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Montreal Canadiens: Three Stars vs Winnipeg Jets

By Ken MacMillan

VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 08: Goalie Carey Price Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images)
VANCOUVER, BC - MARCH 08: Goalie Carey Price Montreal Canadiens (Photo by Rich Lam/Getty Images) /
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Mar 15, 2021; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Montreal Canadiens Tyler Toffoli Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 15, 2021; Winnipeg, Manitoba, CAN; Montreal Canadiens Tyler Toffoli Mandatory Credit: Terrence Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Tyler Toffoli

Tyler Toffoli has been excellent for the Canadiens and is proving to be one of the biggest bargains in the league right now. He signed a four year contract with a $4.25 million cap hit in the offseason, but would be getting much more if he were able to somehow hit the open market again tomorrow.

He plays a very smart, reliable, defensive game that can shutdown the best players in the league, but he is also scoring goals like the best players in the league.

Toffoli had an assist on the Habs second goal, as he knocked the puck loose in the goal mouth scramble. Anderson would put it in the net a second later to give the Habs a 2-0 lead early in the second period.

Kyle Connor scored to make it 2-1 but Toffoli would extend the Habs lead to two once again before the final buzzer. He picked off a Neal Pionk clearing attempt in mid-air and then walked in on a 3 on 1 with Suzuki and Gallagher. Toffoli elected to keep the puck and it was a wise decision as he deftly stickhandle around Hellebuyck and had a wide open net as the outstretched Jets goaltender desperately trues to make a save.

Hellebuyck couldn’t stop it, and Toffoli had his 16th goal of the season. Toffoli would seal the deal in the final minute with an empty net goal that gave the Canadiens a 4-2 lead. It was his 17th goal of the season and tied him with Connor McDavid for the second most goals in the NHL.

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