It’s time once again to review the week in Montreal Canadiens Hockey.
Let’s get this out of the way now. The Habs can only get much worse before it gets better.
The good news is Carey Price will return to the team this week after missing the first month of the season after being a part of the NHL’s Player AssisG ance Program. The bad news is he will need to get into game shape which is going to take a couple of weeks or so.
More news on the return of Carey Price can be found here.
Now…this was another ugly week, Only highlight of the week is when the Canadiens shutout the Red Wings Tuesday evening after returning from their early West Coast road trip.
Onto the game recaps…
Sunday, October 31, 2021: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks
Montreal Canadiens Lines and Defencive Pairings
Jonathan Drouin | Christian Dvorak | Josh Anderson | ||
Mike Hoffman | Nick Suzuki | Tyler Toffoli | ||
Joel Armia | Josh Brooks | Cole Caufield | ||
Artturi Lehkonen | Cedric Paquette | Jake Evans | ||
Ben Chiarot | Jeff Petry | |||
Alexander Romanov | David Savard | |||
Sami Niku | Brett Kulak | |||
Sam Montembeault | ||||
Jake Allen | ||||
Scratched: | Mathieu Perreault | Chris Wideman | Brendan Gallagher | |
Injured: | Paul Byron (hip) | |||
Joel Teasdale (undisclosed) | ||||
Joel Edmundson (undisclosed) | ||||
Josh Brooks (undisclosed) | ||||
Anaheim Ducks Lines and Defencive Pairings
Ducks projected lineup | ||||
Adam Henrique | Ryan Getzlaf | Troy Terry | ||
Max Comtois | Trevor Zegras | Sonny Milano | ||
Sam Steel | Isac Lundestrom | Jakob Silfverberg | ||
Nicolas Deslauriers | Benoit-Oliver Groulx | Derek Grant | ||
Hampus Lindholm | Jamie Drysdale | |||
Cam Fowler | Josh Manson | |||
Simon Benoit | Kevin Shattenkirk | |||
John Gibson | ||||
Anthony Stolarz |
Scratched: | Josh Mahura |
Injured: | Rickard Rakell (upper body) |
Mason McTavish (lower body) | |
Max Jones (upper body) |
TXHT’s Game Recap: In Anaheim the Ducks would take on the struggling Montreal Canadiens, and in the first period Mike Hoffman would score on the powerplay for the Habs, but powerplay goals from Adam Henrique and Vinni Lettieri would give the Ducks the 2-1 lead. In the second period Jake Evans would score to tie the game at two for the Habs. Then in the third period Troy Terry and Sam Carrick would score to give the Ducks the 4-2 victory.
Scoring and Penalty Summary:
1st Period | |||||
1:43 | MTL | Brett Kulak | for | Holding the Stick | 2 min |
3:39 | ANA | PP Goal | Adam Henrique (4) | Assisted by | Sonny Milano (3), Kevin Shattenkirk (6) |
4:07 | ANA | Sam Carrick | for | Interference | 2 min |
4:12 | MTL | PP Goal | Mike Hoffman (4) | Assisted by | Chris Wideman (1), Jonathan Drouin (5) |
10:17 | ANA | Sonny Milano | for | Roughing | 2 min |
10:17 | MTL | Cedric Paquette | for | Boarding (served by Adam Brooks) | 5 min |
10:17 | MTL | Cedric Paquette | for | Roughing | 2 min |
10:17 | MTL | Cedric Paquette | for | Misconduct | 10 min |
12:47 | ANA | PP Goal | Vinni Lettieri (1) | Assisted by | Adam Henrique (5), Kevin Shattenkirk (7) |
13:45 | MTL | Artturi Lehkonen | for | Holding | 2 min |
2nd Period | |||||
2:44 | ANA | Derek Grant | for | Slashing | 2 min |
3:20 | MTL | Jonathan Drouin | for | Hooking | 2 min |
6:55 | MTL | Brett Kulak | for | Hooking | 2 min |
9:52 | ANA | Troy Terry | for | Holding Stick | 2 min |
18:05 | MTL | Goal | Jake Evans (1) | Assisted by | Artturi Lehkonen (1), Jeff Petry (1) |
3rd Period | |||||
7:25 | ANA | Kevin Shattenkirk | for | Hooking | 2 min |
10:10 | ANA | Goal | Troy Terry (5) | Assisted by | Ryan Getzlaf (7), Cam Fowler (5) |
18:50 | ANA | EN Goal | Sam Carrick (1) | Assisted by | Cam Fowler (6), Isac Lundestrom (7) |
Period by Period Statistical Summary:
1st Period Stats | MTL – 1 | ANA – 2 |
Faceoffs | 9 | 12 |
Power Play | 1/1 | 2/3 |
Shots | 5 | 10 |
Hits | 7 | 6 |
2nd Period Stats | MTL – 2 | ANA – 2 |
Faceoffs | 22 | 23 |
Power Play | 1/3 | 2/5 |
Shots | 12 | 17 |
Hits | 21 | 14 |
3rd Period Stats | MTL – 2 | ANA – 4 |
Faceoffs | 29 | 34 |
Power Play | 1/4 | 2/6 |
Shots | 18 | 26 |
Hits | 16 | 22 |
Things to focus on in the next contest: Attack the net. Losing Paquette due to the misconduct is unacceptable and was served a two game suspension by the NHL’s Department of Player Safety. This is another big loss to a team that is already depleted across the board.
