Canadiens vs. Jets Top Six Minutes: Back In Red!

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

• No reverse retro jersey, this bodes well.

First Period

• Good saves early from Price, first on Stastny then on Dubois.
• Power play Montreal, lets see if those special teams works better...
• ... at least it was better.
• Byron gets a chance infront of the net, but no goal.
• Drouin almost scores on a breakaway.
• Ladies and Gentlemen - Josh Anderson!
• Have the Ghosts finally moved into the Centre Bell? Because someone else than Kotkaniemi should get an assist on that goal.

Second Period

• If the second period isn’t better than the first I will switch over to the cricket where New Zealand is chasing 142 vs Australia.
• Armia and Suzuki blocks shots like their life depended on it.
• I would like this team to play less around their net, please?
• Is there any strategy behind this teams play, except being a swarm of bees?
• Toffoli gets the puck in the slot, and Montreal is 2-0 up.
• After some pinball wizzardy Gallagher gets a goal, and the good guys are 3-0 up!
• Gallager gets his second, in two shifts!
• Goalie change, but not for Montreal, Hellebuyck has been chased off the ice.
• Drouin’s pass is as good as Armia’s shot, and it’s 5-0. Imagine if there was a crowd in the Centre Bell right now.
• I wonder if we will hear the “Olé” chant from the crowd-control-playback person in the third period?
• Speaking of which...

Third Period

• New Zealand won with seven wickets, for those interested.
• Not sure what happened, but Byron gets a backhand goal from out of nowhere.
• Montreal’s est defender, Jeff Petry, gets in on the scoring.
• On to the penalty kill.
• Other teams makes the power play look so easy...
• ... and Montreal goes back on the penalty kill, on a similar play that wasn’t called for Montreal earlier.
• Great game, on to the next one.

EOTP 3 Stars

3) Solid strategy

2) Is this what Jets goalies were seeing all night?

1) It turns out the usual predictions just weren’t bold enough