Maple Leafs 1 - 4 Canadiens
Final
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Canadiens shoot for third straight win over Maple Leafs

Dec 15, 2007 - 3:10 PM Toronto (14-12-6) at Montreal (15-11-5) 7:00 pm EST

MONTREAL (Ticker) - Two teams separated by just one point in the Northeast Division standings meet on Saturday when the Toronto Maple Leafs visit the Montreal Canadiens.

The teams have split the first four of their eight meetings this season, with Montreal winning the last two.

The Canadiens are coming off a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday as Mark Streit scored two goals and rookie goaltender Carey Price made 29 saves. The Maple Leafs are 5-1-0 in their last six games, including a 6-1 victory on Monday over Tampa Bay as Chad Kilger scored twice.

Saturday's game is the first of a seven-game road trip for Toronto, which is 7-6-1 on the road. Center Mats Sundin leads the Maple Leafs with 23 assists and 38 points and is tied with center Nik Antropov for the team lead in goals with 15.

Sundin has two goals and four assists against Montreal this season and Vera Toskala is 2-0 with a 2.57 goals-against average.

Right wing Alexei Kovalev leads the Canadiens with 26 points and has 13 goals - tied for the team lead with Chris Higgins. Kovalev has three goals and three assists against Toronto and Price is 2-0-0 with a 2.88 GAA.








  • NHL
    FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TORONTO 0 0 1 1
    MONTREAL 1 2 1 4 FINAL
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 6 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SERGEI KOSTITSYN) 9:03
    2ND PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 7 (CHRIS HIGGINS, FRANCIS BOUILLON) 3:09
    MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 6 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
    11:17
    3RD PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVAL

    Dec 15 9:31 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 1
    MONTREAL 4
    3RD PRD: TOR - BOYD DEVEREAUX 5 (ALEXEI PONIKAROVSKY, NIK ANTROPOV)
    15:54

    Maple Leafs vs. CanadiensDec 15 9:24 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 0
    MONTREAL 4
    3RD PRD: MON - ALEXEI KOVALEV 14 (ANDREI KOSTITSYN, TOMAS PLEKANEC)
    8:32

    Maple Leafs vs. CanadiensDec 15 9:11 PM


  • NHL
    END OF THE 2ND 1ST 2ND 3RD TOTAL
    --- --- --- -----
    TORONTO 0 0 0
    MONTREAL 1 2 3 END OF THE 2ND
    GOAL SCORING:
    1ST PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 6 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SERGEI KOSTITSYN) 9:03
    2ND PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 7 (CHRIS HIGGINS, FRANCIS BOUILLON) 3:09
    MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 6 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
    11:17
    SHOTS ON GOAL:

    Dec 15 8:41 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 0
    MONTREAL 3
    2ND PRD: MON - ANDREI KOSTITSYN 6 (MIKE KOMISAREK, ALEXEI KOVALEV)
    11:17

    Maple Leafs vs. CanadiensDec 15 8:27 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 0
    MONTREAL 2
    2ND PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 7 (CHRIS HIGGINS, FRANCIS BOUILLON) 3:09

    Maple Leafs vs. CanadiensDec 15 8:09 PM


  • ------------------------
    Toronto
    0 --0
    Montreal 1 --1
    ------------------------

    Shots on goal:
    -----------------------------
    Toronto 13 --13
    Montreal 6 --6
    -----------------------------

    Goalies : Toronto, Vesa Toskala (6 shots, 5 saves). Montreal, Carey
    Price (13 shots, 13 saves). Referees: Ian Walsh, Kerry Fraser.
    Linesmen: Michel Cormier, Vaughan Ro

    Dec 15 7:47 PM


  • NHL
    TORONTO 0
    MONTREAL 1
    1ST PRD: MON - SAKU KOIVU 6 (CHRIS HIGGINS, SERGEI KOSTITSYN) 9:03

    Maple Leafs vs. CanadiensDec 15 7:29 PM

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