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:
- Armia is back. That should be a key.
- Killorn is out for Tampa. That is also favourable for the Canadiens.
- An even score going back to Montreal would help SO much./
First period:
- Tampa just feel dangerous anytime they move into the offensive zone.
- A few breakaways here and there, but mostly this feel like a heavyweight boxer slapping a welterweight around the ice.
- And Petry gets penalized.
- Annnnd Montreal kills it off.
- New penalty. This time Paul Byron on a (soft?) slashing call.
- Annnnd Montreal kills it off.
- When the Mad King in Game of Thrones said: “Kill them all”, I am sure he was talking about Montreal’s defensive efforts on Tampa Bay’s power plays.
- Byron and Cernak rough each other up and has to sit out for two.
- Oooh, a double-minor for Ryan McDonut as he tried to break off a few of Danault’s pizza chewers with his stick.
- What do we want? Cole Caufield! When do we want him? NOW!/
Second Period:
- Apparently Montreal had 13 shots in that first period. That’s just six shy of their production from entire Game 1.
- North Americans really should learn more chants than “Let’s Go TEAM!”.
- As much fun as that chant is, it tends to get just a teeny tiny bit monotonous throughout a game and/or a season.
- Cirelli from the point with four Habs players screening Carey Price. 1-0 Tampa.
- I don’t like Vasilevskiy. He saves too many shots.
- The Habs are now owning this game, both in shots and in general play. Love to see it.
- Could use a goal though. Or two, for that matter.
- That should probably have been a major penalty on Sergachev. He shoves Lehkonen into the boards with full power. Dangerous move by the former Canadien.
- Suuuuu-Zuuuuuu-Kiiiiii
- Such an ugly goal. But there are no beauty rewards handed out in a Stanley Cup-final.
- That is the reason behind Victor Hedman’s currently so scruffy looks.
- If there were beauty rewards handed out, Carey Price would win all of them. Sorry Gally.
- Remember when I wrote a boxing comparison at the start? Yep, it’s still accurate but right now it’s in the other direction.
- Currently the shots statistics show 29-8 in favour of Montreal.
- Annnd of course the Canadiens take a high-sticking penalty to invite Tampa back in.
- Annnnd Montreal kills it off.
- Are you for real? Allowing a goal with 0,3 seconds left in a period should be punished with feathers and tar./
Third Period:
- Need to score there, Armia.
- This shouldn’t even be a close game at this point.
- Terrific glove stop by Price, denying the goalscorer Coleman on a shot from the slot.
- One goal on 36 shots is far from enough, if you want to win the Stanley Cup.
- It feels like this game has already had its lucky bounce.
- This is a disaster. What a goal to let in. Again.
- Edmundson has been a true force on the blueline for the entire playoffs, which makes a mistake like this even more difficult to grasp.
- This is one of those losses that has the potential to sting for an entire lifetime./
EOTP 3 Stars
3) Nest step: multiple shots past Vasilevskiy
2) This is probably more irksome than that last-second goal
1) Now to win the home meetings