Next contest: November 2nd v. Detroit Red Wings
November 2nd, 2021: Detroit Red Wings at Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Lines and Defencive Pairings
Tyler Toffoli | Nick Suzuki | Brendan Gallagher | ||
Mike Hoffman | Jonathan Drouin | Josh Anderson | ||
Artturi Lehkonen | Christian Dvorak | Joel Armia | ||
Michael Pezzetta | Jake Evans | Alex Belzile | ||
Ben Chiarot | Jeff Petry | |||
Brett Kulak | David Savard | |||
Sami Niku | Chris Wideman | |||
Jake Allen | ||||
Samuel Montembeault |
Detroit Red Wings Lines and Defencive Pairings
Robby Fabbri | Michael Rasmussen | Lucas Raymond | ||
Filip Zadina | Pius Suter | Adam Erne | ||
Vladislav Namestnikov | Joe Veleno | Sam Gagner | ||
Givani Smith | Mitchell Stephens | Carter Rowney | ||
Danny DeKeyser | Moritz Seider | |||
Nick Leddy | Filip Hronek | |||
Mark Staal | Jordan Oesterle | |||
Alex Nedeljkovic | ||||
Thomas Greiss |
TXHT’s Game Recap: In Montreal the Canadiens would take on the Original Six rival Detroit Red Wings. In the first period Nick Suzuki and Josh Anderson would score to give the Habs the 2-0 lead. Then after a scoreless second period Brendan Gallagher would score to give the Canadiens the 3-0 victory over the Red Wings.
Scoring and Penalty Summary:
1st Period | ||||
2:06 | MTL | Goal | Nick Suzuki (1) | Tyler Toffoli (3), Jeff Petry (2) |
9:18 | MTL | Goal | Josh Anderson (3) | Nick Suzuki (6), Brendan Gallagher (2) |
2nd Period | ||||
8:36 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher | Tripping | 2 min |
10:11 | MTL | David Savard | Interference | 2 min |
3rd Period | ||||
10:02 | DET | Robby Fabbri | Cross Checking | 2 min |
17:59 | MTL | EN Goal | Brendan Gallagher (2) | Tyler Toffoli (4), Nick Suzuki (7) |
Period by Period Statistical Summary:
1st Period Stats | DET – 0 | MTL – 2 |
Faceoffs | 7 | 14 |
Power Play | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Shots | 12 | 10 |
Hits | 7 | 9 |
2nd Period Stats | DET – 0 | MTL – 2 |
Faceoffs | 16 | 39 |
Power Play | 0/2 | 0/0 |
Shots | 25 | 23 |
Hits | 18 | 18 |
3rd Period Stats | DET – 0 | MTL – 3 |
Faceoffs | 29 | 28 |
Power Play | 0/2 | 0/1 |
Shots | 36 | 38 |
Hits | 28 | 21 |
Things to focus on in the next contest: Better showing on the ice as they shut out the Red Wings. Still a couple of things to clean up going into the next contest but this was one of their best showings this season.
