Canadiens vs. Maple Leafs Top Six Minutes: That’s all, folks

Pre-Game Thoughts

• Charlie Lindgren gets the start tonight and Carey gets to sit back and relax
• Philip Danault takes home the Jacques Beauchamp Trophy and Carey Price is named the Molson Cup Player of the Year
• Though I don’t want it to end, one last time this season, let’s do that hockey

First Period

• For real though, what’s better than Toronto-Montreal on a Saturday night with Bob Cole on the call? Maybe still vying for a playoff spot but I will do my best not to dwell on that too much tonight, team
• I really need Mete to get a goal tonight. Just cuz.
• Toronto gets on the board first courtesy of a deflection off of Shea Weber
• Toronto with another one - Gardiner this time
• Andersen with a few solid saves so far
• So many chances early on because defense is optional tonight
• Poehling scores his first NHL goal! (challenged for goaltender interference because Toronto ruins EVERYTHING) but you can’t take this one from him, Leafs
• At the end of 20, Toronto is up 2-1 and I am three glasses of wine in

Second Period

• Alright second period - here. we. go.
• POEHLING again! Kid is spending his night parked right in front of Andersen and it is paying off
• I don’t want to get too greedy here but let’s see some hats tossed tonight
• Shaw took a tumble into Andersen who appears to be in some discomfort and is heading towards the bench
• Habs do a little shout out for Bob Cole and the crowd stands for a hockey legend
• Weal scores on the...power play? Habs up 3-2!
• And just like that, Moore scores and we are tied up
• Huge glove save by Lindgren
• Lehkonen tosses the puck back to Domi who sends it over to Shaw who snipes one home. This game is bonkers
• Another big glove save by Lindgren, this time on Matthews
• Nylander scores
• Petry’s stick explodes on a shot and Marleau jumps on the puck. Lindgren stops Marleau on the breakaway - having a pretty darn good game

Third Period

• The last twenty minutes of Habs hockey we will watch until the fall - le sigh - here we go
• We are almost six minutes without a goal. How boring
• Bodies are flying all over the place
• Kapanen scores
• Under four minutes left and still down a goal...do we have one more comeback in us?
• POEHLING HAT TRICK. Is this real life?!
• Even Bergevin has a slight smile on his face tonight after that
• Thanks to Poehling, this game is going to OT

Overtime

• Weal knocked into Lindgren who stays down for a moment, but he appears to be okay
• What an OT - some amazing chances for both sides, but the goalies stood tall and we are off to a shootout

Shootout

• Tatar —> Stopped
• Matthews —> Scores
• Drouin —> Scores
• Marner —> Stopped
• Weal (what) —> POST ah
• Tavares —> Stopped
• Poehling —> Scores!
• Kapanen —> STOPPED AND THE CANADIENS END THE SEASON WITH A WIN

Highlight of the Night

Ryan Poehling scored his first ... and second ... and third NHL career goals on Saturday night!

EOTP 3 Stars

3) If there’s anything good about not making the playoffs, it’s no game conflicts with Game of Thrones

2) 2019-20 should be a fun season

1) Especially with this Leafs killer in the lineup