Canadiens vs. Penguins Top Six Minutes: Happy birthday, Domi — not

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Pre-game:

• Today is Max Domi’s birthday! Let’s hope he has an even bigger reason to celebrate tonight.
• Also, Price could tie Jacques Plante in wins tonight.
• Obviously, we can’t lose this one. There’s just too much to celebrate.

First period

• Well, this is not the start we were hoping for. Just 21 seconds in and Crosby slips one past Price.
• I don’t blame Price. I don’t even blame Sid. I lay full blame on Benn for how that whole situation unfolded.
• Ok...so I blame Sid a little.
• We’re three minutes in and I’m pretty sure the Habs haven’t even crossed the center line yet.
• Malkin with a power-play goal. That’s unfortunate.
• Right off the faceoff Guentzel makes it 3-0. Halfway through the first. On four shots.
• A Weber post on the power play and an almost-goal by Domi is as close as we’re getting in this period.

Second period

• Alright, shake it off. You only need to score four goals. I mean, someone’s gonna get a hat trick anyway, right?
• Gallagher shoves Schultz into Murray on the way to the net so off to the box he goes.
• Price is looking solid now. Offense, you’re up.
• Nevermind.
• A Gally-goal!! Leave it to Gallagher to give us a glimmer of hope.
• Time for a little four-on-four. This could be a good thing.
• Well, it wasn’t a bad thing. On a night like this, I’ll take it.

Third period

• Soooo...about that hat trick.
• I mean, it doesn’t have to be a hat trick we can have a good ol’ fashioned collaboration. I’d be fine with that too. I’m not picky.
• A Byron breakaway! These are always fun!
• Less fun when the don’t end with a goal.
• Gallagher tries to whack another one past Murray but that damn goalie is having none of it.
• Pretty much every player that’s on the ice is scrambling in front of Murray while the puck bounces around like a hot potato.
• Danault hits the goalpost, the puck bounces off Murray’s leg, goes behind him, but not in the net.
• It’s not a hockey stick we needed tonight, it’s a magic wand.
• And there’s the empty-netter.

Highlight of the night

Old Reliable

EOTP 3 Stars

3) Always worth a shot

2) Your palates are safe

1) Narrator: It was not