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Game 1:
Billy Smith steals the first one for Les A's
Fourteen shots by the Punch Line of Montreal only resulted in one goal by Rocket Richard as Billy Smith backstopped Quebec to a 3-1 road win in the opening game of a Bob Cole series. The Maroons outshot Les A's 35-21 but were burned twice by the transition game of Arbour's boys. In the first period Joliat scored on a quick rush off of a rebound moved by Reardon up to Morenz to spark the play. Morenz added two goals in the second, one on the powerplay from Jonsson and Joliat, the other scored unassisted on a turnover by Boivin. The third period was scoreless as the Maroons had to kill off three consecutive penalties, two of them to Cleghorn. The best chance came from Bauer when he cut inside, drop passed to Thornton then cut outside, going around Tremblay and lifting the puck past Cheevers but off the crossbar. Maroons coach Nolan refused to single out any particular area which needed improving, but said in the postgame press conference 'Everyone has to do what they are capble of', when asked about the minus-2 play of Boivin, Harper and Turgeon.
Three stars of the game: 1. Smith 2. Morenz 3. Richard
Game 2:
Maroons go down again, Cleghorn suspended
Les A's took another game on the road, this time by the score of 6-3, in what was a game within a game. Montreal fans cheered at Richard's pair of first period goals as well as his nifty cross ice pass to Lach to go up 3-1 by 8:33 of the second, but boos were soon heard when Cleghorn was handed a two-game suspension at 12:27 for kicking Barry with his skate and punching Pulford in the face in what had been a rough but penalty-free game to that point. The game got more rather than less physical after that point, Les A's scoring twice with the man advantage, by Joliat and Thornton, to tie things up heading into the third. Quebec went 3-for-12 on the powerplay as Morenz got his third goal of the series, the game winner on a sweet pass from Joliat, with less than eight minutes remaining. Madden added an insurance goal on a turnover and Mogilny notched an empty netter. "There's too much *beep* out there in many areas," is all Nolan said when asked about the officiating. Cleghorn will have to sit out game three in Quebec. Brad Maxwell is expected to start on the blueline, he bringing size and a booming shot, as well as a tendency toward rough play.
Three stars of the game: 1. Joliat 2. Richard 3. Morenz
Billy Smith steals the first one for Les A's
Fourteen shots by the Punch Line of Montreal only resulted in one goal by Rocket Richard as Billy Smith backstopped Quebec to a 3-1 road win in the opening game of a Bob Cole series. The Maroons outshot Les A's 35-21 but were burned twice by the transition game of Arbour's boys. In the first period Joliat scored on a quick rush off of a rebound moved by Reardon up to Morenz to spark the play. Morenz added two goals in the second, one on the powerplay from Jonsson and Joliat, the other scored unassisted on a turnover by Boivin. The third period was scoreless as the Maroons had to kill off three consecutive penalties, two of them to Cleghorn. The best chance came from Bauer when he cut inside, drop passed to Thornton then cut outside, going around Tremblay and lifting the puck past Cheevers but off the crossbar. Maroons coach Nolan refused to single out any particular area which needed improving, but said in the postgame press conference 'Everyone has to do what they are capble of', when asked about the minus-2 play of Boivin, Harper and Turgeon.
Three stars of the game: 1. Smith 2. Morenz 3. Richard
Game 2:
Maroons go down again, Cleghorn suspended
Les A's took another game on the road, this time by the score of 6-3, in what was a game within a game. Montreal fans cheered at Richard's pair of first period goals as well as his nifty cross ice pass to Lach to go up 3-1 by 8:33 of the second, but boos were soon heard when Cleghorn was handed a two-game suspension at 12:27 for kicking Barry with his skate and punching Pulford in the face in what had been a rough but penalty-free game to that point. The game got more rather than less physical after that point, Les A's scoring twice with the man advantage, by Joliat and Thornton, to tie things up heading into the third. Quebec went 3-for-12 on the powerplay as Morenz got his third goal of the series, the game winner on a sweet pass from Joliat, with less than eight minutes remaining. Madden added an insurance goal on a turnover and Mogilny notched an empty netter. "There's too much *beep* out there in many areas," is all Nolan said when asked about the officiating. Cleghorn will have to sit out game three in Quebec. Brad Maxwell is expected to start on the blueline, he bringing size and a booming shot, as well as a tendency toward rough play.
Three stars of the game: 1. Joliat 2. Richard 3. Morenz
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