After Nathan Beaulieu was an inch away from putting the Habs up 1-0 by back-handing a shot just wide of Pekka Rinne’s post, the Predators took the puck up the ice and drew a penalty, and banged home the opening-goal on the delayed call with Viktor Arvidsson potting his sixth goal of the season.
The Habs were trailing 6-1 in shots on net and 10-3 in shot attempts by the first commercial break 7:25 in.
They would eventually start shooting, turning up the possession in the second half of the first period, mounting to an even 18-18 CF by the end of the period. Brendan Gallagher tied it with 1:17 left in the first period after he sought out a rebound with two Preds on him in close to Pekka Rinne.
Gallagher battles with two bigger defenders, manages to score. As is tradition. pic.twitter.com/XDS0MGbAuF
— Marc Dumont (@MarcPDumont) February 23, 2016
The Canadiens are holding strong in this one after a slow start. They drew a late penalty and will have almost a complete powerplay to begin the second period.
Scoring Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3:16 | NSH | Viktor Arvidsson (6) – Asst: James Neal (16), Colin Wilson (13) | 0-1 NSH | |
| 18:43 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher (16) – Asst: Andrei Markov (27), Tomas Plekanec (32) | 1-1 |
Penalty Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|
| 19:49 | NSH | Ryan Johansen Boarding against Tomas Fleischmann |
Shots
| PERIOD | NSH | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 10 | 10 |
| Total | 10 | 10 |
Team Stats
| CATEGORY | NSH | MTL |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0/0 | 0/1 |
| Hits | 11 | 15 |
| Faceoff Win % | 35% | 65% |
| Giveaways | 5 | 7 |
| Takeaways | 0 | 5 |
| Blocked Shots | 4 | 3 |
| Penalty Minutes | 2 | 0 |
