COREY PERRY

I’m not saying that the officiating was perfect through the whole game, but that was a penalty. Perry lead with his knee, and he’s had quite the track record with these types of plays.

The rat is on the board!

Did Lehkonen steal Byron’s speed for that rush? Man, he was fast.

Now if only Perry could steal some of that speed. lol He'd be unstoppable.

Thankfully his lack of speed has not been costly yet. He is patient with the puck and it pays off.

Yeah he still has the hands and poise. Thats good. More than makes up for his speed.

UUghgggghhhhhh. Chiarot and Weber not sharp there.

And just like that Habs are back to their 4-5 goals per game average. LMAO.

Carey looks a lot more calm and settled tonight. He’s back to being himself.

What a shot(/pass?) for Edmundson’s first goal as a hab.

The accuracy

This team is so exciting to watch

Another 5 goals tonight............... sweet jebus. Habs are destroying goalies this year.

looked more like football or baseball than hockey

Game Analysis

1st
Montreal was putting the pressure early
Myers fought Edmundson to everyone’s surprise
Good opportunities early for the Habs
Stupid penalty taken by Anderson
Good opportunities for the Canucks on the PP
Good play by Kulak for a Suzuki goal
Canucks pressured after the goal, good chances for them
Right after Montreal pressures and get good scoring chances
Canucks with a good chance, scrum around the net
Anderson seemed to get tripped, no penalty
Perry slewfoot Sutter, Canucks PP
Canucks hit the crossbar on the PP, good puck movement by them
Boeser slashed Kulak on the PP so 4-4
Shots were 11-5 in the first for Montreal, Both teams were doing good, again Montreal lacked a bit of discipline

2nd
Montreal starts with 1:14 of PP, Canucks with a good PK
Right at the end of the PK, Beagle take a penalty, so Habs back on the PP
Montreal had a good PP, good movement, control and a couple chances
Montreal continued the pressure, the Toffoli line had a couple chance, Toffoli missed a wide open net, Perry was doing good
Suzuki cleared the puck over the glass, Canucks another PP
Evans hit the post short-handed, Toffoli got pushed into Holtby by Hughes and then Horvat throws a couple punches towards Toffoli, Toffoli gets a penalty for goalie interference ( why ), Horvat gets a roughing, Canucks still on the PP
Canucks with good chances after the Toffoli and Horvat penalties
Canucks with good chances, but right after 3 on 2 and Perry with the goal seemed like he wanted to pass and puck squeaked five hole
Price with a good save on a 2 on 1, Canucks put the pressure on the Habs after the Perry goal
Lehkonen shows some speed
Montreal in the offensive zone, Perry with a good chance, The Toffoli line is doing well
Kk with a breakaway and Holtby stops him
Shots were 18-13 after the 2nd for Montreal, Price was doing really good, both the Habs and the Canucks were getting good chances

3rd
Point shot by Hughes tipped by Petersson by what might’ve been a high stick, 2-1 Habs
Canucks putting pressure, trying to tie the game and then they score, Nils Hoglander ties the game
Anderson almost scores right after
Lehkonen gave a cross-check in the back, no penalty, right after Gallagher scores with a great shot top shelf, Vancouver challenges the goal, it was very close to being offside, Danault was offside but no one touched the puck so he was onside by the time Tatar touched the puck so it’s a good goal, Vancouver gets a delay of game penalty for the coaches challenge on a good goal
Right after the Habs PP expires, the Canucks get a couple of good chances
Drouin on the breakaway scores five hole, Montreal has a 4-2 lead with 7:16 left
Holtby gets pulled with 4 minutes left
Montreal’s putting pressure but no empty netter
After an offside, Edmundson does a nice high clear that goes straight in the middle of the net, 5-2 Montreal with around 3 minutes left
Canucks putting pressure for a shift then Montreal does the same, Drouin almost scores with the same move as his breakaway goal

Overall
Price with a good game, becomes the 5th youngest goalie to reach 350 wins
All 4 forward lines did really well, so did the d pairs
Montreal is still undefeated in regulation

Please tell me people will read this i didn't write an essay on the game for no one to read it

RDS talking about Toffoli's xGF is.. surprising.

Its good. Need to start changing away from some old'ish stats that really don't matter anymore.

Habs looking good so far. No rust. Price decent also. This is a good sign!

Good period for the habs. Mostly an even game, we were just lucky.

And Corey Perry still shows that he has great hands in front of the net.

Not sure its luck per se. Good teams make their own luck, this feels like the Habs are getting the bounces because of their play. Obviously that Weber shot was a little lucky lol

We have 5 short handed goals, and 5 power play goals against this year. Insane.

heheh. Suzuki's mind is 🤯

Im lovin it but gawdamn... Rittich has got to stop that. lol That was embarrassing.