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First Period
- Second game of the season! Well. That first goal came quick. Alex Ovechkin gets one just 20 seconds into the first. It’s ok, we will get this ba...
- T.J. Oshie scores 26 seconds later. It’s going to be one of those nig...
- Ovechkin scores his second two minutes later
- Habs are looking absolutely flat footed, may as well pull Carey Price and have him fresh for tomorrow
- And there’s the hat trick for Ovechkin. Second in as many nights. Unreal
Second Period
- Okay - let’s get it back!
- Al Montoya starts the second, safe to assume the Price will get the nod tomorrow against New York
- The Habs definitely have their legs back, a little quicker to the puck, capitalizing on Washington’s errors (pun intended)
- Paul Byron remains one of the best signings in recent Habs’ history as he sets up Brendan Gallagher for a short handed goal to get the Canadiens on the board
- My god, Braden Holtby is the man. This game could easily be tied by now
- Can Mark Streit go Streit to another team
I have absolutely no idea what Mark Streit is doing here, but it leads to the Caps fifth goal pic.twitter.com/A0Bp0lrwob
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) October 8, 2017
Third Period
- Charles Hudon is still rocking a CF% of 85 so far tonight, Victor Mete has arguably been the strongest defenceman this evening, so there’s still some positives to focus on
- Things are getting a little rocky as Byron gives Holtby an extra tap after a save
- Shea Weber doing Shea Weber things and simply destroying Lars Eller
- Byron finds himself in the middle of another scuffle
- Hudon continues to charge the Capitals’ net
- And that’s that. Ovechkin steals the show and Montreal looks ahead to battling the New York Rangers on Sunday
Highlight of the night
Shea Weber just plants Lars Eller with a massive hit pic.twitter.com/9xpyp3yUN7
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) October 8, 2017
EOTP 3 Stars
3. One of my least favourite teams...
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2. You’ll have to forgive him for the confusion
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1. It’s time like this when the game thread goes from party to support group.
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