Canadiens vs. Ducks Top Six Minutes: Not So Mighty

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.

Lehk-Plek-Gally? I like it!! Chucky-Scherby-Drou? I like THAT too! It will probably be the last thing I like about this game...

First Period

• Watching Mango and Chucky playing together is a little like watching mirror images. They skate so much alike.
• Eastern goalie meets Western goalie...while playing for the western team...
• Niemi is terrifying to watch. But he's making all the saves. So here we are.
• Byron, Gallagher, Hudon on a line??? They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!!
• SHAW AGAINST HIS FORMER TEAM. Gotta love those hard-working, nice story goals.
• Wait...this looks like a semi-competent power play...I'm not used to...oh wait. That's the power play I know.
• There's the Gally we all know and love.
• Wait. They're actually reviewing this? That's never going to be conclusive anything.
• Yeah...about that...
• WAIT WHAT? NO WAY! Joe Morrow, Joe Morrow, we love you, Joe Morrow!
• Wait...is this Last-people-you'd-expect-to-score Day? Was there a memo on this that I missed??? Schlemko?? I mean I'll take it. I'll 100% take it. But WHAT???
• So they've changed the goalie, the DUcks are buzzing again, and the pessimist in me is wondering how long this 3-0 lead is going to last. The optimist in me is still running around shouting WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!! My sleepy subdivision is not appreciative.
• WHO BROKE FROESE.
• Well then. That was a much more exciting first period than I was expecting./

Second Period

• Ok Habs, don't screw this up...
• Lol Anaheim.
• JEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Have I mentioned recently how much I love Jeff Petry?? Because now seems like an ideal time to bring it up again. I can't believe that went in. I don't believe it. This is a goofy game.
• That was a really good shift from the fourth line.
• OY MONTREAL STOP OLE-ING. WAY TOO MUCH TIME TO GO, AND IT'S THE HABS.
• I swear if Drouin is broken again...
• Lol Montreal.
• Oh joy. Five-on-three. (Seriously, this game is goofy.)
• Yeeeah that's about the size of it.
• Ok this game is really actually ridiculous.
• I hate everything. (You know that thing I said about the ole's? That.)
• See, this is far more the kind of game I expected. Anaheim storming around the Habs’ zone.
• This is gonna end badly...Pleky why.
• The good news is, they got out of this period still up 4-2. The bad news? Drouin is gone./

Third Period

• Aaaand back to the power play we go. This is less than ideal.
• NIEMIIIIIII
• Alzner broke Drouin sobbing
• Oh joy. And Plek is hurt. Everything is awful.
• So NOW does Chucky get to play C?
• Scherbak is so much fun to watch. Precious mango child.
• The problem with the Ducks is that no lead ever is safe.
• Good. Plek is back.
• Oh no another power plAY. JEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
• Who are these Habs? Can we always play afternoon games?
• Jeff Petry is a monster.
• Also, Niemi has had to be hilariously good.
• The Habs haven't beaten the Ducks since December 20, 2016.
• This is nice.
• GET JEFF THE HATTIE.
• Or not.
• THAT WAS FUN. LET'S DO IT AGAIN.
• I love being wrong about the Habs losing.
• HABS WIN 5-2!!!!!!!!!!/

Highlight of the...Afternoon

Jeff Petry gets his second of the game. Got all of this one, though. #Habs pic.twitter.com/3VWYEKnyyY

— Jared Book (@jaredbook) February 3, 2018

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