Hello and Welcome to the Top Six Minutes.
- I don’t know about you but doesn’t Boston feel like a ghost story right now? It’s a rivalry and what a rivalry it has been so far
- Rivalry? Shouldn’t this be a Wednesday night then?
- This is my first opportunity to say “I told you so” in regards to a certain player in the Canadiens… /
First Period
- First TSM of the season, I feel rusty. Next season I need to make sure you get a preseason game to warm up with.
- Gallagher seems rusty too, damn that high stick.
- Max and Pleks on the boxplay, is a great act.
- Doesn’t matter – had Price!
- See above!
- Boston commentary: “Price was a little to good!” – Boston always a bit behind in the news.
- Emelin with the best ‘skater’ play of the first period.
- and Desharnais works incredibly hard and gets a Boston player sent to the box./
Second period:
- IN, or NOT? – NOT!
- PowerKill™ from the last years makes a return…
- Pastrnak with a sweet dangle. (Heresy, I know!)
- SCRUM!
- Defensive awareness by L’Arttiste, probably saved a goal there!
- Gallagher with a rapid shot, 1-0 good guys!
- Emelin with his best Alexander Karelin impression. The Crane from Novosibirsk is an old favourite of mine, also nicknames was better before.
- PowerKill™…
- I hate the commercials the commentators has to read out while on air… (yeah, its that kind of game)
- Radulov with sweet moves before setting up a nice finish and goal by Phillip Danault. 2-0!/
Third Period
- I remind you all; Liam Neeson is around here somewhere…
- Damn!
- Puck Out from Emelin, no need to make this game that interesting.
- Usian Bolt, I mean Paul Byron, takes the puck to the end zone for a shorthanded goal.
- Ryan Spooner brings the game in close again… 3-2 good guys.
- The General in action, bringing down a bear after the whistle.
- This defence from Montreal makes me think of Baghdad Bob…
- Scory Mitchell makes it 4-2, and gets injured on the play. The Boston commentary is not biases at all for the two minute minor being given.
- On to the PowerKill™…
- Radulov gets an embellishment penalty still 5-on-4.
- Empty net with almost three minutes to go!
- Marchand goes straight into Price (HORROR!!!)
- Weber to the box for something.
- And then Petry joins
- But Habs escape unscathed, and take a 4-2 win!/
Highlights
Brendan Gallagher finishes a Max Pacioretty pass with a beautiful one-timer
Phillip Danault scores his first of the year after a beautiful feed from Alex Radulov
Paul Byron’s speed gets him a breakaway and a shorthanded goal
Torrey Mitchell takes a stick to the face and still finishes a backhand
EOTP 3 Stars
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