Canadiens vs. Capitals Top Six Minutes: Bouncing Back

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.

• No Eller is a very sad thing for this fan.
• We have Mike Johnson!!!!/

First Period

• Montreal's first look at the defending champions. This should be interesting...
• Matthew Peca is a joy to watch.
• Gally goals are the best kind of goals. It is known. Same can be said for Gally grins.
• Joel Ward gets his first point on that glorious goal from Chaput.
• Speaking of glorious, that's definitely the word I'd pick to describe Axel Jonsson Fjällby's flow.
• Ward is definitely still a player.
• Shots are 12-0 Habs. This is wild.
• Caps have their first shot on net. It only took them 15:45.
• JDLR with the snipe!!! Swedish connection there, as Lukas Vejdemo gets the primary assist/

Second Period

• "Tom Wilson finds the oddest places to take penalties” - Mike Johnson (he's so right).
• Well, despite seeing almost no action, Charlie Lindgren is definitely awake.
• PRINCE ARTTURI. Perfect pass, perfect deflection — as you might expect from Artturi Lehkonen and Brendan Gallagher.
• “Death, taxes, and one-timers.” An Alex Ovechkin power play goal from that spot on the ice, and no one is surprised. There are even cheers from the fans.
• Too much man.
• Can we please have Mike Johnson on every broadcast forever please?
• uhg.
• Alain and Vejdemo with some hustle there.
• Please do not decapitate Charles.
• Oh they made Gally mad.
• Joel Ward just saved Rinat Valiev from certain death against Tom Wilson./

Third Period

• While it's certainly against an AHL Capitals squad with only a few of their top players, seeing the Habs bounce back after Wednesday's disaster is quite nice.
• Please stop passing the puck directly to the Capitals, Habs.
• Ward draws his second power play of the game.
• Throughout the ups and downs of this pre-season, one thing has been consistent. The Habs are speedy this year.
• Now, if only they could pass cleanly...
• Wait...that went... IN? Good thing Ward saved Valiev earlier.
• This might be the Habs’ best kill of the night...I say as the Capitals hit the post...
• Well, that was fun!!
• HABS WIN 5-2!!/

Highlight of the Game

Practically perfect in every way.

Beautiful stretch pass from Tatar to Gallagher, and Gallagher hits a streaking Lehkonen for the fourth #Habs goal pic.twitter.com/y3855Hix0P

— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) September 21, 2018