Canadiens @ Golden Knights Top Six Minutes: Phillip Danault ties it, Paul Byron wins it

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

• It has been all EOTP today, three articles written and coffee in Gothenburg, Sweden with Pat from England who is a long time EOTP fan. /

First Period

• The Tuna with some wiggle room and gets a good shot off, 20 secs in and we are off to a good start!
• PRICE!!!!!
• Phillip Danault with a wicked shot! 1-0 Les Glorieux!
• Lehkonen brought down having split the defence, I guess we should be happy there wasn’t an embellishment call there on the Finn.
• Marc Andre Flurry, that 20 second sequence was just crazy, then he lost his helmet.
• Cross checking Byron with a referee two meters away, lets see some Montreal power kill!!
• The power play really didn’t get going until Kotkaniemi started to run it.
• Brandon Pirri.... and we have a tied game. /

Second Period

• Some Jonathan Marchessault scores and its 2-1 the bad guys.
• All the speed Montreal played with in the first period seems to be gone now.
• Phillip Danault!!! Tips in a long distance shot, but it will be reviewed.
• Call stands! Tied game!
• Strong shift from the Lehkonen-Kotkaniemi-Shaw line, I’d prefer to have Kotkaniemi in the Gretzky position rather than Lehkonen though.
• Line change and a blown coverage by Benn gives Pirri a highway to Price. 3-2 VGK.
• Lord Byron misses the open net on a Petry shot/pass.
• Weber to the box. /

Third Period

• Can Montreal stop playing hockey just of the bench?
• Montreal to the power play, can we please start with Kotkaniemi?
• This power play is as entertaining as watching paint dry.
• Petry to the sin bin, hold on to your buts.
• Now lets try to get into the zone five on five.
• Price pulled with 2:09 to go. Almost directly it looks shaky.
• TIED GAME DANAULT WITH THE HAT TRICK!!!!/

Overtime

• Lord Byron with the winner! Good Guys wins in Vegas!/

Highlight of the night

Ending the day with an exciting play.

Quick hands to win the game from Lord Byron! #Habs goes to the Christmas break with a win! pic.twitter.com/h3XOfRBKBb

— Patrik Bexell (@Zeb_Habs) December 22, 2018

EOTP 3 Stars

3) It’s a Festivus miracle!

2) The Fellowship is back together

1) Victor Mete and Paul Byron are handing out gifts early this year.