GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NHL: TORONTO (5-9) at MONTREAL (7-5)

NHL: TORONTO (5-9) at MONTREAL (7-5)

<h3>Canadiens look to continue strong play against Maple Leafs</h3>

<div class="pre">Toronto (5-6-3) at Montreal (7-2-3) 7:00 pm EDT</div>

MONTREAL (Ticker) - The Montreal Canadiens look for their sixthwin in their last seven contests when they host the TorontoMaple Leafs on Saturday.


Following a shootout loss to the Atlanta Thrashers, theCanadiens routed the Philadelphia Flyers, 5-2, in their lastcontest on Thursday. Alex Kovalev and Christopher Higgins ledMontreal in the victory, both logging power play goals.

The Canadiens, who are just three points behind the red-hotOttawa Senators (10-1-0) in the Northeast Division, canattribute their recent success to the power play unit.

Montreal is tops in the NHL with a 30.9 percent conversion ratewith the man advantage and has scored a power-play goal in 11 of13 games this season.


The Maple Leafs struggled on the road against the Canadiens lastseason, posting a 1-3-0 record at the Bell Centre. Toronto haslost two straight and has been outscored 10-3 in the process.

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL AT MONTREAL
STARTING GOALIES: TOR - VESA TOSKALA
MON - CRISTOBAL HUET

OFFICIALS: REF - CHRIS LEE, GREG DEVORSKI
LIN - DEREK AMELL, TIM NOWAK</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

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

TORONTO MONTREAL

B BATTAGLIA HEALTHY F BOUILLON SHOULDER
B MCCABE GROIN G MURRAY ANKLE INJURY
M GRABOVSKI HEALTHY</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 0
MONTREAL 0 19:55 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 0
1ST PRD: TOR - (PP) TOMAS KABERLE 5 (ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY, MATT STAJAN)
1:18</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 0 15:36 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 0 11:40 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 0 7:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 0 5:53 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 0 3:45 LEFT, 1ST PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 1
1ST PRD: MON - MIKE KOMISAREK 1 (MATHIEU DANDENAULT, BRYAN SMOLINSKI)
16:46</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

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

GOAL SCORING:

1ST PRD: TOR - (PP) TOMAS KABERLE 5 (ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY, MATT
STAJAN) 1:18
MON - MIKE KOMISAREK 1 (MATHIEU DANDENAULT, BRYAN SMOLINSKI)
16:46

SHOTS ON GOAL: 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
--- --- --- -----
TOR 12 12
MON 7 7

GOALIES: TOR - VESA TOSKALA
MON - CRISTOBAL HUET</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 1 19:55 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 1 17:40 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 2
2ND PRD: MON - (PP) CHRIS HIGGINS 6 (ANDREI MARKOV, BRYAN SMOLINSKI)
2:33</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 2 16:30 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 1
MONTREAL 2 15:34 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 2
MONTREAL 2
2ND PRD: TOR - MATS SUNDIN 8 (IAN WHITE, JASON BLAKE) 6:04</div>

 

NHL: TORONTO at MONTREAL

<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 2
MONTREAL 2 7:38 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>

 

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<div class="pre">NHL TORONTO 2
MONTREAL 2 3:45 LEFT, 2ND PRD</div>