The Canadiens were only able to manage one shot attempts in the first six-and-a-half minutes of the game, and were down 9-3 on shot attempts when the Blackhawks scored the first goal of the game, with Jonathan Toews netting his 17th of the year on a cross-crease pass from Andrew Shaw.
The Habs tied it very quickly after, with Paul Byron redirecting a David Desharnais pass past Corey Crawford to draw the teams tied 1-1 just two minutes later.The Blackhawks jumped back into the lead two minutes later, with Ryan Garbutt slapping one past Mike Condon to put the Hawks up 2-1.
The Canadiens didn’t look particularly sharp in the first. They are definitely not the team putting their stamp on the game so far. The Habs’ defense didn’t have a good first period, with Nathan Beaulieu standing out in the coach’s eyes as the most off his game, as Beaulieu was stapled to the bench after giving up the puck a couple of times.
The Habs trail 2-1 heading into the second.
Scoring Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08:26 | CHI | Jonathan Toews (17) Wrist shot – ASST: Andrew Shaw (13), Duncan Keith (20) | 1 – 0 CHI | |
| 10:36 | MTL | Paul Byron (8) Tip-in – ASST: David Desharnais (14), P.K. Subban (28) | 1 – 1 Tie | |
| 12:56 | CHI | Ryan Garbutt (2) Slapshot – ASST: Michal Rozsival (3), Richard Panik (1) | 2 – 1 CHI | |
Penalty Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|
| 04:20 | MTL | David Desharnais Hooking – 2 min against Patrick Kane |
Shots
| PERIOD | CHI | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 12 | 11 |
| Total | 12 | 11 |
Team Stats
| CATEGORY | CHI | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Hits | 7 | 7 |
| Faceoff Wins | 11 | 10 |
| Giveaways | 1 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 0 | 1 |
| Blocked Shots | 0 | 3 |
| Penalty Minutes | 0 | 2 |
