Ann 2Game 69 Review: Brodeur Ties Patrick Roy's Record In Montreal As Devils Top Canadiens 3-1
March 24th 2009 03:50
The man of the night
Obviously, the Montreal Canadiens didn't exactly take this rule in consideration when they went down 2-0 in the first period. Both goals were scored on the powerplay as New Jersey capitalized two times out of five man-advantage situations. Tomas Plekanec made it 2-1 just one minute after Brian Rolston's goal, but there was no way the home side could recover especially when considering their play of late. When Jamie Langenbrunner scored the visitors' third goal in the third period, it was game over.
I don't think anyone expected a win for Montreal and the local press was too busy praising homeboy Martin Brodeur's achievements to really give a damn about the final result. Heck, even the Bell Centre crowd had to stop booing their team to give a well-deserved ovation to Brodeur. At least, the Canadiens got a break from the press this time around but two things stood out of this defeat. One, had the Canadiens played with as much gusto as they did that night against the Islanders, they would've been closer to the fifth place instead of free-falling to seventh. Two, for such an important game, the Habs could've at least try to give Brodeur a run for his money. As it was, they could only fire 23 shots in his direction – only five in the third period. That is just sad.
On another note, Patrik Elias passed 700 points as a Devil in that game. He finished the night at 701 points thanks to one goal (the opener) and one assist. Patrice Brisebois finally got his 1000 game - he can now retire in peace.
My 3 Stars:
3. Zach Parise
2. Patrik Elias
1. Martin Brodeur
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