Canadiens vs. Devils Top Six Minutes: Six straight

For our new readers and members, the Top Six Minutes is a continuation of the discussion in the game thread. We try to keep it light and entertaining. Full recaps are up the morning after every game.

Pre-game:

• This has to stop at some point. Right?

First period:

• Cousins inadvertently takes Blackwood out. That’s what happens when you leave your post, Mac.
• Price then leaves his post to give the puck away. How about the goalies just not go on adventures tonight?
• Reilly heads to the box for tripping. You have more faith in the penalty kill than I do, Reilly.
• And the Devils strike first.
• Gallagher ties it up 20 seconds later! I’m taking this as a good sign and you can’t stop me.
• Or not. Zajac makes it 2-1 with an almost identical goal as the first.
• The Devils are capitalizing on every mistake. So, new plan...stop making so many.
• Let me check the hockey handbook. Yep, a trip on a player during a breakaway should be a penalty shot. Oh well, Weal. Maybe next time.
• Alright! You got ‘em that time, Weal. Not a penalty shot but at least a power play.

Second period:

• That’s ok. We don’t need a power-play goal. A regular goal will do just fine too.
• Kotkaniemi thinks so! We’re all tied up again!
• Weber wasn’t letting that one through. Yay, defence.
• Boo defence.
• Ouch...Chiarot takes a puck to the jaw. I mean...at least the puck was stopped.
• The Finn’s are on fire as Armia ties it at three!
• Let’s try something a little different this time...try taking the lead, just to see what it feels like.
• No, I said we take the lead not the Devils. Again.
• A real Carey Price save! That can almost make you forget everything that happened so far. Almost.

Third period:

• If that save wasn’t enough to start building a win, nothing is.
• Three saves in a flurry of shots and none gets past Price. Now, for those two goals...
• A Gally-Subban tussle and Subban is on the receiving end of the Gally grin.
• Kotaniemi with a pretty drop pass to Chiarot who shoots and gets Armia in the face with the puck. Didn’t want to be the only one, hey Ben?
• We’re down by two now and even Price is feeling break-the-hockey-stick frustration.
• That makes us feel a little better! Lehky makes it 5-4 just seconds later.
• Hey, Price...got two more sticks you can spare?
• Empty-netter dagger and the losing streak continues.

EOTP 3 Stars

3) It’s the recipe for success

2) The Finns can only do so much

1) Well it’s time for that to change.