76 Habs Make it Three In A Row

The 1976 Montreal Canadiens have jumped out to a 3-0 record in Scruffy Cup play. The Habs eked out a 4-3 win over the 1980 Islanders (1-2) in the latest game. Here's the boxscore....

Period 1 8:05 75-76 Canadiens Goal scored by Pete Mahovlich assisted by Guy Lafleur and Steve Shutt 75-76 Canadiens 1-0 8:12 79-80 Islanders Goal scored by Bryan Trottier assisted by Clark Gillies and Denis Potvin Game tied 1-1 11:21 79-80 Islanders Goal scored by John Tonelli assisted by Denis Potvin 79-80 Islanders 2-1 Period 2 1:18 75-76 Canadiens Goal scored by Guy Lapointe assisted by Pete Mahovlich and Steve Shutt Game tied 2-2 9:06 75-76 Canadiens 2 minute penalty on Pete Mahovlich for elbowing Game tied 2-2 13:56 75-76 Canadiens Goal scored by Yvan Cournoyer assisted by Murray Wilson and Guy Lapointe 75-76 Canadiens 3-2 19:32 75-76 Canadiens 2 minute penalty on Murray Wilson for high sticking 75-76 Canadiens 3-2 Period 3 19:25 75-76 Canadiens Empty net goal scored by Guy Lafleur assisted by Pete Mahovlich and Serge Savard Billy Smith returns to the net. 75-76 Canadiens 4-2 19:55 79-80 Islanders Goal scored by Mike Bossy assisted by Bryan Trottier and Denis Potvin 79-80 Islanders 3-4 Team Statistics 1979-80 New York Islanders 1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Goals Scored 3 4 Shots On Goal 16 44 Shooting % 18.8 9.1 Penalties 0 2 Powerplay Scoring 0/2 0/0 Shorthanded Scoring 0/0 0/2 Powerplay % 0.0 0.0 Penalty Killing % 0.0 100.0 Powerplay Minutes 4:00 0:00 Penalty Shots 0/0 0/0 Faceoffs Won 21/31 10/31 Empty Net Goals 0 1 Time Of Possession 27:59 32:01 Shots By Period 1st 2nd 3rd Total 1979-80 New York Islanders 9 2 5 16 1975-76 Montreal Canadiens 16 17 11 44 Player Statistics P New York +/- EVT PPT SHT TOI SHF S G A FW FL FW% PN PIM D Gord Lane 0 38:30 0:00 0:00 38:30 72 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 LW Garry Howatt -1 26:43 0:00 0:00 26:43 40 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Denis Potvin 1 20:03 2:39 0:00 22:42 48 1 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Bob Lorimer 0 17:23 1:21 0:00 18:44 34 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Stefan Persson 0 17:23 1:21 0:00 18:44 34 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Dave Langevin -1 18:34 0:00 0:00 18:34 34 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 RW Mike Bossy 1 15:12 2:39 0:00 17:51 29 2 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 LW Clark Gillies 1 15:12 2:39 0:00 17:51 29 3 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 C Bryan Trottier 1 15:12 2:39 0:00 17:51 29 2 1 1 8 4 66.7 0 0 C Butch Goring 0 14:30 1:21 0:00 15:51 24 0 0 0 8 2 80.0 0 0 LW John Tonelli 0 14:05 1:21 0:00 15:26 24 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 RW Bob Nystrom 0 12:52 1:21 0:00 14:13 22 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 RW Anders Kallur 0 14:05 0:00 0:00 14:05 22 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 C Mike Kaszycki -1 13:51 0:00 0:00 13:51 20 1 0 0 1 3 25.0 0 0 RW Yvon Vautour -1 13:51 0:00 0:00 13:51 20 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 C Bob Bourne 0 12:52 0:00 0:00 12:52 20 0 0 0 4 1 80.0 0 0 D Dave Lewis 0 0:07 2:39 0:00 2:46 10 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 P Montreal +/- EVT PPT SHT TOI SHF S G A FW FL FW% PN PIM D Serge Savard -1 37:54 0:00 1:35 39:29 74 3 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 C Doug Jarvis 0 27:52 0:00 2:25 30:17 48 5 0 0 3 1 75.0 0 0 LW Steve Shutt 2 28:27 0:00 0:00 28:27 47 7 0 2 2 1 66.7 0 0 RW Guy Lafleur 2 26:11 0:00 0:00 26:11 42 7 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Guy Lapointe 2 18:06 0:00 2:25 20:31 44 4 1 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Don Awrey -1 19:14 0:00 0:00 19:14 40 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 RW Yvan Cournoyer -1 14:45 0:00 4:00 18:45 28 4 1 0 2 2 50.0 0 0 D Pierre Bouchard 0 18:25 0:00 0:00 18:25 30 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Larry Robinson 2 18:06 0:00 0:00 18:06 36 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 C Jacques Lemaire -1 14:45 0:00 1:35 16:20 26 4 0 0 2 10 16.7 0 0 C Doug Risebrough 0 15:04 0:00 0:00 15:04 24 2 0 0 1 1 50.0 0 0 LW Murray Wilson -1 14:45 0:00 0:05 14:50 23 0 0 1 0 0 0.0 1 2 C Pete Mahovlich 2 13:23 0:00 0:00 13:23 22 3 1 2 0 5 0.0 1 2 LW Bob Gainey 0 12:48 0:00 0:02 12:50 22 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 D John Van Boxmeer 0 0:00 0:00 2:25 2:25 8 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 D Bill Nyrop 0 0:15 0:00 1:35 1:50 4 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 EVT=Even Strength Time On Ice, PPT=Powerplay Time On Ice, SHT=Shorthanded Time On Ice, SHF=# of Shifts, S=Shots on Goal, G=Goals Scored, A=Assists, FW=Faceoffs Won, FL=Faceoffs Lost, FW%=Faceoff Win Percentage, PN=Number of Penalties, PIM=Penalty Minutes 1979-80 New York Islanders Goaltending Name SA GA S S% TOI PIM Billy Smith 43 3 40 93.0 59:35 0:00 1975-76 Montreal Canadiens Goaltending Name SA GA S S% TOI PIM Ken Dryden 16 3 13 81.3 60:00 0:00 Three Stars 1. Peter Mahovlich (Montreal) 2. Steve Shutt (Montreal) 3. Denis Potvin (Islanders) Next game: 84 Oilers vs 92 Penguins