Montreal 4 - New Jersey 3
January 24, 2008
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The Habs looked down and out tonight in New Jersey going into the third period with a 3-1 deficit but the squad came through with flying colours to beat the Devils 4-3 in regulation.
Patrik Elias opened the scoring with a powerplay goal 12:18 into the first period to put the Devils up 1-0 going into the intermission; New Jersey outshot Montreal 6-3 in the first 20 minutes.
The second period saw Elias earn his second goal of the night on three and a half minutes into the period to give the Devils 2-0 lead. Bryan Smolinski batted a loose puck in to cut the lead to 2-1 only to have Jamie Langenbruner end the second period with his first of the night to put Jersey up a fairly comfortable 3-1 in the second intermission.
After outshooting the Devils 9-4 in the second period, the Canadiens really came alive in the third. Smolinski netted his second of the game only 29 seconds into the period to cut the lead to 3-2 and the Habs mounted the pressure, completely controlling the flow and leaving the fate of the Devils in the hands of Martin Brodeur. Ten minutes of persistence paid off when Saku Koivu batted a slapshot by Mike Komisarak past Brodeur to tie the game at three goals apiece. The Devils began to fall apart, failing to clear their zone and taking a series of penalties; Chris Higgins scored the game winner only three minutes after Koivu’s tying goal on the powerplay.
GAME NOTES: The Canadiens outshot the Devils 20-3 in the third period and 32-13 overall.
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