Koivu less than impressive in his 1st game as a Canadien. However, the Cheechoo/Richards/Ponikorovsky line salvaged the game for the Habs. Combining with defense pairing Hal Gill and Marek Zidlicky the line created all three goals for the Habs. Richards was the hero scoring his second of the night in OT, but all 5 players were +3 on the night. The Koivu line, while firing 11 shots, failed to score. They were also responsible for both goals created by the Devils.
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