It was a rough ride for Toronto as they battled the Habs.
Toronto Maple Leafs (1) vs Montreal Canadiens (5).........
For the third installment of this original six match up this season, Toronto traveled to Montreal and attempted to shake the two game losing streak they were on. The Canadiens were just trying to stay within reach of the eighth and final playoff berth in the East.
The Habs struck twice late in the first to take the lead on goals by Rene Bourque(24th) at 11:16 on the powerplay and Matt Fratin(12th) at 18:00, five on five, but less than a minute later Mike Cammalleri(30th) sliced that lead in half. Montreal would score twice on just six shots on net.
An uneventful second frame saw each team squander two powerplay chances. The shots after 40 minutes were 19-13 in the Leafs' favor.
The third was a different story as Montreal wold count three in five minutes as Jonas Hiller would allow the three tallies on just nine shots. Justin Williams(34th) at 10:09, Eric Staal(61st) on powerplay at 13:06 and finally Drew Doughty(19th) at 15:09 also with the extra skater would be too high of a mountain for the Leafs to overcome.
Viktor Fasth stopped 31 of 32 shots for his 16th win of the season. While at the other end Jonas Hiller was ventilated for five goals on 22 shots on route to his 21st loss of the season.
MOLSON'S 3 STARS:
1 - Viktor Fasth (Mon)....... 31 saves, .969 sv%
2 - Justin Williams (Mon)..... 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots
3 - Matt Frattin (Mon)......... 1 goal, 1 assist, +1, 3 shots
The two teams play again on Monday in Toronto.
Reporting for WCHL Network.........
Peter Puck.
For the third installment of this original six match up this season, Toronto traveled to Montreal and attempted to shake the two game losing streak they were on. The Canadiens were just trying to stay within reach of the eighth and final playoff berth in the East.
The Habs struck twice late in the first to take the lead on goals by Rene Bourque(24th) at 11:16 on the powerplay and Matt Fratin(12th) at 18:00, five on five, but less than a minute later Mike Cammalleri(30th) sliced that lead in half. Montreal would score twice on just six shots on net.
An uneventful second frame saw each team squander two powerplay chances. The shots after 40 minutes were 19-13 in the Leafs' favor.
The third was a different story as Montreal wold count three in five minutes as Jonas Hiller would allow the three tallies on just nine shots. Justin Williams(34th) at 10:09, Eric Staal(61st) on powerplay at 13:06 and finally Drew Doughty(19th) at 15:09 also with the extra skater would be too high of a mountain for the Leafs to overcome.
Viktor Fasth stopped 31 of 32 shots for his 16th win of the season. While at the other end Jonas Hiller was ventilated for five goals on 22 shots on route to his 21st loss of the season.
MOLSON'S 3 STARS:
1 - Viktor Fasth (Mon)....... 31 saves, .969 sv%
2 - Justin Williams (Mon)..... 1 goal, 2 assists, 2 shots
3 - Matt Frattin (Mon)......... 1 goal, 1 assist, +1, 3 shots
The two teams play again on Monday in Toronto.
Reporting for WCHL Network.........
Peter Puck.
