Habs keep slim playoff hopes alive
It was like a massive weight of the shoulders for the Canadiens, who live on for one more day.
Ottawa Senators (1) vs Montreal Canadiens (2)..........
The Senators rolled into Montreal a single point ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the race for the Atlantic Division crown and the chance to start the playoffs at home. It would appear by tonight's game that the Senators may have been looking past this game with the Habs.
Ottawa did open the scoring at 15:21 on the powerplay in the first as Michal Rozsival hammered home a rocket from the point for just his 2nd of the season through a maze of bodies in front of Viktor Fasth in the Canadiens net. The shots after 20 minutes were 11-7 Sens.
The second period was un-eventful except the fact that Ottawa seemed to play the whole period in a daze as they were out-shot 10-1 in the period. The only positive the Sens could take from that period was they still led by a goal.
In the third the Habs kept pouring it on and Cory Schneider finally cracked as he yielded a pair of goals to Montreal in the period on 14 shots. Trevor Lewis scored his 5th of the season at the 0:51 mark and Colin Wilson got the eventual game winner, his 20th of the season at the 2:17 mark. Montreal out-shot the Senators 31-22 over 60 minutes.
Viktor Fasth stopped 21 shots for his 21st win of the year.
MOLSON'S 3 STARS.....
1 - Viktor Fasth (Mon)..... 21 saves from 22 shots - 0.955 sv%
2 - Colin Wilson (Mon)... 1 goal, +1, 2 shot
3 - Trevor Lewis (Mon).... 1 goal, +1, 2 shot
GAME'S GOAT.......
The entire Ottawa Senators' squad. These players allowed a game get away from them that they should have had. With a division banner up for grabs against a team out of the playoffs, the team seemed disinterested in competing.
WHAT'S UP NEXT:
Ottawa will host Carolina on Monday as Carolina has four games remaining and are 7 points out so you know they will be ready.
Montreal will host Dallas on Tuesday. Montreal will need to win both of their two remaining games and hope for a little help in order to make the playoffs, including New Jersey losing all three of their remaining games.
Reporting for the WCHL Network...........
Peter Puck
The Senators rolled into Montreal a single point ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs in the race for the Atlantic Division crown and the chance to start the playoffs at home. It would appear by tonight's game that the Senators may have been looking past this game with the Habs.
Ottawa did open the scoring at 15:21 on the powerplay in the first as Michal Rozsival hammered home a rocket from the point for just his 2nd of the season through a maze of bodies in front of Viktor Fasth in the Canadiens net. The shots after 20 minutes were 11-7 Sens.
The second period was un-eventful except the fact that Ottawa seemed to play the whole period in a daze as they were out-shot 10-1 in the period. The only positive the Sens could take from that period was they still led by a goal.
In the third the Habs kept pouring it on and Cory Schneider finally cracked as he yielded a pair of goals to Montreal in the period on 14 shots. Trevor Lewis scored his 5th of the season at the 0:51 mark and Colin Wilson got the eventual game winner, his 20th of the season at the 2:17 mark. Montreal out-shot the Senators 31-22 over 60 minutes.
Viktor Fasth stopped 21 shots for his 21st win of the year.
MOLSON'S 3 STARS.....
1 - Viktor Fasth (Mon)..... 21 saves from 22 shots - 0.955 sv%
2 - Colin Wilson (Mon)... 1 goal, +1, 2 shot
3 - Trevor Lewis (Mon).... 1 goal, +1, 2 shot
GAME'S GOAT.......
The entire Ottawa Senators' squad. These players allowed a game get away from them that they should have had. With a division banner up for grabs against a team out of the playoffs, the team seemed disinterested in competing.
WHAT'S UP NEXT:
Ottawa will host Carolina on Monday as Carolina has four games remaining and are 7 points out so you know they will be ready.
Montreal will host Dallas on Tuesday. Montreal will need to win both of their two remaining games and hope for a little help in order to make the playoffs, including New Jersey losing all three of their remaining games.
Reporting for the WCHL Network...........
Peter Puck
