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The Habs drew a penalty early to start the second period, but had their powerplay cut short when P.K. Subban was sent off for tripping Nick Bonino. According to my Twitter feed (which is mostly Habs fans) and several comments in the second period thread, my suspicions that the penalty was a little weak were confirmed.
Brendan Gallagher tied the game on a breakaway, taking an errant puck off the boards behind the Penguins defense and roofing it past Marc-Andre Fleury to tie the game 2-2. The goal was the Canadiens' tenth shot attempt in a row, as the Canadiens held the Penguins to all but two shot-attempts in the first 12 minutes of the second period.
Dale Weise left the game with an apparent leg injury. Ben Lovejoy fell hard into the back of Weise's leg - right behind the knee - and bent the Habs' leading goal-scorer's leg awkwardly.
Brian Flynn squeezed a routine shot past Marc-Andre Fleury to give the Habs the lead. The Penguins were unraveling. Sidney Crosby took an unsportsmanlike penalty on his way back to the bench as the Habs celebrated the go-ahead goal, knocking down Tomas Fleischmann for no apparent reason as Fleischmann made his way off the ice.
Dale Weise returned with just over three minutes left in the second period.
The Canadiens played a dominant second period, holding the Penguins to one shot on net and just seven shot attempts.
Scoring Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 00:13 | PIT | Pascal Dupuis (2) Tip-in - ASST: Sidney Crosby (6), Beau Bennett (2) | 1 - 0 PIT | |
| 04:12 | MTL | PPG - Andrei Markov (2) Slapshot - ASST: P.K. Subban (14), Tomas Plekanec (9) | 1 - 1 Tie | |
| 19:16 | PIT | Olli Maatta (2) Wrist shot - ASST: Phil Kessel (5), Evgeni Malkin (8) | 2 - 1 PIT | |
| 2ND PERIOD | ||||
| 07:47 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher (7) Snap shot - ASST: Max Pacioretty (7) | 2 - 2 Tie | |
| 14:12 | MTL | Brian Flynn (2) Wrist shot - ASST: Torrey Mitchell (5), P.K. Subban (15) | 3 - 2 MTL | |
Penalty Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|
| 03:11 | PIT | Evgeni Malkin Slashing - 2 min against Dale Weise |
| 12:18 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher Tripping - 2 min against Brian Dumoulin |
| 2ND PERIOD | ||
| 01:16 | PIT | Chris Kunitz Tripping - 2 min against Paul Byron |
| 01:55 | MTL | P.K. Subban Tripping - 2 min against Nick Bonino |
| 09:23 | PIT | Kris Letang Interference - 2 min against Paul Byron |
| 14:12 | PIT | Sidney Crosby Unsportsmanlike conduct - 2 min |
Shots
| PERIOD | MTL | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | 14 |
| 2nd | 13 | 1 |
| Total | 26 | 15 |
Team Stats
| CATEGORY | MTL | PIT |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1/4 | 0/2 |
| Hits | 14 | 20 |
| Faceoff Wins | 27 | 18 |
| Giveaways | 4 | 9 |
| Takeaways | 1 | 5 |
| Blocked Shots | 7 | 9 |
| Penalty Minutes | 4 | 8 |