Canadiens @ Islanders Top Six Minutes: On an Island

Pre-Game

• Important points on the line tonight again, boys **goodbye fingernails**
• Mete and Kotkaniemi’s pre-game ritual is...something

First Period

• Nice zone entry by Danault early in the game followed up by a beautiful pass to Tatar to Kulak but no dice - more of that, please
• Spending entirely too much time in our own zone here
• Not sure if Habs know the game started already or...
• So far the stars tonight have been Carey Price and the goalpost
• Habs finally get some momentum going on the PP and then...Andrew Shaw happened
• Anders Lee finished the period with five shots on goal if you want to know how the first 20 went

Second Period

• So I see we are starting the second period hemmed in our own zone again cool cool cool
• Islanders score - it was really only a matter of time
• All I can hear is my S/O yelling from the living room so I am going to go ahead and assume the Winnipeg Jets game started and they scored - maybe let’s also do the thing, Habs?
• Finally a bit of pressure
• Habs back to the penalty kill
• Carey Price is not human
• Ah I see we are adjusting lines
• JORDIE BENN. Weal with the screen.

Third Period

• More mixing to start the period and the Finnish line is reunited
• Weber went in on Martin and looks a bit shaken up
• Mayfield lays out Kotkaniemi and I am pretty sure my heart stopped - bloody lip, but the youngster appears to be okay
• Kotkaniemi with the toe drag AND gets the rebound - no goal but good god the talent
• We. Need. These. Points.
• 2-on-1. Islanders score.
• Islanders take this one

Highlight of the night

EOTP 3 Stars

3) Red Rum-ing the playoff chances

2) The Bearded One made it interesting

1) I’ve never heard of the Long Island Flu, either