Canadiens defeat Penguins to advance to semifinal.

Post date: Apr 25, 2017 11:42:51 AM

The 4th-seeded Canadiens defeated the 5th-seeded Penguins in 4 games to win the other Yelnats Cup first round series.

Game 1 - Canadiens 7, Penguins 5

With Ken Dryden serving a 1-game suspension for overusage, Michel Larocque gets the start in net for the Habs and does just enough to get the win. Pete Mahovlich gets a hat trick and Jacques Lemaire adds 2 goals for Montreal. Ron Shock gets a goal and 2 assists for Pittsburgh

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Pittsburgh Penguins            2  1  2  0  5 

Montreal Canadiens             2  3  2  0  7 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Pittsburgh Penguins            9  7  14 0  30

Montreal Canadiens             11 16 12 0  39

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(1)( GUY LAFLEUR, LARRY ROBINSON ): 1st 0:58

2. PIT. J.-BOB KELLY(1)( RON SCHOCK, CHARLIE SIMMER ): 1st 14:12

3. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(1)( YVON LAMBERT ) (PP) : 1st 16:21

4. PIT. JEAN PRONOVOST(1)( RON SCHOCK ): 1st 18:46

5. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(2)( GUY LAPOINTE ): 2nd 8:29

6. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(2)( YVAN COURNOYER, DANNY GRANT ) (PP) : 2nd 9:48

7. PIT. SYL APPS(1)( LOWELL MacDONALD, BARRY WILKINS ) (PP) : 2nd 14:12

8. MON. BOB GAINEY(1)( MICHEL BERGERON ): 2nd 15:11

9. PIT. CHUCK LEFLEY(1)( RICK KEHOE, RON STACKHOUSE ): 3rd 4:26

10. PIT. RON SCHOCK(1)( BARRY WILKINS, JEAN PRONOVOST ) (SH) : 3rd 9:47

11. MON. MICHEL BERGERON(1)( YVON LAMBERT ) (PP) : 3rd 15:06

12. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(3)( DANNY GRANT, GUY LAPOINTE ) (PP)  (ENG) : 3rd 19:31

Game 2 - Canadiens 3, Penguins 2

The Pens take an early 2-0 lead, but the Habs respond with three unanswered to go up 2-0 in the series.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Pittsburgh Penguins            2  0  0  0  2 

Montreal Canadiens             0  2  1  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Pittsburgh Penguins            20 9  17 0  46

Montreal Canadiens             12 15 15 0  42

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. PIT. VIC HADFIELD(1)( RON STACKHOUSE ) (PP) : 1st 4:39

2. PIT. CHARLIE SIMMER(1)( J.-BOB KELLY ): 1st 6:01

3. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(3)( SERGE SAVARD, YVON LAMBERT ): 2nd 9:00

4. MON. GUY LAPOINTE(1)( JACQUES LEMAIRE ): 2nd 16:24

5. MON. DANNY GRANT(1)( GUY LAPOINTE, YVAN COURNOYER ) (PP) : 3rd 0:32

 P E N A L T I E S  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. ACE BAILEY - 2 Minutes: 1st 3:09

2. PIT. DENNIS OWCHAR - 2 Minutes: 1st 17:04

3. MON. SERGE SAVARD - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:21

4. PIT. LEN FRIG - 2 Minutes: 2nd 3:51

5. PIT. J.-BOB KELLY - 2 Minutes: 2nd 11:10

6. MON. LARRY ROBINSON - 2 Minutes: 2nd 13:38

7. PIT. RON STACKHOUSE - 2 Minutes: 2nd 19:13

8. MON. JIMMY ROBERTS - 2 Minutes: 3rd 10:45

Game 3 - Penguins 9, Canadiens 8

Ron Shock scores a hart trick in this one and Vic Hadfield adds 2 goals and 2 assists for Pittsburgh. Pete Mahovlich and Guy Lafleur each score twice for Montreal.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             3  3  2  0  8 

Pittsburgh Penguins            2  3  4  0  9 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             10 17 11 0  38

Pittsburgh Penguins            16 12 14 0  42

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. MON. YVAN COURNOYER(1)( ACE BAILEY ): 1st 8:52

2. PIT. SYL APPS(2)( PIERRE LAROUCHE, VIC HADFIELD ): 1st 11:49

3. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(1)( YVON LAMBERT ): 1st 12:29

4. MON. GUY LAFLEUR(2)( YVON LAMBERT ): 1st 16:25

5. PIT. PIERRE LAROUCHE(1)( VIC HADFIELD, SYL APPS ): 1st 17:02

6. PIT. RON SCHOCK(2)( LOWELL MacDONALD ): 2nd 2:46

7. PIT. RON SCHOCK(3)( JEAN PRONOVOST ): 2nd 7:21

8. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(4)( YVAN COURNOYER, GUY LAPOINTE ) (PP) : 2nd 8:29

9. PIT. RON SCHOCK(4)( DENNIS OWCHAR, J.-BOB KELLY ): 2nd 9:36

10. MON. PETE MAHOVLICH(5)( JACK LYNCH ): 2nd 10:42

11. MON. SERGE SAVARD(1)( JACQUES LEMAIRE, GUY LAFLEUR ): 2nd 18:45

12. PIT. VIC HADFIELD(2)( PIERRE LAROUCHE, RON STACKHOUSE ) (PP) : 3rd 4:39

13. PIT. RON STACKHOUSE(1)( BUTCH DEADMARSH ): 3rd 6:09

14. PIT. VIC HADFIELD(3)( SYL APPS ): 3rd 6:40

15. MON. GUY LAPOINTE(2)( YVON LAMBERT, JACQUES LEMAIRE ): 3rd 10:39

16. MON. DANNY GRANT(2)( GUY LAFLEUR ) (PP) : 3rd 13:38

17. PIT. BUTCH DEADMARSH(1)( CHUCK LEFLEY, RON STACKHOUSE ): 3rd 17:35

Game 4 - Canadiens 4, Penguins 3, OT

Jean Pronovost ties the game with 1:58 left in regulation. However, Michel Bergeron nets the series winner at 3:21 of overtime.

GOALS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             1  2  0  1  4 

Pittsburgh Penguins            1  1  1  0  3 

SHOTS                          1  2  3 OT  F

Montreal Canadiens             10 7  13 5  35

Pittsburgh Penguins            16 14 10 0  40

S C O R I N G  S U M M A R Y

1. PIT. SYL APPS(3)( PIERRE LAROUCHE ): 1st 7:45

2. MON. MICHEL BERGERON(2)( GUY LAPOINTE ): 1st 19:11

3. PIT. RON SCHOCK(5)( JEAN PRONOVOST ): 2nd 3:51

4. MON. DANNY GRANT(3)( PETE MAHOVLICH, GUY LAPOINTE ) (PP) : 2nd 7:21

5. MON. GUY LAPOINTE(3)( PETE MAHOVLICH, GUY LAFLEUR ) (PP) : 2nd 15:05

6. PIT. JEAN PRONOVOST(2)( RON SCHOCK ): 3rd 18:02

7. MON. MICHEL BERGERON(3)( ACE BAILEY, GUY LAPOINTE ): OT 3:21

Pete Mahovlich and Ron Shock each had 5 goals overall in the series. Guy Lapointe (MTL) finished with 10 pts (3 G, 7 A).

Goalie Stats - Ken Dryden (MTL) - 3.93 GAA, .908 SV%; Michel Larocque (MTL) - 6.49 GAA, .789 SV%; Gary Inness (PIT) - 4.64 GAA, .878 SV%; Michel Plasse - 8.82 GAA, .773 SV%