Federov Ejected, Prospal, Lehtinen pickup slack.
Sergei Federow was upset after receiving a game misconduct for charging. Line-mate Vaclav Prospal teamed up with Jere Lehtinen to exact some revenge. Lehtinen, the club's leading scorer, has been skating on the third line to help provide some offensive balance to the line-up. However, with Federov getting the misconduct after knocking Cammaleri out of the game (charlyhorse) on a questionable hit only 1:22 into the first period, Lehtinen pulled double duty. Either Lehtinen or Prospal figured in 6 of the Canadiens 7 goals. Lehtinen had 4 assits while Prospal had 2 goals and 1 assist.
Defensively the Canadiens held the Ducks to 17 shots, and Thomas Vokoun got the support he had been lacking in his last two starts.
With the win the Canadiens remain within 2 points of the league lead. Most importantly, the Canadiens keep a 2 point lead on the 2 million dollar battle with the Capitals. Both clubs have been negotiating with Quiznos for a sponsorship deal next season and it has come down to a battle between the two clubs. Quiznos has offered 2 million dollars to the club that can finish highest in standings this year. Its setting up to be a battle within the overall playoff race.
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