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The 1st period began as a heavily defensive affair, with only 4 attempts registered in the first 7 seven minutes. The pace started to pick up around the 10-minute mark, but most stays in the offensive zone for both teams were brief, resulting in a constant counter-attacking flow.
The latter stages of the 1st period resulted in two Canadiens powerplays, which gave them the charge to completely take over the game. Jaroslav Halak had faced 7 shots on 18 shot attempts before Dale Weise tipped in his team-leading 8th goal of the season on the powerplay with under 2 minutes left in the 1st period.
Scoring Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18:50 | MTL | PPG - Dale Weise (8) Tip-in - ASST: Jeff Petry (5), P.K. Subban (12) | 1 - 0 MTL | |
Penalty Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|
| 13:17 | NYI | Kyle Okposo Too many men/ice - bench - 2 min |
| 17:30 | NYI | Ryan Strome Hooking - 2 min against Torrey Mitchell |
Shots
| PERIOD | NYI | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 | 8 |
| Total | 5 | 8 |
Team Stats
| CATEGORY | NYI | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0/1 | 1/2 |
| Hits | 15 | 13 |
| Faceoff Wins | 10 | 9 |
| Giveaways | 7 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 1 | 1 |
| Blocked Shots | 5 | 3 |
| Penalty Minutes | 4 | 2 |