Montreal Canadiens: Three Stars From Hard Fought Loss To Winnipeg Jets

Second Star: Jake Allen

Jake Allen allowed four goals on just 25 shots which gives him a save percentage of .840 for the night. That is not good if you just look at the numbers. However, a closer look at the game showed that Allen was one of the Canadiens best players.

First of all, this team is pretty fragile right now. Even though they did win their last game, it was on the heels of a five game losing streak, and it was a tight contest against the Ottawa Senators who are sitting near the bottom of the league standings.

The Winnipeg Jets are a different beast altogether, and they came out of the gate flying. Just two minutes into the game, the Jets were outshooting the Habs 4-0 and had a couple of high quality scoring chances. The game could have been 1-0 in the first 30 seconds, but Allen’s first save of the night was a brilliant one.

He also came up huge in overtime, making several exceptional saves to give the Habs a chance to secure the second point in the standings.

He stopped sniper Kyle Connor on a clear cut breakaway from the other side of centre ice.

He also made a couple big saves on one-timers that looked like sure goals. At the end of the night, four goals against on 25 shots doesn’t sound great, but of those 21 saves Allen made, several were high quality and helped the Habs earn one point, and nearly got them another.