Welcome to another weekly recap of Canadiens action
March 15: at Winnipeg Jets
Game Line-ups
Game Recap
In Winnipeg, the Canadiens face off against the Jets and in the first period Jesperi Kotkaniemi gets Montreal on the board with this fourth goal of the season. In the second, Josh Anderson gets his 11th goal of the season to give the Habs the 2-0 lead and the Jets get on the board when Kyle Connor gets his 13th goal of the season. With 47 seconds left in the period, Tyler Toffoli scores his 16th goal of the season. In the third, Winnipeg comes within a goal when Kyle Connor gets his second goal of the game and Toffoli gets his second goal of the game, scoring an empty netter to give Montreal the 4-2 win over Winnipeg.
1st Period
| MTL Goal | Jesperi Kotkaniemi (4) | Assisted by | Jonathan Drouin (17) | Josh Anderson (5) | 4:01 |
| MTL Penalty | Nick Suzuki | for | Holding | 2 min minor | 8:25 |
| WPG Penalty | Paul Stastny | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 19:46 |
1st Period Stats
| Montreal | Winnipeg | ||
| Faceoffs | 11/20 | 9/20 | |
| Power Play | 0/1* | 0/1 | *1:46 left on PP |
| Shots | 6 | 11 | |
| Hits | 8 | 12 |
2nd Period
| WPG Penalty | Neal Pionk | for | Hooking | 2 min minor | 4:09 |
| MTL PPG | Josh Anderson (11) | Assisted by | Tyler Toffoli (9) | Nick Suzuki (13) | 5:33 |
| MTL Penalty | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | for | Holding | 2 min minor | 7:25 |
| WPG PPG | Kyle Connor (13) | Assisted by | Josh Morrissey (11) | Paul Stastny (8) | 8:07 |
| MTL Penalty | Xaiver Ouellet | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 8:38 |
| MTL Penalty | Brendan Gallagher | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 8:38 |
| WPG Penalty | Andrew Copp | for | Slashing | 2 min minor | 8:38 |
| WPG Penalty | Mason Appleton | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 8:38 |
| WPG Penalty | Josh Morrissey | for | Tripping | Penalty Shot | 12:11 |
| MTL Penalty Shot | Brendan Gallagher | Missed Penalty Shot | 12:11 | ||
| MTL Goal | Tyler Toffoli (16) | Assisted by | 19:13 |
2nd Period Stats
| Montreal | Winnipeg | |
| Faceoffs | 24/46 | 22/46 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 1/2 |
| Shots | 23 | 23 |
| Hits | 16 | 22 |
3rd Period
| MTL Penalty | Joel Edmundson | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 4:23 |
| WPG PPG | Kyle Connor (14) | Assisted by | Josh Morrissey (12) | Mark Scheifele (25) | 5:47 |
| MTL Goal | Tyler Toffoli (17) | Assisted by | Joel Edmundson (7) | 19:12 |
3rd Period Stats
| Montreal | Winnipeg | |
| Faceoffs | 24/46 | 22/46 |
| Power Play | 1/2 | 2/3 |
| Shots | 31 | 36 |
| Hits | 22 | 33 |
Game Highlights
March 17: at Winnipeg Jets
Game Line-ups
Game Recap
In Winnipeg the Jets would host the Montreal Canadiens, and in the first period Blake Wheeler and Kyle Connor would tally to give the Jets the 2-0 lead. Then in the second period Phillip Danault would score for the Habs, but Connor’s second of the game would give the Jets their two goal lead back. In the third, Brendan Gallagher gets his 11th goal of the season to bring the Habs within a goal. Tyler Toffoli gets his 18th gola of the season to tie the game 3-3. In the overtime frame, Winnipeg wins the game when Nikolaj Ehlers gets his 15th goal of the season.
1st Period
| WPG Goal | Blake Wheeler (8) | Assisted by | Derek Forbort (6) | Paul Stastny (9) | 00:50 |
| MTL Penalty | Too Many Men | Served by | Corey Perry | 2 min minor | 05:38 |
| WPG Penalty | Adam Lowry | for | Tripping | 2 min minot | 08:04 |
| WPG Goal | Kyle Connor (15) | Assisted by | Pierre-Luc Dubois (4) | Nikolaj Ehlers (16) | 15:46 |
| WPG Penalty | Josh Morrissey | for | Holding | 2 min minor | 18:33 |
1st Period Stats
| MTL | WPG | ||
| FO | 4/13 | 9/13 | |
| PP | 0/2* | 0/1 | *:33 left on PP |
| Shots | 11 | 11 | |
| Hits | 7 | 20 |
2nd Period
| MTL Goal | Phillip Danault (2) | Assisted by | Brendan Gallagher (7) | Tomas Tatar (12) | 01:26 |
| WPG Goal | Kyle Connor (16) | Assisted by | Pierre-Luc Dubois (5) | Josh Morrissey (13) | 13:45 |
| MTL Penalty | Josh Anderson | for | Charging | 2 min minor | 14:35 |
2nd Period Stats
| MTL | WPG | |
| FO | 12/32 | 20/32 |
| PP | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Shots | 18 | 19 |
| Hits | 18 | 23 |
3rd Period
| MTL Goal | Brendan Gallagher (5) | Assisted by | Phillip Danault (11) | 05:58 | |
| MTL Goal | Tyler Toffoli (18) | Assisted by | Corey Perry (6) | Jonathan Drouin (18) | 18:35 |
3rd Period Stats
| MTL | WPG | |
| FO | 22/49 | 27/49 |
| PP | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Shots | 35 | 29 |
| Hits | 23 | 33 |
Overtime
| WPG Goal | Nikolaj Ehlers (15) | Assisted by | Pierre-Luc Dubois (6) | 00:55 |
Overtime Stats
| MTL | WPG | |
| FO | 23/50 | 27/50 |
| PP | 0/2 | 0/2 |
| Shots | 36 | 30 |
| Hits | 23 | 33 |
Game Highlights
March 19: Vancouver Canucks
Game Line-ups
Game Recap
In Montreal the Canadiens would host the Vancouver Canucks, and in the first period Corey Perry would strike on the powerplay for the Habs to take the 1-0 lead. In the second period Adam Gaudette and Nils Hoglander would score for the Canucks to take the 2-1 lead. Then in the third period Nick Suzuki would score to tie the game at two, but in overtime it would be JT Miller with the winner as the Canucks would go on to defeat the Canadiens 3-2.
