Canadiens @ Devils Top Six Minutes: Monty builds a wall in Newark

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.

Pre-game

• What is my hawkeye seeing on la première ligne?
• A wild Rafaël appeared!
• Devils used poison powder.
• It isn’t very effective...

First period

• Nice start by the Habs. Vitek Vaněček has to be aware and czech for the puck.
• Yes, that was a pun on his nationality.
• No, I’m not apologizing.
• Who’s Canada’s favourite JB? That dude with the tattoos who sang baby and is married to a Baldwin daughter?
• Nah, we like Justin Barron better. He is our “Baby, baby, baby ooooh”.
• 1-0 Habs. Barron from Suzuki and RHP.

• RHP for Calder, by the way.
• Swedish people are the worst.
• Jesper Bratt ties things up with a nice snipe.
• Not totally unfair (to be fair).
• Vaněček robs Josh Anderson of a late period lead.

Second period

• That’s just sweet as candy.
• Johnathan Kovacevic finishes off a beautiful rush and pass from Jesse Ylönen.

• Mike Matheson with his 100th career assist as well. Congrats, MM!
• Terrific finish from Slick Nick and quickly Montreal moves from a tied game to being two goals up.

• First point of the NHL season for Corey Scheuneman on that third goal.
• Montembeault is playing like a wall here in the second period, extending his greatness to the penalty kill.
• Monty saves a breakaway as well. What did he eat today?
• Whatever it was, do it again, Sam!
• Joel Armia will not be returning to tonight’s game. Injury? Or something else?

Third period

• Current shooting statistics? 12 for the Habs, 25 for the Devils.
• Current goals? 3-1 in favour of the Canadiens.
• Montembeault just stops everything tonight. He is the infamous Great Wall of Newark.
• That’s four!
• Rem Pitlick is on the scoresheet after magnifique passing between him and his linemates Dadonov and Dvorak.

• This smells like a win, does it not?
• Bedard who, amiright?
• If only Drouin could score one...
• The man deserves it. He switched his number and still hasn’t scored with #27 on his back.
• On shot number 32, Dawson Mercer finally gets one back for the Jerseyans.
• A real Gallyesque goal as well.
• Lindy Ruff tries to sneak Vaněček out of the net, but Dvorak wins the face-off cleanly and Mike Matheson shoots a quick shot from way down in the Habs own zone.
• 5-2 and this should make it game over for the red hot Jersey team.
• Allez, allez, allez. Allez Montréal. That was a fun one!
• Final shot statistics? 39-18 in favour of the hosts.
• Merci, Monty.

EOTP 3 Stars

3) He’s adjusted his sights

2) Only the Devils are blue after that performance

1) That must be illegal