3 9 13 --25
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Power-play Conversions: Florida - 0 of 3, Montreal - 0 of 2. Goalies :
Florida, Tomas Vokoun (25 shots, 23 saves; record: 16-12-1). Montreal,
Carey Price (30 shots, 27 saves; record: 9-6-2). A: 21,273. Referees:
Bill Mccreary, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Pierre
Racicot.</div>

 

NHL: FLORIDA at MONTREAL

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FLORIDA 2 0 1 --3
MONTREAL 0 0 2 --2
-----------------------------------------

FIRST PERIOD -- Scoring: 1, Florida, Jozef Stumpel 5 (Olli Jokinen),
14:13. 2, Florida, Brett Mclean 2 (Unassisted), 18:12. Penalties: R
Hamrlik, Mon (hooking), 9:56.

SECOND PERIOD -- Scoring: None. Penalties: Bench, Fla (too many men served by S
Weiss), 2:29; A Kostitsyn, Mon (holding), 5:41; R Hamrlik, Mon
(interference), 17:14.

THIRD PERIOD -- Scoring: 3, Florida, Stephen Weiss 6 (Gregory
Campbell), 7:05. 4, Montreal, Andrei Markov 7 (Kyle Chipchura, Mike
Komisarek), 8:25. 5, Montreal, Andrei Markov 8 (Saku Koivu), 19:36.
Penalties: B Mclean, Fla (high sticking), 10:36; S Koivu, Mon (cross
checking match, game misconduct), 20:00.

Shots on goal:
----------------------------------------
FLORIDA 8 15 7 --30
MONTREAL 3 9 13 --25
----------------------------------------

Power-play Conversions: FLA - 0 of 3, MON - 0 of 2. Goalies : Florida,
Tomas Vokoun (25 shots, 23 saves; record: 16-12-1). Montreal, Carey
Price (30 shots, 27 saves; record: 9-6-2). A: 21,273. Referees: Bill
Mccreary, Stephane Auger. Linesmen: Mark Shewchyk, Pierre Racicot.

INDIVIDUAL PLAYER STATISTICS

FLORIDA MONTREAL
G A +/- Shots G A +/- Shots
G Campbell 0 1 even 2 S Koivu 0 1 even 1
O Jokinen 0 1 +1 4 T Plekanec 0 0 even 5
R Dvorak 0 0 -1 1 R O'Byrne 0 0 even 0
J Stumpel 1 0 +1 2 C Higgins 0 0 +1 2
N Horton 0 0 +1 0 M Dandenault 0 0 -1 0
B Mezei 0 0 even 0 J Gorges 0 0 -1 2
R Zednik 0 0 even 1 M Lapierre 0 0 -1 0
J Cullimore 0 0 +2 0 A Kovalev 0 0 even 2
R Salei 0 0 -1 1 K Chipchura 0 1 even 1
T Glass 0 0 even 0 M Streit 0 0 -1 1
J Bouwmeester 0 0 -1 0 R Hamrlik 0 0 even 3
B Allen 0 0 even 2 A Kostitsyn 0 0 even 1
B McLean 1 0 +1 2 F Bouillon 0 0 -1 1
K Kreps 0 0 even 0 T Kostopoulos 0 0 even 1
A Stewart 0 0 even 3 M Ryder 0 0 +1 0
S Montador 0 0 +2 4 S Kastsitsyn 0 0 even 1
R Olesz 0 0 +1 5 A Markov 2 0 even 3
S Weiss 1 0 -1 3 M Komisarek 0 1 -1 1
V Peltonen FOOT INJURY P Brisebois SHOULDER
D Booth KNEE INJURY S Begin SHOULDER
G Latendresse UPPER BODY</div>