Next contest: November 4th v. New York Islanders
November 4th, 2021: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Lines and Defencive Pairings
Tyler Toffoli | Nick Suzuki | Brendan Gallagher | ||
Mike Hoffman | Christian Dvorak | Josh Anderson | ||
Artturi Lehkonen | Jake Evans | Joel Armia | ||
Michael Pezzetta | Adam Brooks | Alex Belzile | ||
Ben Chiarot | Jeff Petry | |||
Brett Kulak | David Savard | |||
Alexander Romanov | Chris Wideman | |||
Jake Allen | ||||
Samuel Montembeault |
New York Islanders Lines and Defencive Pairings
Anders Lee | Mat Barzal | Josh Bailey | ||
Anthony Beauvillier | Brock Nelson | Kyle Palmer | ||
Zach Parise | Jean-Gabriel Pageau | Oliver Wahlstrom | ||
Matt Martin | Casey Cizikas | Cal Clutterbuck | ||
Adam Pelech | Scott Mayfield | |||
Zdeno Chara | Ryan Pulock | |||
Andy Greene | Noah Dobson | |||
Ilya Sorokin | ||||
Semyon Varlamov |
TXHT’s Game Recap: In Montreal the New York Islanders would come to town to face the Canadiens, and Brock Nelson would get the first period tally to give the Isles the 1-0 lead. In the second period Oliver Wahlstrom and Jean-Gabriel Pageau would score and Nelson would net a pair to complete his hat trick to give the Isles the dominating five goal lead. Theni n the third period Nick Suzuki and Tyler Toffoli would score for the Habs, but Nelson’s fourth of the game would give the Islanders the 6-2 victory over the the Canadiens.
Scoring and Penalty Summary:
1st Period | ||||
4:14 | NYI | Goal | Brock Nelson (3) | Kyle Palmieri (4), Anthony Beauvillier (2) |
12:37 | NYI | Noah Dobson | Slashing | 2 min |
2nd Period | ||||
3:31 | NYI | Goal | Oliver Wahlstrom (5) | Casey Cizikas (1) |
12:25 | NYI | Goal | Brock Nelson (4) | Anthony Beauvillier (3), Zdeno Chara (1) |
15:23 | NYI | Goal | Brock Nelson (5) | Anthony Beauvillier (4) |
18:08 | NYI | Goal | Jean-Gabriel Pageau (1) | Zach Parise (1), Ryan Pulock (2) |
3rd Period | ||||
2:35 | MTL | Chris Wideman | Interference | 2 min |
4:52 | MTL | David Savard | Hooking | 2 min |
13:29 | MTL | Alex Belzile | Holding | 2 min |
15:20 | MTL | SH | Nick Suzuki (2) | David Savard (3) |
15:42 | NYI | Scott Mayfield | Interference | 2 min |
16:16 | NYI | Cal Clutterbuck | Cross Checking | 2 min |
17:04 | MTL | PP | Tyler Toffoli (2) | Christian Dvorak (4), Nick Suzuki (8) |
19:41 | NYI | EN | Brock Nelson (6) | Zach Parise (2), Jean-Gabriel Pageau (3) |
Period by Period Statistical Summary:
1st Period Stats | NYI – 1 | MTL – 0 |
Faceoffs | 9 | 12 |
Power Play | 0/0 | 0/1 |
Shots | 12 | 10 |
Hits | 9 | 13 |
2nd Period Stats | NYI – 5 | MTL – 0 |
Faceoffs | 22 | 23 |
Power Play | 0/0 | 0/1 |
Shots | 25 | 23 |
Hits | 21 | 21 |
3rd Period Stats | NYI – 6 | MTL – 2 |
Faceoffs | 29 | 34 |
Power Play | 0/3 | 1/3 |
Shots | 36 | 38 |
Hits | 26 | 22 |
Things to focus on in the next contest: Everything. As soon as the second period started, the Canadiens defence was non-existant. Get back to the basics on defence and figure out what happened.
