The Maple Leafs played with more desperation, but the Canadiens came away with the victory. Kovalev scored 2 goals and struck one more time in a shootout as the Montreal Canadiens beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-3 yesterday in a fight of 2 teams that were desperate for a win. The Maple Leafs had just 1 victory in 7 games, but the Montreal Canadiens had lost 5 of their last 8 games and were recently called out in the press by Montreal legend Guy Lafleur.
Jeremy Roenick, San Jose Sharks center scored his 500th National Hockey League career goal on Saturday in the game against the Phoenix Coyotes. Thus, Roenick became the 40th player to reach the milestone. Actually, it is not surprise, for Roenick has always been known as a good player. However, this goal may seem to some somewhat accidental. Who knows? But it was amazing. Roenick’s goal came 6:35 into the second period against the Coyotes – somehow thanks to a puck that seemingly had a mind of its own. After Roenick had dumped the puck into the right corner, it made a bounce off the boards and struck the right side of the goal. The puck then deflected off the body of Alex Auld, Coyotes goaltender, and there it was on the crease! Auld tried hard to put the puck from the crease, but instead, knocked the puck across the goal line… This action presented Roenick his historical goal. It was a very emotional moment, probably, the most emotional moment throughout the game.
NHL Roundup
On November 6, 2007 Chris Phillips and Patrick Eaves from the Ottawa Senators scored 47 seconds apart in the opening minutes of the match allowing the team to set a new team record with a 5-1 victory over its visiting opponents the Toronto Maple Leafs. In fact, Ottawa can be proud of the best start in the history of the National Hockey League through 14 games! They are 13-1-0, with a record total of 26 points. Of course, let’s not forget about Martin Gerber (having made 30 saves) as well as Daniel Alfredsson, Andrej Meszaros and Chris Kelly who also scored for Ottawa and contributed to the common success. Let’s wait and see what the Senators prepare for us and what results they will show in the matches to follow.
