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Canadiens vs. Stars third period thread

Ben Scrivens gave up an early goal again, this time with Jason Spezza unloading a calculated slap shot seventeen seconds into the second period to put the Stars up 2-1.

The Habs were quick to respond, with Alex Galchenyuk continuing to sizzle and putting away another one-timer for his 22nd goal of the season thanks to a strong one-handed effort from Sven Andrighetto who slid the puck to Galchneyuk on his belly from behind the net.

The Habs took the lead under three minutes later on a goal scored by Phillip Danault who got his first point as a Hab, assisted by Lucas Lessio who also got his first point in le bleu-blanc-et-rouge.

P.K. Subban made a glove save that would have broken anyone else’s hand. If he wasn’t a team player, as he’s been called out as not being once this season, he probably wouldn’t have made that sacrifice.

The Habs had a chance to extend their lead on a powerplay, but failed to do so. They looked like they were going to carry a 3-2 lead with them into the third period, but the Stars got one late in the second period, with Cody Eakin driving the slot and pushing the puck ahead to Ales Hemsky who wrapped in past Ben Scrivens to tie it 3-3.

Scoring Summary

1ST PERIOD
2:58 DAL Cody Eakin (12) – Jason Demers, Ales Hemsky 0-1 DAL

14:20 MTL Max Pacioretty (24) – Andrei Markov (34), Alex Galchenyuk (21) 1-1

2nd PERIOD
0:17 DAL Jason Spezza (25) – Kris Russell (13), Jamie Benn (41) PPG 1-2 DAL

0:53 MTL Alex Galchenyuk (22) – Sven Andrighetto (4) 2-2

3:37 MTL Phillip Danault (2) – Greg Pateryn (3), Lucas Lessio (1) 3-2 MTL

19:00 DAL Ales Hemsky (10) – Cody Eakin (16) 3-3

Penalty Summary

1ST PERIOD
16:12 MTL Sven Andrighetto Holding against Jason Demers

20:00 MTL Max Pacioretty Holding the stick against Jason Demers

2nd PERIOD
12:35 DAL Jason Spezza Tripping against Paul Byron

Shots

PERIOD DAL MTL
1st 15 9
2nd 9 7
Total 24 16

Team Stats

CATEGORY DAL MTL
Power Plays 1/2 0/1
Hits 20 33
Faceoff Win % 46% 54%
Giveaways 8 13
Takeaways 5 1
Blocked Shots 12 11
Penalty Minutes 2 4

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