Canadiens @ Senators Top Six Minutes: Well they won ...

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.

Pregame

• England vs Scotland (rugby), Leksand vs Frölunda (with Mattias Norlinder) and an early Canadiens game, I don’t know how to handle this... Mrs Zeb is handling it with bubbly and a good movie in the other room.
• To no-ones surprise Jake Allen gets the start.

First Period

• After about two seconds the plexiglas falls down in the Tire Fire Centre.
• Gallagher draws a penalty on Brännström (the trade bait).
• Glove by Petry on the blue line, who strikes the puck perfectly for the opening goal.
• Petry has been ubiquitous through out the early season for Montreal. Norris contender for sure.
• Romanov to the box, for a weak call...
• Important stick from Toffoli on that box play.
• Bad guys score...
• Another power play, but no goal.

Intermission

• SCOTLAND WINS at Twickenham for the first time since 1983!

Second period

• Good pressure from Montreal in the first five minutes of the middle stanza.
• Gallagher to the box.
• Tkachuk is a pest.
• Somehow Montreal manages to kill off that penalty.
• Another penalty for the Canadiens.
• That’s not nice by Kulak. Even if Stützle is low, no need for a high stick/cross check move.
• Suzuki to Toffoli, but the later heels it.
• Tkachuk is a pest.
• The last 13 minutes of the were just bad.

Third Period

• Josh Anderson with his eight goal of the season, after a double rebound.
• Petry, goes down, I’m holding my breath.... he is up again, all clear.
• Bad, big hit on Evans...
• ... who goes to the dressing room.
• Of course it was a no call, and won’t be a suspension either.
• Who saved that? Because it didn’t look like it was Jake Allen.
• Chiarot to the box with about four minutes to go.
• Holding on someone in red, after Suzuki and company has punished the Ottawa defence on the power kill.
• Evans back on the ice, at least that’s good, but it also means that DOPS will have no need to check the hit.
• Evans with a big save with 13 seconds left.
• 2-1 Good guys, but what a bad game.
• Ottawa will be this year’s Detroit

EOTP 3 Stars

3. This is Montreal’s version of the headshot

2. He’s really making his case so far

1. Let the record show that Druzukison comes up with the game-winning goal