Pre-Game Thoughts
- Tatar slots back in while Perry sits out
- We are wearing the reverse retros? Could we not?
- Apparently Weber asked for the crowd noise to be bumped up a bit tonight and if that doesn’t make you smile…/
First Period
- Anderson is just so damn speedy
- Imagine if we actually got pucks to the net – we’d be unstoppable
- Price with his first good save of the night on a mini break by Nylander
- Price playing and tracking the puck well so far
- Anderson-Muzzin is going to be fun again tonight, I see
- Tatar has some fight in him tonight
- A few great chances by Drouin and Anderson followed by a break by Tatar but Freddie keeps the Leafs in the game
- Tatar draws a penalty and Habs get their first power play of the night
- Nice save by Andersen on Armia who was all alone out front – no dice on the first PP of the game, but definitely looking better than we’ve seen as of late
- Petry heads back to the room – not sure what the story is there
- Price with an absolutely phenomenal save to keep the game scoreless
- Mete off for a hook, Chiarot then slips the puck over the glass for a delay of game but the period ends 0-0/
What a diving save by Carey Price! pic.twitter.com/7WxZ7EX38L
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) February 21, 2021
Second Period
- Petry is back and all of Habs fandom breathes a sigh of relief
- Matthews scores with one second left in the two-man advantage
- Thornton to Boyd who makes good – Leafs get two quick PP goals and the Habs now have a bit of a hill to climb
- Nice heads up play by Tatar to find an open Kotkaniemi who gets one by Andersen
- Lord Byron! Habs tie it up and what a start to the second here my goodness
- Marner scores.
- Beautiful pass by Byron to Evans but Andersen makes the save – Freddie looking a bit uncomfortable coming up out of that one
- Mete called for tripping and Matthews scores on the PP – Leafs up 4-2
- Hyman blocks a shot by Edmundson and is in some discomfort
- KK knocks the puck in but the goal is under review – call on the ice stands but the Leafs opt to challenge and are successful. No goal. This league lol.
- Gally with a great chance to end the second but no dice – Leafs up 4-2 after two/
How do you say “Pew Pew” in Finnish? pic.twitter.com/gEq9WOuPm0
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) February 21, 2021
Third Period
- Physical start to the third
- Kotkaniemi is having himself a night – looking like the Habs best centre of the evening
- Kerfoot banks it in – Leafs up 5-2 and I am crying brb
- Change up to our defensive pairings coming?
- Muzzin tries to get an elbow up and Anderson ducks only to give Muzzin a piece of his mind
- Toffoli all alone in front and knocks one in, 5-3
- Price heads to the bench for the extra attacker
- Toffoli heads to the box for slashing with 17 seconds left
- That’s all she wrote./
Quick hands from Tyler Toffoli gets him his 11th goal of the year. pic.twitter.com/G14ayzozmg
— Scott Matla (@scottmatla) February 21, 2021
Highlight of the Night
How good does @FriedgeHNIC look tonight? pic.twitter.com/kQ9vT149cT
— phil (@PartPhil) February 21, 2021
EOTP 3 Stars
3. The Eagle was soaring tonight
2. Soon he can play with Kotkaniemi
1. Never gets old