Montreal Canadiens: 24 Thoughts On Habs Finally Beating Bruins
Third Period
Speaking of the power play…. they did score on their third opportunity and it is Nick Suzuki from Matheson and Caufield. Four straight games with a goal for Suzuki as he is heating up, the power play is good, and all is well in Montreal land.
Even better now! Less than a minute into the third period and the Habs have scored twice. This time Gallagher bangs home a rebound from the top of the crease as he is falling. Apparently it is 2015 again. What a turnaround for this guy. I completely wrote him before the season began and he looked terrible for like two games to begin the season and now he is a terrific two-way player again.
Matheson can’t clear the puck from behind the Habs net so the Bruins get possession then Matheson doesn’t get to the front of the net quickly enough and the guy he should be covering tips the puck in.
A goalie interference challenge!! Spin the wheel of mayhem…. the Bruins forward bumps Montembeault just before he tips the puck into the net so it should be no goal. Can you imagine? They got the call right and the goal does not count. And I thought they only ever called goals back when Gallagher put it in the net. Maybe these goals are coming so fast and furious they meant to call back Gallagher’s goal.
Brad Marchand gets an unsportsmanlike penalty for yelling at the referees too much. I tried to read his lips and am pretty sure he said “do your trucking job.” I guess the referee was offended by being told he should go back to his other job as a trucker.
Habs have, as expected, taken three consecutive minor penalties including two at the same time. They were able to kill off the first pair but Marchand redirects one in to tie the game with seven minutes to play.
Gallagher drives the net looking for a rebound, gets tackled, keeps whacking at the puck, gives the goalie a couple of good whacks for good measure, gets like three Bruins jumping on him, there’s a huge scrum and then all of a sudden there’s still a scrum going on but Gallagher is still standing in the crease yapping at the Bruins goalie. It’s so refreshing to have this pesky version of Gallagher back. It does seem odd the Bruins goalie is allowed to take a few blocker swings at Gallagher’s face without getting a penalty.
Has any team ever needed extra time seven times in their first 14 games of a season? Josh Anderson shows plenty of confidence driving the net and Kaiden Guhle buries the rebound to give the Canadiens their first win over the Bruins in 11 tries.
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