Montreal Canadiens Week in Review: 3 Stars of the Week

Jeff Petry deserves honorable mention for 3 stars consideration the way he played against the Ottawa Senators

Jeff Petry started the week being injured for the Montreal Canadiens and was unable to play against the Sabres. Petry was then available to return against the Senators, and he returned in dramatic fashion. He scored 2 goals in the game which were very important goals that helped the Habs come away with 1 point in a loss.

Petry’s Goals

Petry’s first goal came on the Power Play during the 2nd period on a wrist shot that fooled Craig Anderson. The play developed off a Tomas Plekanec face off win in Ottawa’s zone and the pass to Petry was by Nathan Beaulieu. This goal got the Habs on the board.

Petry’s second goal camel in the third period just as after the Canadiens Power Play had expired. Petry scored on a hard slap shot from the Senators blue line that put the Canadiens in front at that point in the game 3-2. Alex Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher drew the assists on the play.

Petry’s Value

Jeff is a very fluid skater who also does very well in moving the Canadiens up the ice with good first passes and was missed last season when he went down to injury. Petry stepping up on the second unit of the Habs Power Play gives the team great balance with the first unit of Markov and Weber.

Jeff Petry’s return helped us appreciate how important and valuable he is to the team. Petry will no doubt play a big role for the Canadiens again this season. His performance on Saturday was great but he only played the one game last week and it was difficult to rank him any higher.