Habs continue to roll

Post date: Jan 26, 2019 3:49:21 PM

At the Montreal Forum, Steve Shutt registered a hat trick in the Canadiens' 6-4 win over the North Stars. Jacques Lemaire added 2 goals and an assist for Montreal (29-7-9). Tim Young and Dean Talafous each had a goal and an assist for Minnesota (14-30-2).

Minnesota North Stars at Montreal Canadiens

DATE : 01/07/2019

GOALS 1 2 3 OT F

Minnesota North Stars 2 2 0 0 4

Montreal Canadiens 2 3 1 0 6

SHOTS 1 2 3 OT F

Minnesota North Stars 13 11 10 0 34

Montreal Canadiens 11 15 7 0 33

S C O R I N G S U M M A R Y

1. MON. STEVE SHUTT(20)( JACQUES LEMAIRE, YVAN COURNOYER ): 1st 1:28

2. MIN. ALEX PIRUS(3)( ROLAND ERIKSSON, GUY CHOUINARD ): 1st 8:21

3. MIN. GLEN SHARPLEY(10)( ROLAND ERIKSSON ): 1st 10:46

4. MON. STEVE SHUTT(21)( YVAN COURNOYER, LARRY CARRIERE ): 1st 15:11

5. MIN. DEAN TALAFOUS(12)( TIM YOUNG, ERNIE HICKE ): 2nd 6:12

6. MON. STEVE SHUTT(22)( GUY LAPOINTE, SERGE SAVARD ): 2nd 6:46

7. MON. BOB GAINEY(6)( LARRY CARRIERE, MARIO TREMBLAY ): 2nd 9:34

8. MIN. TIM YOUNG(23)( DEAN TALAFOUS ): 2nd 15:18

9. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(18)( YVAN COURNOYER, SERGE SAVARD ): 2nd 16:25

10. MON. JACQUES LEMAIRE(19)( YVAN COURNOYER, LARRY ROBINSON ): 3rd 7:20

P E N A L T I E S S U M M A R Y

1. MON. DEREK SANDERSON - 2 Minutes: 1st 19:16

2. MON. DOUG RISEBROUGH - 2 Minutes: 2nd 17:37

3. MIN. TOM EDUR - 2 Minutes: 3rd 3:55

4. MIN. DENNIS O'BRIEN - 2 Minutes: 3rd 17:01

I N J U R I E S

1. MIN. Injury To BILL CLEMENT : 2nd 17:1

Player Stats For Minnesota North Stars

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

TIM YOUNG 1 4 1 1 0 0 0 8-3 32 18:15 0 0 0 2

STEVE JENSEN -1 3 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 35 20:26 0 1 1 1

ROLAND ERIKSSON -3 5 0 2 0 0 0 1-0 48 27:33 0 0 3 2

GUY CHOUINARD 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 3-1 18 10:14 0 0 0 0

GLEN SHARPLEY -3 4 1 0 0 0 0 10-5 31 17:20 0 0 0 1

BILL CLEMENT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 15 8:58 2 0 1 0

PIERRE PLANTE -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 31 18:26 0 0 0 0

ALEX PIRUS 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 15 8:14 0 0 0 0

ERNIE HICKE 2 5 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:53 0 0 1 2

DEAN TALAFOUS 2 4 1 1 0 0 0 0-0 30 16:53 0 0 0 1

FRED HARVEY -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 25 14:18 0 1 0 0

TOM EDUR -1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 39 22:29 1 1 0 0

DENNIS O'BRIEN 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0-0 35 19:54 0 0 0 0

DOUG HICKS -1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 24:32 0 3 0 0

NICK BEVERLY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 43 23:57 0 0 0 0

BRYAN WATSON -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:25 1 0 0 0

FRED BARRETT -1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 27 15:25 0 0 0 0

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TOTAL -10 34 4 6 4 0 0 24-9 4 6 6 9

Player Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER +/- SOG G A PIM PP SH FO-W AC IT TA HIT SP AS

GUY LAFLEUR -2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 50 28:30 0 1 0 2

DEREK SANDERSON -2 3 0 0 2 0 0 1-1 32 16:57 0 0 0 0

STEVE SHUTT 4 3 3 0 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:32 0 0 1 1

YVON LAMBERT 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2-2 29 16:51 0 0 1 0

YVAN COURNOYER 4 2 0 4 0 0 0 0-0 29 16:32 1 0 0 0

JACQUES LEMAIRE 4 6 2 1 0 0 0 8-5 32 18:29 1 0 2 1 GWG

DOUG RISEBROUGH 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 3-1 25 14:48 0 0 0 0

GUY LAPOINTE 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:08 0 0 0 2

DOUG JARVIS 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5-2 16 9:34 1 0 0 0

MARIO TREMBLAY 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 27 14:52 2 0 0 0

PETE MAHOVLICH -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5-4 28 14:57 0 0 0 0

LARRY ROBINSON 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 41 23:18 1 0 0 1

BOB GAINEY 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 17 9:38 1 0 0 0

PIERRE BOUCHARD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 37 21:18 0 1 0 0

SERGE SAVARD 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 44 25:05 5 1 1 0

JACK LYNCH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:25 0 0 0 0

LARRY CARRIERE 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0-0 20 11:25 0 1 0 0

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TOTAL 10 33 6 12 4 0 0 24-15 12 4 5 7

Goalie Stats For Minnesota North Stars

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

DAN BOUCHARD 12 5 0 0 0 0 22

PETE LoPRESTI 47 28 6 0 7 2 83 LOSS GF

Goalie Stats For Montreal Canadiens

PLAYER MIN SHOTS GA ENG GR GRS

MICHEL LAROCQUE 60 34 4 0 10 8 105 WIN

GILLES MELOCHE 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

POWER PLAY OPP GOALS

Minnesota North Stars 2 0

Montreal Canadiens 2 0

STARS OF THE GAME

1st star - JACQUES LEMAIRE from Montreal

2nd star - STEVE SHUTT from Montreal

3rd star - YVAN COURNOYER from Montreal

GAME STORY

In a close game, the Canadiens topped the North Stars by the final tally

of 6 to 4. Montreal scored 3 goals in the second period. STEVE SHUTT

was dominating, he went for the hat-trick for Montreal. And YVAN COURNOYER

recorded four assists. Also JACQUES LEMAIRE found the net twice on 6

shots and passed for one assist. Other goal scorers were TIM YOUNG, GLEN

SHARPLEY, ALEX PIRUS and DEAN TALAFOUS for Minnesota and BOB GAINEY for

Montreal.

In other RHL News:

  • Butch Goring had 2 goals and 2 assists in the Kings' 8-2 whitewash over the Canucks.

  • Phil Esposito netted a hat trick as the Rangers dominated the Penguins 6-2.

  • The Penguins were active on the trade front, sending Pierre Larouche to the Canadiens for Pete Mahovlich and the Habs' 2nd round pick in next season's draft. The Pens also traded Syl Apps to the Kings for a 3rd round draft pick. (Both effective Month 4)

  • The Kings were not done making roster moves (effective Month 4), trading Bob Sirois to the Blackhawks for Randy Manery and Curt Ridley to the Rangers for Pete Stemkowski.