Canadiens vs. Lightning Top Six Minutes: Team Tank rolls on

Pre-Game Thoughts

• I can’t believe I’m emotional about a Corey Perry return.
• I also cannot believe that so few people from the Cup team are in the lineup, like I know there’s injuries but still.
• It’s a double debut night, godspeed Dauphin and Clague!

First Period

• Of all starts I had envisioned, this is not one of them, and that’s a good thing!
• It feels like the first time in a long time there’s been some kind of structure to the Canadiens game, and honestly I hope that continues even if they lose.
• Oh that’s not a goal you want to see, especially off a turnover.
• Maybe the power play will even the score?
• I demand more Ryan Poehling on the power play now.
• I demand less of Ben Chiarot taking penalties.
• That was...Good? I’m not used to good penalty kills.
• All things considered, there have been worse first periods, and the Habs seem to be game tonight!

Second Period

• Great start from the fourth line to start the period!
• DAVID SAVARD JUST DID WHAT?
• I know Nick Suzuki scored, but holy wow Savard that was beautiful!
• Please don’t be hurt Christian Dvorak, we literally don’t have anyone to replace you.
• Mike Hoffman is very good at shooting hockey pucks into the net folks!
• I know it hit Drouin’s foot, but that play doesn’t happen without a shooter of Hoffman’s quality.
• Another excellent shift from Dauphin, Pezzetta and the fourth line, I like a lot of what I’ve seen from them tonight.
• Zach Bogosian feels very tough fighting a 21 year old who just got out of a full cage this week over a trip.
• I both can and cannot believe they gave Alexander Romanov a fighting major for that incident.
• A strong penalty kill to end the second? I like this period folks!

Third Period

• It’s not Habs-related, but please go look up the play Trevor Zegras made against Buffalo, it’s beautiful.
• Hey another good penalty kill!
• TWO PAD STACK ALERT
• God love Jake Allen and old school goaltending.
• Poor Artturi Lehkonen.
• Alexander Romanov continues to impress and my god Nick Suzuki just saved a goal!
• Oh come on, Drouin is hurt now too?
• SO CLOSE LARRY DOLPHINS.
• Corey Perry tying this game was the most predictable outcome and it still makes me sad.
• You have got to be kidding me guys.
• Please just blow out Chicago at least?

EOTP 3 Stars

3) With the typical regrettable moment at the end

2) Good thing he didn’t pick up the sickle

1) It’s a question every player on the team is pondering