Canadiens vs. Golden Knights Top Six Minutes: Let it stay in Vegas

After losing to the league trailing Arizona Coyotes, I have less than optimistic expectations for this game against a Vegas team that is currently second overall. In this case “less than optimistic” can probably just be considered realistic.

First Period:

• I blinked, and we’re already down by one.
• Hudon Goal! THE CHILDREN ARE THE FUTURE!
• Bellemare went down, he got up again, but he looks a little unsteady.
• Hunts goal may have gone in off Alzner, if it did, do we laugh or do we cry?
• With their third goal being on their sixth shot, the Golden Knights shot 50% on Niemi.
• Price is in.
• Gorgeous Sherbak Goal!  THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT!/

HOLY MOLY NIKITA SCHERBAK. #Habs pic.twitter.com/WPBIfm0jMW

— Jared Book (@jaredbook) February 18, 2018

• Some very pretty passing from Sherbak to Galchenyuk. Bergevin permitting, that is something to look forward to next season./

Second Period:

• Lots of Habs fans in Vegas, for a second I thought it was the Bell Centre.
• Vegas scores it’s  fourth goal, but it’s their first on Price tonight.
• ...and Vegas’s fifth is their second on Price tonight...
• Those goals were only a couple seconds apart. The Habs are consistent if nothing else.
• Montreal Power Play is killed off by Vegas./

Third Period:

• Fleury makes a beautiful save on Hudon.
• An icing by Price leads to the Knights sixth goal.
• I guess there were no car seats in the Habs tank, because the young ones are not slacking.
• POWER PLAY GOAL DROUIN! A Power Play goal. On the Power Play. By Montreal, who are 50% on the Power Play in this game. /

Jonathan Drouin wires one on the power play to make it 6-3. #Habs pic.twitter.com/kpimOZNhMK

— Jared Book (@jaredbook) February 18, 2018

• Price with two back to back highlight saves.
• Montreal looks decent in the final minutes, but they needed this early the second, not late in the third.
• 6-3 Vegas./

EOTP 3 Stars

No context needed.