Canadiens vs. Rangers Top Six Minutes: A much-needed win

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*Logs on to Twitter, sees Price left warm-ups early*

Oh joy. We’re all going to die.

First Period

• So Pacioretty has seven of the Habs’ sixteen goals lately, but he’s a bad captain, apparently.
• Nathan Beaulieu’s hair is so on point at all times. That’s a legit TSM comment, right?
• Oh right. Staal is on the Rangers now.
• OH LOOK WE GOT THE GOOD VERSION OF SHAW TONIGHT!
• Keep Kreider away from Price. Far, far away from Price.
• Oh man. Shea Weber just saved a goal. Also, please do not hurt Price, Oh my god. Shea. Don’t take out Price. Carey Price's day is going about as well as mine. That is, not well at all.
• Nice to see that other teams have crap power plays too.
• ...Oh dear...Emelin...Habs’ defence... everyone...anyone...is anybody there, does anybody care?
• Every time Kreider goes even remotely close to Price, I want to go hide.
• Thank you Carey.
• Markov might not have amazing foot-speed anymore, but boy is he usually in the right place at the right time anyway./

Second Period

• Those Shea Weber slap-shot power play goals will never get old. That puck movement was beautiful too.
• GAH Pateryn!! Beau!! What are you doing!!
• Why this. Why Habs. Why. I say again. Where was the defence.
• McDonagh 600% put Gallagher into Lundqvist. That needs to stop. Defencemen need to stop putting players into their own goalies...And of course Gally got a penalty. Because of course.
• Carey Price is back. That windmill. Good lord.
• I’m so glad the Rangers also cannot power play.
• Too much man for NYR
• You know that thing I said about Markov being so good at being in the right place at the right time? That.
• Really Habs? Really? /

Third Period

• Well, that was a good shift to start the third from the Habs.
• What a pretty chance from Prince Artturi.
• The announcers are praising Andrew Shaw for a fantastic defencive play, but I’'m not actually sure he did anything there?
• That being said, Shaw is definitely having a good game.
• Half a period left, and I have no idea which way this game is going to go. Though, I can’t help feeling like it’s going to end badly...on a weird bounce.
• It’s amazing how much dislike I feel for certain Rangers, based fully on that one playoff series. Yes THAT one.
• Announcers are wondering if Julien can make Shaw a Marchand type, in terms of usefulness. That would be pretty cool.
• I say nice things about Shaw, and then he does this. Really Andrew? Really?
• Habs, if you don’t win, the fricking Ottawa Senators will take the division. And that’s just gross.
• At least Carey is Carey.
• OH NO, NOT PATERYN. (Though, if he’s hurt, they can’t trade him...)
• Aaand to OT we go./

OT

• At least we get a point?
• Price can tie Dryden??? GET HIM THE WIN BOYS. GET IT FOR HIM NOW.
• Carey Price is Carey Price. Unfortunately, Henrik Lundqvist is also Henrik Lundqvist.
• AHG CHUCKY. That was less than good.
• Too bad Plek wasn’t Paulie there.
• Imagine if Pacioretty had scored. What a pass by the General.
• Pacioretty and Markov are looking pretty amazing here.
• The post. He hit the post.
• OH GOOD LORD. CAREY. “It’s Carey Price who holds court in overtime.” Now that is a nice turn of phrase. I approve.
• Aaaaaand to the shoot-out we go./

Shootout

• I hate the shootout so much.
• Ew. Zucc, that was gross.
• Oh my goodness that Radulov backhand was stellar.
• Surprising lack of dekes from Chucky
• Carey Price is magnificent. Have I mentioned lately?
• PAUL BREAKAWAY BYRON
• HABS WIN 3-2!!!
• Carey Price is tied with Ken Dryden. /

Highlight of the Game

Everybody owes Carey Price a steak dinner: pic.twitter.com/tn92kG0Xng

— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) February 22, 2017

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