Messier
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The Canucks stole one from the Leafs with some
spectacular goaltending by Garth Snow. Snow was peppered with 40 shots, and was
faultless on the only one that went in at 1:28 of the first period. The Canucks were
brilliant on special teams, and scored 3 power play goals out of 4 chances with the man
advantage. The Leafs were stopped cold on their 7 power play chances. Mark
Messier played a great game for Vancouver, and even threw some decent hits at Toronto
early in the game. Messier scored once on the power play to bring his career goal total to
599, and the watch is on for his milestone 600th. Brad May was also stellar and
scored a goal on the power play and chipped in with two helpers, to score 3 points in the
game. The Leafs have been seemingly unstoppable since the beginning of pre-season,
and this was their first lost in the regular season. |