Canadiens vs Penguins Top Six Minutes: Penguins Magical in Montreal

The Penguins third line of Bennett, Sutter, and Downie head an effort to defeat the Canadiens 4-0.

By Mike Darnay@MikeDarnay Nov 18, 2014, 10:05pm EST

First things first, I guess i should introduce myself. My name is Mike Darnay, from PensBurgh, and I am really excited that Andrew, one of my fellow firemen, invited me to come do a guest post here. I love the Penguins and my two pugs. And i unequivocally love Evgeni Malkin.
Olli Maatta back in action, just 2 weeks after having a cancerous tumor removed from his neck after being expected to miss 4 weeks. What an incredible young man.
How long will the Canadian and American anthems be tonight? 5 minutes? 10? Somewhere in between? Will there be any pre-game festivities tonight? Questions will become answers soon!
I do not have these answers! Root Sports did not show me the anthems!

Thank God for Kris Letang. Pens giving up a breakaway to Alex Galchenyuk 30 seconds into the game is less than ideal.
Feels like the game could be VERY back-and-forth with lots of speed for both teams as we've seen in recent years.
Sergei Gonchar appreciation moment. I can also appreciate Galchenyuk and Brendan Gallagher. They're all great.
Wow. Beau Bennett with a nasty wrist shot right in the slot to put the Penguins ahead 1-0. Incredible shot.
Kris Letang with the pass of a lifetime to feed Steve Downie to make it 2-0. Remarkable stuff from Letang. What is depth scoring?!
Jiri Sekac can just fly. His speed is ridiculous. Pens are going to get flat footed if they keep letting him enter the zone with speed.
I would like very much for the Penguins to not let Zach Sill match up against Max Pacioretty any more.
P.K. Subban is such an amazing skater. I feel like not enough people appreciate watching him play.
Really good first 20 minutes for the Penguins, and most certainly Bennett's best period of his NHL career thus far. He was all over the place. The Pens spotting themselves a 2-0 lead with no production from the Crosby or Malkin units is just enormous.

Ho hum, the Penguins 3rd line. Early into the 2nd period, Bennett makes a ridiculous pass to Brandon Sutter who puts one in the net off of the bar. 3-0 Penguins.
No clue how Spaling and Malkin somehow came up with a 2-on-1. Spaling off the cross-bar, interesting how everyone seems to be shooting high on Carey Price.
Still waiting for that vintage Montreal-crowd induced penalty.........
Really though, both the Pens and Habs defense have been limiting action through the slot and middle of the ice for one another.
There's the penalty! Just kidding, it was a good call haha.
For a Canadiens PP unit that has struggled, they have a lot of weapons capable of producing. Gonchar and Subban together on the points seems like it will be a lot of fun to watch.
Root Sports just informed me that the Canadiens won 6 Stanley Cup's in the 1970's. Uh, that's pretty good.
Sidney Crosby hasn't scored in eight games, what a bum.
Canadiens going back to the power play with 3:00 left in the period smells like a Gonchar goal to me. (Nope).
WHAT A BUM. Crosby. 4-0. Fantastic. Kunitz got away with an interference leading up to the goal.
I don't expect the Canadiens to score 4 goals, but i'm curious to see how the Penguins do at shutting things down during the 3rd period.

Habs can't catch a break. Pens are blocking everything they can.
When the Habs are getting clean looks, Fleury has been on his angles and playing pucks pretty clean, keeping any rebounds from winding up in a good shooting spot.
Just noticed Blake Comeau for the first time tonight. Playing on Crosby's line tonight, it's hard to look bad. Not being noticeable isn't terrible though.
The Canadiens are a much more likable team than they used to be. I don't know what it is. Perhaps I am finally over 2010, Jaroslav Halak, and Mike Cammalleri /cries
At this exact moment, I discovered that the Toronto Maple Leafs are playing at home and losing at 7-0 to the Nashville Predators. Chin up, my friends from Quebec.
Habs aren't going down without a fight. Fleury playing really well though. Really dialed in.
This was a fun game. Penguins played a little sloppy at times through the 3rd period, but a 4-goal lead gives you that luxury.
Honestly, did not hear Lars Eller's name until there were 3 minutes left in the game.
Sekac is so good. SO good. Jealous of the skilled, young talent at the forward position for the Habs.
Road shutout in Montreal. Sweet.

3rd Star: Jiri Sekac, he rules

2nd Star: Olli Maatta, for reasons previously stated

1st Star: Beau Bennett, 1G, 2A, great game

Seriously, a big thanks to Andrew and everyone here at EOTP for having me to do this. I had a ton of fun with it. You're all aces in my book.

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