Canadiens vs. Devils Top Six Minutes: A game for absolutely no history books

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 do we want? Development for the young guns.
• And then competitive spirit ending in losses for the Habs.
• And for the Florida Panthers.
• Draft mode is on. Let’s get ready to rumble.

First period

• Hot start for the Devils.
• Drouin tries to help them by dribbling his own goalie.
• Unfortunately, he can’t even score in his own net.
• No, I’m sorry. That was mean. I love Johnny Drou.
• The Canadiens defence go bowling, knocking each other over, and Nathan Bastian can steal the puck to open the scoring.
• Gah. Anthony Richard. So close on a breakaway.
• Petition to remove the goaltenders?
• The tank lives on.
• Nico Hischier has made it 2-0 for the cup chasers from the Garden State.

Second period

• Denis Gurianov is having problems impressing his new crowd.
• Game has become stationary.
• Devils know they have this one in the bag.
• Honestly, I think the mascots show the most energy tonight. Hall of Famers for a reason.
• I find myself still liking Johnathan Kovacevic.
• Otherwise, this is turning out to be a real snooze fest.
• Hey, Gurianov scored!
• That is how you impress the Bell Centre.

Third period

• Jake Allen flies out of the net to stop a potential breakaway for Hischier.
• Jake the Snake indeed.
• No penalties at all tonight, for either team. It’s apparently a very clean game.
• Well, if you don’t count an obvious high stick which wasn’t.

• The Canadiens are pushing for a tie now.
• Devils seem bewildered by that and have lost a bit of their confidence.
• Drouin hits the iron.
• MSL chooses to go for broke and remove Allen with 1.45 to go.
• Tuna Tatarrrrrr ices the game.
• The tank is alive and well, thank you very much.

EOTP 3 Stars

3) We’re back to the poetry

2) Letting Drouin have the last scoring chance saved the day

1) Sanity Savings Time