MONTREAL, P.Q.
In tonights clash of the Titans Ottawa redeemed themselves from the thumping they recieved the last time these two teams clashed. In tonight battle Ottawa came out on top winning 6-4 in Montreal.
In the first period Montreal drew first blood when they struck on the first power play they had tonight, at the three minute mark Ottawa forward Alexander Korolyuk recieved a double minor for highsticking. While Korolyuk was in the sin bin Richard Zednik tipped in the point shot from Marco Sturm and grabbed a one nothing lead, Mike Modano had the other assist. Five and a half minutes later Montreal jumped ahead two nothing when Mike Modano notched his seventh of the season when he slipped a rebound past Marty Biron. Andreas Johansson took a pass from Keith Carney and shot low on Biron, Biron made the initial save but Modano was there to tip home the rebound. Just over a minute later Ottawa cut the lead down to one when Bobby Holik hammmered home his sixth of the year, Holik took a pass from Marion Hossa and blast a shot from the bottom of the face off circle that beat Jose Theodore, Alexander Korolyuk had the other assist on the goal. Three minutes later Ottawa tied the game when Daniel Alfreddson tipped a lead pass to Brad Richards who skated into the Montreal zone all alone and made a nifty move that Thedore stood there and admired and with all his fancy stick work he flipped a backhander passed Thedore. With a dollar ten left in the opening frame Montreal was intent on having the lead in the game and Ziggy Palffy netted his eleventh of the season when he tipped Sheldon Souray's point shot passed Biron. With that goal Montreal skated away with a one goal lead into the first intermission.
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