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MONTREAL Tyler Toffoli’s 25th goal of the season was just enough to get the Montreal Canadiens over the line and likely into the playoffs with a 2-1 win over the Calgary Flames. The hockey gods showed a sense of humour late last night to sum up the Habs goal-scoring futility against the Flames. With Calgary goaltender Jakob Markstrom on the bench for the extra attacker, the Habs had multiple chances to kill the game off. Through a combination of inaccuracy and Flames blocks at least five shots somehow didn’t find the back of the net. Even that was a struggle.
SUNDAYS WITH STAN: 1992 Showdown with the Rangers
Stan Fischler s weekly column is back! The Maven discusses the Devils-Rangers rivalry in 1992. by Stan Fischler StanFischler / NewJerseyDevils.com
Any Devils fan with a sense of history savors the final night of the 1987-88 season as a golden moment in Garden State hockey annals. I ll never forget it, says George Falkowski, teacher, and cartoonist who lives in Phillipsburg. That s when we knocked the Rangers out of the playoffs and the Devils got in for the first time.
John MacLean beat Darren Pang with an overtime goal at Chicago Stadium and New Jersey s young hockey franchise enjoyed league-wide esteem that had been lacking before.