Canadiens @ Flyers Top Six Minutes: Never Say Never Again

Pre-Game Thoughts

• Watching Toronto play Buffalo in Hamilton and it’s wild to me that Petr Mrazek makes Samuel Montembeault look like an all-world goalie.
• No Artturi Lehkonen, the team says it’s an injury but I am still highly suspicious
• At least Larry Dolphins is back in the lineup again!
• And at least we aren’t the Leafs.
• Anyways, onward for another tank game!

First Period

• It’s Michael Pezzetta’s birthday today, so I predict a fight and one point on the day.
• That’s not exactly the start you want to see from Mike Hoffman.
• Well Montreal killed the penalty and now both teams appear to have decided on “do nothing” for the rest of the period.
• As I say that the Flyers score...So that’s my bad.
• Cole Caufield 1, Cam York 0
• Oh no, not a power play.
• Well, at least they didn’t get scored on this time!
• I wish I had more to say about that period but Tom Brady unretiring and the lack of anything from the Habs made that hard.
• What’s your favourite cheese?

Second Period

• Hey neat, Brendan Gallagher can draw penalties!
• Nick Suzuki with a laser on the power play with a Cole Caufield set up, you love to see it folks!
• Not the best two periods of Jeff Petry’s season today.
• Oh and it’s a career milestone for Claude Giroux, because of course it is.
• Holy heck Nick Suzuki is so good it’s almost unfair.
• A new career high in points is pretty impressive given the state of the Habs this year honestly.
• Flyers fans booing their team mid-shift is hilarious.
• A second drawn call by Gallagher? In this economy?
• Oh so close to a birthday goal for Pezzetta!
• Another drawn penalty, this time by Mike Hoffman and I hope the power play does the thing this time.
• Rasmus Ristolainen is very not good at hockey.
• Alright, win the third fellas.

Third Period

• Well, they tried on the power play at least.
• Cole Caufield’s shot is strong enough to send someone’s stick flying, impressive stuff.
• Habs are by far the better team in this game, so naturally they’re losing.
• I am truly still unimpressed with the defensive zone work from the Habs today, it’s my only complaint in this game!
• Brendan Gallagher is having a hell of a game, the man deserves at least a goal for his efforts.
• This is a great tank result right now, team has played well and might still lose.
• At the same time, it’s nice to win games that you’re clearly better the better team in.
• Any empty net magic for the Habs tonight?
• I have no idea how that’s a five minute major, or that you can go back and review missed call.
• Okay so it’s just a two minute minor then and we’re just wasting time now.
• REM PITLICK ARE YOU SERIOUS
• Ben Chiarot with the trade value boosting assist.
• Full Monty to end the period.

Overtime

• Anything else surprising remaining in this game?
• Strong penalty kill shift at least, shame we didn’t get to see that Suzuki breakaway develop.
• COLE GODDAMN CAUFIELD
• HOLY SMOKES WHAT A SHOT
• That was so damn fun, let’s do it again soon yeah?

EOTP 3 Stars

3) Fortunately he can now afford a good barber

2) Giving my Hart to my Montem-beau

1) Indeed they can