1st Period
| VAN Penalty | Antoine Roussel | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 2:55 |
| MTL PPG | Corey Perry (6) | Assisted by | Jeff Petry (15) | Tomas Tatar (13) | 4:15 |
| MTL Penalty | Shea Weber | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 6:32 |
1st Period Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 6/18 | 12/18 |
| PP | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 11 | 8 |
| Hits | 3 | 7 |
2nd Period
| VAN Goal | Adam Gaudette | Assisted by | Antoune Roussel (3) | Zack MacEwen (1) | 2:25 |
| VAN Goal | Nils Hoglander | Assisted by | Nate Schmidt (8) | Brock Boeser (16) | 6:37 |
| VAN Penalty | Quinn Hughes | for | Hooking | 2 min minor | 14:50 |
2nd Period Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 15/40 | 25/40 |
| PP | 0/1 | 1/2 |
| Shots | 21 | 21 |
| Hits | 7 | 20 |
3rd Period
| MTL Penalty | Jesperi Kotkaniemi | fo | Hi-sticking | 2 min minor | 12:54 |
| VAN Penalty | Jake Virtanen | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 14:39 |
| VAN Penalty | Tyler Motte | for | Delay of Game – Puck over Glass | 2 min minor | 18:57 |
| MTL PPG | Nick Suzuki (6) | Assisted by | Jeff Petry (16) | 19:03 |
3rd Period Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 19/55 | 36/55 |
| PP | 0/2 | 2/4 |
| Shots | 27 | 31 |
| Hits | 11 | 27 |
Overtime
| VAN Goal | J.T. Miller (9) | Assisted by | Quinn Hughes (24) | 2:01 |
Overtime Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 19/56 | 37/56 |
| PP | 0/2 | 2/4 |
| Shots | 28 | 31 |
| Hits | 11 | 27 |
Game Highlights
March 20: Vancouver Canucks
Game Line-ups
Game Recap
In Montreal the Canadiens would host the Vancouver Canucks, and in the first period Nick Suzuki would strike on the powerplay to give the Habs the 1-0 lead. In the second period both teams would trade tallies as Jake Virtanen and Brock Boeser would score for the Canucks, and Tomas Tatar and Joel Edmundson would score for the Habs to keep their one goal lead. In the third period Brendan Gallagher would score for the Habs, but tallies from Bo Horvat and Tyler Motte in the opening minute of the period would tie the game at 4 and send the game to overtime. After the extra frame couldn’t decide the winner, Tomas Tatar would score the winner in the shootout to give the Canadiens the 5-4 victory over the Canucks.
1st Period
| VAN Penalty | Tyler Myers | for | Interference | 2 min minor | 5:26 |
| MTL PPG | Nick Suzuki (7) | Assisted by | Jonathan Drouin (19) | Shea Weber (8) | 6:26 |
1st Period Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 4/11 | 7/11 |
| PP | 0/0 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 2 | 10 |
| Hits | 15 | 14 |
2nd Period
| VAN Goal | Jake Virtanen (4) | Assisted by | J.T. Miller (20) | :22 | |
| MTL Penalty | Brett Kulak | for | Holding | 2 min minor | 6:41 |
| VAN PPG | Brock Boeser (16) | Assisted by | Quinn Hughes (25) | Bo Horvat (12) | 8:08 |
| MTL Goal | Tomas Tatar (6) | Assisted by | Phillip Danault (12) | Victor Mete (1) | 13:44 |
| MTL Goal | Joel Edmundson (2) | Assisted by | Shea Weber (9) | Tomas Tatar (14) | 18:21 |
2nd Period Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 16/30 | 14/30 |
| PP | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 12 | 22 |
| Hits | 22 | 23 |
3rd Period
| VAN Goal | Bo Horvat (14) | Assisted by | Quinn Hughes (26) | Nils Hoglander (9) | :22 |
| VAN Goal | Tyler Motte (6) | Assisted by | Jayce Hawryluk (1) | Jordie Benn (8) | :55 |
| MTL Goal | Brendan Gallagher (12) | Assisted by | Phillip Danault (12) | 5:29 |
3rd Period Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 25/52 | 27/52 |
| PP | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 16 | 37 |
| Hits | 25 | 27 |
Overtime
| No Goals |
| No Penalties |
Overtime Stats
| VAN | MTL | |
| FO | 25/53 | 28/53 |
| PP | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 18 | 40 |
| Hits | 26 | 28 |
Shootout Results
Game Highlights
Weekly Analysis
This would be a somewhat better week for the Habs as they’d go 2-0-2 on the week. They would score 13 goals on the week while allowing 13 goals. Montreal did find themselves in more penalty trouble this week again while doing better on special teams by scoring power play goals but still allowing a few goals while on the penalty kill. Coming up in the next week, I would like to see the Canadiens clean that part up and play a full game again. Montreal has a competitive set of games coming up and they need to play their A game if they want to stay in contention.
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