Canadiens @ Canucks Top Six Minutes: No overtime needed

Montreal leaves Vancouver with three points out of a possible four.

By Anton Rasegård Mar 11, 2021, 1:42am EST

Pre-Game

I love these 5AM games. So much easier for a Swede to see than the regular 1AM games. Give us more 5AM games, NHL!
Since Tyler Toffoli didn’t score in the last game against the ‘Nucks, I naturally expect a double hattrick (that’s six goals) from him tonight to compensate.
At least Ducharme doesn’t seem to hesitate switching his forward lines around. A little more hesitant to do so on defence though...
#freemete

First period

6-0 in shots after six minutes. I like what I’m seeing.
Annnnd KK takes a boarding call. I don’t like that.
Please no momentum shifts now!
Power play is over and the Canucks have finally shot their first shot of the night. It took them nine minutes.
Montreal’s power play is looking considerably more potent. Unfortunately Demko looks to be in the zone tonight.
Chiarot and Miller clearly had it out for eachother. Not exactly common to see a guy leaving the faceoff circle to fight an opponent.
KK goal. Love to see it. 15-3 in shots. Momentum is right where it should be.

Second Period

Ben Chiarot still being looked after post-fight. Possibly an injury to his fighter’s hand.
Nice little move from Perry there to double the lead. It’s called experience.
To paraphrase The Smiths: Some goals are better than others.
Boeser sure can shoot.
Back down to a one-goal lead then. Because why make it easy for yourselves, Habs?
After having just three shots on goal in the entire first period, Vancouver has come out to the second blasting away; eight shots so far in six minutes.
It has been confirmed that Chiarot won’t return to the game.
That Montreal power play was just... awful.
Was that a better power play? Not really. But no reason to care when its end result is a goal from captain Shea.

Third Period

When will you score again, Phil? Asking for a friend.
That shot was money from Jeff Petry.
And KK continues piling up both points and positive plays under Ducharme’s leadership.
Can you imagine that KK only had eight points in his during the regular season in his sophomore year?
THAT’S a penalty? Really?
Toffoli should have scored a short-handed one there. I may be off on my pre-game prediction... Still two apples on the night though.
HE SCORED!
DANAULT HAS SCORED!
Take me to the magic of the moment, on a glory night, where the children of tomorrow dream away.
Can you feel it? The wind of change, I mean.
The vaccines are coming and Danault is scoring. We are moving toward a better world everybody!
Demko has been Vancouver’s best player saving 35 shots. It’s just unfortunate for him that he has zero help from the rest of his team.
On the other side stands a goalie who has been above .960 for four straight games now. Love to see it, CP31.
Good game, boys.
#freemete