Canadiens vs. Sabres Top Six Minutes: Better effort, no cigar

Pregame

• I made a prediction on twitter, it's out there. I say the Habs will win 4-0. If you didn't tweet it, it didn't happen.
• Nothing much else to report except for the horrifying admission that I found myself agreeing with PJ Stock. BRB going to shower. With bleach. And then I'm going to confession and communion.
• I mean, after the game.

First Period

• Desharnais took a shot! And a good one!
• Pleks with a solid chance. These first three minutes have been all Habs.
• You read that right!
• Does that one Sabre ever look like an Irish Chara.
• Emelin boom. Right after pissing Gionta off. I'm not hating this, not gonna lie.
• Buffalo with a too many men penalty. Thanks, Galchenyuk, for helping point that one out. Let's go!
• Oh brother.
• Oh, Buffalo scored! Gurmurdsnurson. OK, I don't know how to say his name.
• There goes my prediction.
• So - is the Sabres' defence really that formidable? Because they're looking très so.
• Buffalo really wants to get Emelin tonight.
• 1-0 Buffalo, end of the first.  The world is ending.

Second Period

• So many shots, so many almost goals! Less than a minute in.
• Keep doing that (minus the 'almost' part)
• Also, goal light? Thanks for the frigging heart attack.
• Is there a Sabre whose name is something like "Beirut"?
• I absolutely cannot believe no SHOTS ARE GOING IN
• Also Desharnais is shooting instead of passing. I feel like he will get one.
• Enroth's luck is going to run out. The building is filling up with his sighs of relief.
• Deharnais with the shot again. This is not a retweet.
• POST ;LKKL;SADFL;KJSAD;LFKJ
• Sustained pressure. Sustained pressure. Stay in the O zone.
• WTF was that over the line???
• Dude that was in.
• Enroth knows.
• Tick tock, tick tock.
• These commentators are driving me crazy. Stop talking!! (I know it's your job)
• Mute buttons are fantastic.
• GOAL!!!! Mr. Six-Year Man!
• OK. Church tomorrow.
• Late offside calls are totally my favourite.
• Therrien with his speakeasy suit that I'm partial to
• The word of the day is: Post. Preceded by an expletive.
• Tangradi's all right, eh?
• Was that Gonchar going to the penalty box? Did I miss something?
• It was. Welp, I guess they had to make up for having to acknowledge that goal.
• P.K. Subban sticks Pacioretty right in the chiclets.
• Kids, Chiclets was this gum that looked like what is known today as "Extra". It didn't whiten or anything, but they did look like teeth.
• Strachan = Irish Chara.
• Are these commentators on glue? Montreal has done nothing but spend this period in Buffalo's zone. Aside from Enron of the conveniently horseshoe-shaped insides, how fabulous has Buffalo been, exactly? This might be a good week to STOP SNIFFING GLUE.
• Commentators, tell me a little more about every single Buffalo Sabre between plays. I don't think we've talked about them enough.
• Oh, Dale WEISE
• Patch is back!
• 1-1. And M. Desharnais leads the team in shots.
• You read that right.

Third Period

• Here we go boys, here we go!
• Has Allen made a mistake so far tonight?
• Eller can't buy a goal.
• Is it just me, or is this show called "All you ever wanted to know about the Buffalo Sabres"?
• Oh. Breakaway goal. Weaver and Allen were no match there, I'm afraid.
• Lotta game left.
• Good news is, it's the third period!
• Another stick high on Pacioretty, who's rumoured to have lost a couple of teeth?
• Eller got a goal. FOR FREE. 100% off, folks! Screw you, Black Friday!
• These commentators are talking about flukey goals by the Habs tonight. Did they watch last night? These guys are starting to chap my butt.
• Nasty boarding on DD. Good call.
• DO THIS
• You know who I like? Gonchar.
• That powerplay was not terrible.
• Also not terrible? Watching on mute. Garry Galley? Terrible.
• OMG Sekac is good!
• I want a close up on Patch to see if he's missing teeth! Patch with the go-ahead goal, guys and gals! I'm turning Galley on again to listen to him cry.
• Oh, Patch's poor face :(
• There's the tying goal. Breaking things.
• Of course Gionta was in that mix. Of course.
• I blame myself, for turning the sound back on.
• Mute.
• Can Canada Post really afford these expensive commercials during hockey games? Things I think about.
• Parenteau. I heard that Enroth sigh of relief, even without the sound on.
• The amount of abuse Gallagher takes, oh my good god. I'm serious.
• Who else gets nervous when they see Tokarski leave the net, after what happened last night?
• End of regulation. Smoke 'em if you got 'em!

Overtime

• Ooooooh Galchenyuk, almost!
• Sekac too!
• Two minutes left in OT. The ice looks so big 4-on-4, no?
• Patch passes to ... no one in particular.
• Whoa, whoa, Galchenyuk is pissed, what???
• PK is pissed too. I have the sound off, you guys.
• These teams don't like each other very much.

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