Canadiens @ Sabres - Third Period Thread
After trading goals twice, the Canadiens finally broke through on the PP without allowing one back.
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
04:11 MTL T. PLEKANEC (5) SNAP - ASST: R. BOURQUE (3) AND A. EMELIN (2) 1 - 0 MTL
04:26 BUF S. OTT (2) WRIST - ASST: J. HECHT (3) 1 - 1 TIE
2ND PERIOD
12:31 MTL B. GALLAGHER (4) WRIST - ASST: B. PRUST (2) AND R. DIAZ (9) 2 - 1 MTL
13:06 BUF T. ENNIS (4) WRIST - ASST: M. FOLIGNO (5) 2 - 2 TIE
18:32 MTL PPG - P. SUBBAN (2) SLAP - ASST: A. MARKOV (6) AND M. PACIORETTY (6) 3 - 2 MTL
PENALTY SUMMARY
1ST PERIOD
07:15 BUF THOMAS VANEK : INTERFERENCE - 2 MIN (DAVID DESHARNAIS)
14:48 MTL BRENDAN GALLAGHER : BOARDING - 2 MIN (TJ BRENNAN)
14:48 MTL BRENDAN GALLAGHER SERVED BY ERIK COLE : ROUGHING - 2 MIN (TJ BRENNAN)
14:48 BUF TJ BRENNAN : ROUGHING - 2 MIN (BRENDAN GALLAGHER)
2ND PERIOD
02:50 MTL COLBY ARMSTRONG : UNSPORTSMANLIKE CONDUCT - 2 MIN (JOHN SCOTT)
04:04 MTL RENE BOURQUE : HOOKING - 2 MIN (THOMAS VANEK)
08:16 MTL ERIK COLE : HOLDING THE STICK - 2 MIN (JASON POMINVILLE)
14:57 MTL BRIAN GIONTA : HOLDING - 2 MIN (CODY HODGSON)
17:06 BUF CODY HODGSON : HOOKING - 2 MIN (TOMAS PLEKANEC)
17:39 BUF STEVE OTT : HI-STICKING - 2 MIN (P.K. SUBBAN)
After 5 straight penalties against Montreal that were killed due to some pretty crazy luck and a few good plays, the Canadiens finally got a PP of their own, which promptly became a 5-on-3 after Subban drew another penalty. Subban wasn't done though, as he wired a slapper past MIller to give the Habs a 3-2 lead.
How about tonight we don't give up a goal 14 seconds into the 3rd? Please and thank you, Habs.