OK what happen to all the low scoring games?  Early match last week between the Habs and the Oilers.  Excellent game for a little over 2 periods.  Oilers score the lone goal in the opening frame.  Habs tie it up early in the 2nd and then the Oilers take back their 1 goal lead to end the 2nd period.  Connell with a beauty individual effort, one of the best goals scored this season.  Habs tie it up in the opening minute of the 3rd but the Oilers score 70 seconds after.  Habs bounce back and tie it at 3’s 20 seconds after the Oiler goal.  Action Jackson at both ends of the pond.  The Oilers then score three goals in one shift at the 9 minute mark taking a 6-3 lead and that shift just changed the game.  Both squads score one more goal each for a final Oiler victory of 7-4.  Habs go 0-2 and Oilers go 0-1 on the PP.  Habs get 2 goals from rookie Barrett, singles from Maguire and Rukavina.  Oilers goal scorers were rookie Randa with a hat trick, Connell with 2, Kelly and Cosentino with singles.  Players of the Game goes to Oilers Tim Randa and for the Habs Art Senkowski who actually really stood on his head with a monster game.

Late game between the Flyers and the Islanders.  2 lone goals from the Flyers in the 1st period.  3 more unanswered Flyer goals in the 2nd for a 5-0 lead after 2.  Islanders get 2 in the final frame and the Flyers get 3 more for a final Flyer win 8-2.  There was a lot of open ice dual flat tires in this one.  David Dupal scored both Islander goals.  Flyers Tim Runkle Rundle gets a hat trick and a shiner too.  Diluzio, Ferrin, Cummings, Wright and Cosentino (fill in) scoring for the Flyers.  Islanders went 0-2 on the PP.  Players of the Game went to Islanders #8 Robin Chanatj and to Flyers #88 Tim Rundle.

This week Friday, February 6 games are as follows.  9:15 Islanders vs Bruins and at 10:30 the Oilers face off against the Flyers.  Montreal will get the week off.

See you all on the ice and send your good thoughts to 2 Flyers that will undergo surgery on Monday, David Riddell and Steve Atchison.