Game 28: Red Wings 2, Montreal 2

Detroit, MI (12/14/69)- Yvon Cournoyer's goal 4:38 into the third period enabled the Montreal Canadiens to salvage a 2-2 tie with the Red Wings at Olympia Stadium Sunday night.

Cournoyer, racing down the right wing, swooped in on goalie Roy Edwards and slipped a backhand shot under the sliding netminder.

The Red Wings (14-5-9) still have only lost once in their past 16 games (8-1-7).

Garry Unger and Gordie Howe scored for Detroit. Mickey Redmond tallied the other Montreal goal.

Edwards made 32 saves while Montreal's Rogatien Vachon stopped 26 pucks.


Garry Unger blasts a shot past Montreal's Rogie Vachon at 15:09 of the second period Sunday night


The game was an evenly played affair and the final outcome was well-deserved on both sides.

"There wasn't much ice out there a-tall," said Red Wings coach Sid Abel. "Not even on the power play."

The game hinged on the penalty kill; a total of 11 power plays were enjoyed, but neither team could score with the extra man. The Red Wings even had a four-minute power play in the first period but couldn't score on Vachon.

MON 0-1-1 = 2
DET 0-1-1 = 2

1st Period
No scoring

2nd Period
MON- Redmond (Lemaire) 12:37
DET- Unger (Connelly) 15:09

3rd Period
DET- Howe (Delvecchio) 3:00
MON- Cournoyer (Ferguson, Rousseau) 4:38

Shots on Goal
MON 9-11-14 = 34
DET 8-10-10 = 28

Goalies
Vachon (MON); Edwards (DET)

Power Plays
MON 0-for-6; DET 0-for-5

Penalty Minutes
MON 12; DET 14

Fights
None