What a relief! Finally, the Canadiens won a game to stop this losing streak. But it took an outstanding performance from Jaroslav Halak against the worst team in west to get this win. It has been a long time we haven't seen the goalie win a game for us. Halak was very solid in the entire game and had to face 48 shots.
The Canadiens came out strong in the first period. Scoring two goals to give the Habs the lead in the game. Two goals from two defensemen. The first goal was a nice play from Pacioretty to find Francis Bouillon in the slot. The second was a lucky bounce off Koivu towards Patrice Brisebois who had a open net to shot in. We were lucky to have finished the first period with a score of 2-0. How many times did we forget an Av's player at the blue line? We were giving multiple breakaways, thank god Halak was there to repair those errors. It could have been over in the first period without him.
In the second period got worst. It was a horror movie. The Habs got back into their bad habits of the last few games. The defensive play was horrible. The presences was long and there was many icing calls. We couldn't get out of our zone anymore. We were stuck in our zone against a team that don't have their top 2 centermen in the lineup. If Sakic and Stastny was playing last night, we wouldn't have made it out allowing only one goal at the end of two period. The shots were 17-4 for the Avs...
The third period was as bad as the second period. We gave a lucky goal when the rebound of a point shot hit Josh Gorges's Arm and slowly slide through Halak's Legs. The Avs' second goal was expected. The way the Habs played defensively and the bad penalties. It's only a matter of time that they score. With only 2:15 min to go in the third period, Mathieu Dandenault, our best player in the last two games, made a beautiful breakaway pass to Andrei Kostitsyn. He scores on a nice move between the legs of Budaj. In the last 34 seconds of the game, Josh Gorges got a penalty, the Avs then removed their goaltender for an extra player. Saku Koivu wins an important faceoff and Kostopoulos clears the puck all the way into Colorado's empty net. Kostopoulos finally scored, with all the chances he had missed in the other games, he deserves this one.
It wasn't a nice win...actually it was ugly, but the important thing it's still a win. This win will relieve alot of pressure and hopefully help the players gain back their confidence and get back on track.
The Canadiens came out strong in the first period. Scoring two goals to give the Habs the lead in the game. Two goals from two defensemen. The first goal was a nice play from Pacioretty to find Francis Bouillon in the slot. The second was a lucky bounce off Koivu towards Patrice Brisebois who had a open net to shot in. We were lucky to have finished the first period with a score of 2-0. How many times did we forget an Av's player at the blue line? We were giving multiple breakaways, thank god Halak was there to repair those errors. It could have been over in the first period without him.
In the second period got worst. It was a horror movie. The Habs got back into their bad habits of the last few games. The defensive play was horrible. The presences was long and there was many icing calls. We couldn't get out of our zone anymore. We were stuck in our zone against a team that don't have their top 2 centermen in the lineup. If Sakic and Stastny was playing last night, we wouldn't have made it out allowing only one goal at the end of two period. The shots were 17-4 for the Avs...
The third period was as bad as the second period. We gave a lucky goal when the rebound of a point shot hit Josh Gorges's Arm and slowly slide through Halak's Legs. The Avs' second goal was expected. The way the Habs played defensively and the bad penalties. It's only a matter of time that they score. With only 2:15 min to go in the third period, Mathieu Dandenault, our best player in the last two games, made a beautiful breakaway pass to Andrei Kostitsyn. He scores on a nice move between the legs of Budaj. In the last 34 seconds of the game, Josh Gorges got a penalty, the Avs then removed their goaltender for an extra player. Saku Koivu wins an important faceoff and Kostopoulos clears the puck all the way into Colorado's empty net. Kostopoulos finally scored, with all the chances he had missed in the other games, he deserves this one.
It wasn't a nice win...actually it was ugly, but the important thing it's still a win. This win will relieve alot of pressure and hopefully help the players gain back their confidence and get back on track.
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