Canadiens vs Ducks Top Six Minutes: I’m still not sure how Mike Brown has 2 points Edition

This is my last Top 6 Minutes of the year and I really shouldn’t be so relieved about it.
Mike Brown is still in the lineup, yes I know there is a laundry list of injuries but I still find it egregious he was added to the roster in the first place.
Granted just about everything the team has done with the lineup in 2016 can be seen as egregious.
I like saying egregious, so what?

A moment of silence for the victims in Brussels, which Rogers Gamecentre Live (un)tastefully cuts away from. Good stuff there.
This is just going to be one long night of waiting for Galchenyuk shifts isn’t it?
I forgot Garbutt is with Anaheim, guess i’ll be cringing all night wondering who he might injure.
Habs draw a power play! Huge opportunity for Anaheim here…
They had something resembling a scoring chance and weren’t scored on during the power play, which is as good as it gets these days.
How did that go in? Plekanec scores! 1-0 Canadiens.
Seems to have been deflected in, but we’ll wait to find out.
Fighting after a clean hit is as productive as always I see.
McCarron should have been smart and declined, off to the room for repairs to his hand presumably.
…how did that not go in? That’s prime December Habs action.
Galchenyuk and Pacioretty creating another chance, but do remember when they had no chemistry…
Yikes… but that’s the season, 1-1.
Mike Condon has definitely brought a fair bit of criticism down on his head this season, but he’s also in an impossible scenario, I do feel bad for him.
Plekanec’s extra swipe at the puck draws a crowd, Tomas loves making friends as always.
McCarron’s had some very good offensive zone shifts, will admit I underestimated him on draft day and his draft plus one season.
The blind dump-out is such a mind-boggling stupid play it amazes you have anyone making it a standard practice at the NHL level.

Damn right you aren’t calling a trip on Eller after ignoring the massively blatant one from the first period.
Remember when they were leading/tied? Back to normal. 2-1 Anaheim.
DLR goes off for tripping, time to see if the Habs endless reserve of checkers can actually kill penalties.
…That’s a no. Or maybe, here comes the review.
NHL War Room’s Magic 8 Ball says No Goal.
Habs are without a shot on goal after more than 6 minutes of play, Habs fans are weighing having their 6th shot since the period started.
I will admit, I was half-sure Shawn Horcoff had retired.
Becoming more of a fan of McCarron every shift he plays.
Pacioretty lines Galchenyuk and it’s a tie game! 2-2.
Greg Pateryn should be in the lineup next season as well.
A Mike Brown goal? Stock up on canned goods and water, get to the shelter. End is Nigh. 3-2 Habs.
17-on-17 violence as Mitchell takes a penalty for hooking Kesler.
Anaheim has the best power play and penalty kill in the NHL. Meanwhile in Montreal, you can get an extension for running terrible special teams.

It seems like 90% of MTL’s scoring chances tonight happen when Galchenyuk’s line is on the ice. Or maybe just 86%.
Darren Dietz just had a chance for his first NHL goal, but no luck.
They have given Plekanec’s goal to Torry Mitchell now, 18 games and counting for Tomas’ goal drought still a thing.
Galchenyuk again, the end of the season really is about waiting for him to be on the ice.
Meanwhille, Matteau makes us wait for him to get off the ice.
Lessio has the go-ahead goal! His first in the NHL! but more importantly Mike Brown of all people has a multi point game! I am not entirely sure I am in my native universe right now. 4-3 Habs.
Darren Dietz has his first NHL point as well, good for him! Remember tracking his WHL progress.
Please don’t show me PK being carted off the ice, A part of my soul died the moment I saw him injured.
Keep expecting Anaheim to score here, that’s what the season has done to me.
And Pacioretty may be hurt, this season. Hockey gods (and Therrien when they’re busy) really don’t want the Habs to have a No. 1 Line.
Don’t exaggerate Sportsnet, if the lineup was healthy it’s a good chance Brown would still be playing.
The Habs won, and Mike Brown is the first star. Exactly as we all predicted.

3) He’s also Bill Quackenbush’s grandson*

2) That’s quality trolling right there

1) What a time to be alive!

* no he isn’t

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