Next contest: November 6th v. Vegas Golden Knights
November 6th, 2021: Vegas Golden Knights at Montreal Canadiens
Montreal Canadiens Lines and Defencive Pairings
Mike Hoffman | Jonathan Drouin | Josh Anderson | ||
Tyler Toffoli | Nick Suzuki | Brendan Gallagher | ||
Artturi Lehkonen | Christian Dvorak | Joel Armia | ||
Alex Belzile | Cedric Paquette | Jake Evans | ||
Ben Chiarot | Jeff Petry | |||
Brett Kulak | David Savard | |||
Alexander Romanov | Chris Wideman | |||
Jake Allen | ||||
Sam Montembeault |
Scratched:
Sami Niku | Michael Pezzetta’ | Adam Brooks |
Injured:
Paul Byron (hip) |
Joel Edmundson (undisclosed) |
Mathieu Perreault (eye) |
Vegas Golden Knights Lines and Defencive Pairings
Jonathan Marchessault | Nicolas Roy | Reilly Smith | ||
William Carrier | Chandler Stephenson | Evgenii Dadonov | ||
Keegan Kolesar | Michael Amadio | Mattias Janmark | ||
Brett Howden | Jake Leschyshyn | Jonas Rondbjerg | ||
Nicolas Hague | Alex Pietrangelo | |||
Alec Martinez | Shea Theodore | |||
Brayden McNabb | Dylan Coghaln | |||
Robin Lehner | ||||
Laurent Brossoit |
Scratched: Ben Hutton
Injured:
Max Pacioretty (fractured foot) |
Mark Stone (lower body) |
Zach Whitecloud (upper body) |
Nolan Patrick (undisclosed) |
William Karlsson (broken foot) |
Game Recap: In a rematch of one of the Stanley Cup Seminfinals last spring, Vegas looks to get some revenge against a depleted Canadiens team. After back and forth action, and some toughness, Montreal gets on the board late in the first with a pair of goals from Nick Suzuki, his third on the year at 17:18, and Tyler Toffoli’s third of the year at 18:49, as the Habs head into the intermission with the 2-0 lead. In the second period, Vegas gets on the board with a power play goal from Alex Pietrangelo, his second of the season at 5:16. Vegas ties the contest with Jonathan Marchessault’s goal, his fifth of the year, at 10:24. Vegas takes the lead for good when Dylan Coghlan nets a power play goal, his first of the year, at 12:00. As the contest moves to the third, Vegas gets a pair of empty net goals when Chandler Stephenson nets his fifth at 17:09 and Brayden McNabb nets his first of the year with 35 seconds left in regulation as the Golden Knights defeat the Habs 5-2.
Scoring and Penalty Summary:
1st Period | |||||
MTL Penalty | Brendan Gallagher | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 11:57 |
VGK Penalty | Nicolas Hague | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 11:57 |
VGK Penalty | Nicolas Roy | for | Holding | 2 min minor | 15:33 |
MTL PP Goal | Nick Suzuki (3) | Assisted by | Mike Hoffman (1) | 17:18 | |
MTL Goal | Tyler Toffoli (3) | Assisted by | Brendan Gallagher (3) | Nick Suzuki (9) | 18:49 |
2nd Period | |||||
VGK Penalty | Nicolas Roy | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | :20 |
MTL Penalty | Ben Chiarot | for | Delay of Game-Puck over Glass | 2 min minor | 5:05 |
VGK PP Goal | Alex Pietrangelo (2) | Assisted by | Shea Theodore (3) | Chandler Stephenson (7) | 5:16 |
VGK Goal | Jonathan Marchessault | Assisted by | Nicolas Roy ( 5) | Nicolas Hague (4) | 10:24 |
MTL Penalty | Cedric Paquette | for | Cross-checking | 2 min minor | 10:41 |
VGK PP Goal | Dylan Coghlan (1) | Assisted by | Alex Pietrangelo (2) | Reilly Smith (4) | 12:00 |
VGK Penalty | William Carrier | for | Hooking | 2 min minor | 19:04 |
3rd Period | |||||
VGK Penalty | Jake Leschyshyn | for | Tripping | 2 min minor | 5:22 |
MTL Penalty | Artturi Lehkonen | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 16:24 |
VGK Penalty | Jake Leschyshyn | for | Roughing | 2 min minor | 16:24 |
VGK EN Goal | Chandler Stephenson (5) | Unassisted | 17:09 | ||
VGK EN Goal | Brayden McNabb (1) | Assisted by | Robin Lehner (1) | 19:25 |
Period by Period Statistical Summary:
1st Period Stats | VGK – 0 | MTL – 2 |
Faceoffs | 9 | 8 |
Power Play | 0/0 | 1/1 |
Shots | 1 | 20 |
Hits | 5 | 13 |
2nd Period Stats | VGK – 3 | MTL – 2 | |
Faceoffs | 21 | 19 | |
Power Play | 2/2 | 1/3* | 1:04 left in PP |
Shots | 10 | 29 | |
Hits | 14 | 25 |
3rd Period Stats | VGK – 0 | MTL – 2 |
Faceoffs | 28 | 28 |
Power Play | 2/2 | 1/4 |
Shots | 18 | 38 |
Hits | 18 | 32 |
Things to focus on in the next contest: Defence. Name of the game is defence. After coming out looking strong on the defencive front the first 40 minutes, things just fell flat into and throughout the third period. Overall, the game was strong for the Canadiens tonight but defence still needs a ton of work.
Next contest: November 9th v. Los Angeles Kings
Upcoming Contests:
Tuesday, November 9th: Los Angeles Kings
Thursday, November 11th: Calgary Flames
Saturday, November 13th: at Detroit Red Wings
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