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Canadiens vs Hurricanes: Third Period Thread

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST PERIOD

06:11 MTL Brandon Prust (5) Wrist shot – ASST: Josh Gorges (10), Rene Bourque (2) 1 – 0 MTL

18:44 MTL Brendan Gallagher (14) Wrist shot – ASST: David Desharnais (18), Max Pacioretty (10) 2 – 0 MTL

2ND PERIOD

01:41 MTL Max Pacioretty (22) Wrist shot – ASST: Andrei Markov (22), Brendan Gallagher (12) 3 – 0 MTL

PENALTY SUMMARY

1ST PERIOD

13:08 CAR Justin Faulk Holding – 2 min against Max Pacioretty

2ND PERIOD

02:01 MTL Brandon Prust Holding – 2 min against Nathan Gerbe

04:41 MTL Nathan Beaulieu Tripping – 2 min against Drayson Bowman

11:59 MTL P.K. Subban Hooking – 2 min against Jiri Tlusty

The Hurricanes are hustling and the Canadiens are not. As a result, they were soundly outplayed in the second period, but several posts and some brilliant saves from Carey Price has kept their solid lead.

But the Habs are playing with fire here, and the Hurricanes know that this is a team you can come back from big deficits against. Increasing the intensity level in the third is a must, as is stopping the obscene overuse of Douglas Murray.

Murray played 15% of the first period, where the Hurricanes held a very slight shot advantage. He played 40% of the second period, where the Habs got pounded in shot attempts. It’s not a coincidence.

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