As the Habs have reached 20-ish game mark, the Canadiens are .
I have detailed in all weeklys on the year where the strengths and weaknesses are with the team.
Now after a four day break, the Habs had three road games this week.
Ready for the recaps?
Away we go…
Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 – Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals
Game Line-ups
TXHT Game Recap: In Washington the Capitals would play host to the Montreal Canadiens, and in the first period Nic Dowd, John Carlson, and Michael Sgarbossa would score for the Caps to take the 3-0 lead, but Jake Evans would score to get the Habs on the board to bring them back within two. In the second period Evgeny Kuznetsov would strike to give the Caps their three goal lead back, but after video review it would be Cole Caufield scoring for the Habs to cut their deficit back to two. Then in the third period Artturi Lehkonen would score for the Canadiens, but goals from Tom Wilson and Dmitry Orlov would score as the Capitals would defeat the Canadiens 6-3.
Period by Period Summary
| 1st Period | |||||
| 1:18 | WSH Penalty | Dmitry Orlov | for | Delay of Game – Puck over Glass | 2 min minor |
| 3:34 | WSH Goal | Nic Dowd (2) | Assisted by | Dmitry Orlov (7), Nick Jensen (5) | |
| 8:35 | MTL Penalty | Jeff Petry | for | Tripping | 2 min minor |
| 9:43 | WSH PP Goal | John Carlson (4) | Assisted by | Evgeny Kuznetsov (17), Alex Ovechkin (16) | |
| 14:31 | WSH Goal | Michael Sgarbossa (1) | Unassisted | ||
| 18:46 | MTL Goal | Jake Evans (4) | Assisted by | Artturi Lehkonen (7) | |
| 2nd Period | |||||
| 6:24 | WSH Penalty | Garnet Hathaway | for | Roughing | 2 min minor |
| 9:05 | WSH Goal | Evgeny Kuznetsov (7) | Assisted by | John Carlson (14), Alex Ovechkin (17) | |
| 18:54 | MTL Goal | Cole Caufield (1) | Assisted by | Jonathan Drouin (8), Nick Suzuki (11) | |
| 3rd Period | |||||
| 1:49 | WSH Goal | Tom Wilson (7) | Assisted by | Alex Ovechkin (18), Connor McMichael (5) | |
| 5:57 | WSH Goal | Dmitry Orlov (3) | Assisted by | Nic Dowd (2) | |
| 14:25 | WSH Penalty | John Carlson | for | Hooking | 2 min minor |
| 17:34 | MTL Goal | Artturi Lehkonen (2) | Assisted by | Brendan Gallagher (6), Jake Evans (2) |
Period by Period Statistical Summary
| 1st Period Stats | MTL – 1 | WSH – 3 |
| Faceoffs | 5 | 16 |
| Power Play | 0/1 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 5 | 16 |
| Hits | 7 | 11 |
| 2nd Period Stats | MTL – 2 | WSH – 4 |
| Faceoffs | 15 | 24 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 15 | 26 |
| Hits | 16 | 16 |
| 3rd Period Stats | MTL – 3 | WSH – 6 |
| Faceoffs | 26 | 30 |
| Power Play | 0/3 | 1/1 |
| Shots | 28 | 34 |
| Hits | 22 | 20 |
Things to focus on in the next contest: Getting better on the Power Play. Having three chances to strike on the power play and going 0-for-3 with an extra man is not a great sign. That is a major thing that needs to be worked on is the special teams.
Next Contest: Friday, November 26th at Buffalo Sabres
Friday, November 26th, 2021 – Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres
Game Lineups:
TXHT Game Recap: In Buffalo, the Sabres would play host to the Montreal Canadiens, and in the first period Tage Thompson would strike first for the Sabres, but Josh Anderson would strike for the Habs to tie the game at one. In the second period Cody Eakin and Kyle Okposo would score for the Sabres to take the two goal lead. Then in the third period Thompson would net his second of the game to give the Sabres the 4-1 victory over the Canadiens.
Period by Period Summary
| 1st Period | |||||
| 4:08 | BUF Goal | Tage Thompson (9) | Assisted by | Victor Olofsson (7), Jeff Skinner (6) | |
| 12:44 | MTL Goal | Josh Anderson (5) | Unassisted | ||
| 2nd Period | |||||
| 9:49 | BUF Goal | Cody Eakin (3) | Assisted by | Vinnie Hinostroza (7) | |
| 12:25 | BUF Penalty | Brett Murray | for | Hi-sticking | 4 min dbl minor |
| 15:45 | BUF SH Goal | Kyle Okposo (6) | Assisted by | Cody Eakin (2) | |
| 17:43 | MTL Penalty | David Savard | for | Tripping | 2 min minor |
| 3rd Period | |||||
| 3:29 | BUF Goal | Tage Thompson (10) | Assisted by | Jeff Skinner (7), Victor Oloffson (8) |
Period by Period Statistical Summary
| 1st Period Stats | MTL – 1 | BUF – 1 |
| Faceoffs | 11 | 11 |
| Power Play | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Shots | 15 | 12 |
| Hits | 5 | 1 |
| 2nd Period Stats | MTL – 1 | BUF – 3 |
| Faceoffs | 19 | 20 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Shots | 17 | 26 |
| Hits | 9 | 3 |
| 3rd Period Stats | MTL – 1 | BUF – 4 |
| Faceoffs | 27 | 26 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/1 |
| Shots | 26 | 39 |
| Hits | 18 | 7 |
Things to focus on going into next contest: At this point, get back to basics. Nothing is working anymore
Next Contest: Saturday, November 27th at Pittsburgh Penguins
Saturday, November 27th, 2021 – Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins
Game Lineups:
TXHT Game Recap: In Pittsburgh, the Penguins would a host a Montreal Canadiens team whose front office is in turmoil, and after a scoreless first period Jonathan Drouin would score to give the Habs the 1-0 lead. Then in the third period Evan Rodrigues would score for the Penguins, but goals from Christian Dvorak and Artturi Lehkonen would give the Canadiens the 3-1 lead. Jeff Carter and Sidney Crosby would score for the Penguins, but Josh Anderson would net a pair of goals to give the Canadiens the 6-3 victory over the Penguins.
Period by Period Summary
| 1st Period | |||||
| 4:26 | PIT Penalty | Dominik Simon | for | Hi-sticking (dbl) | 4 min minor |
| 2nd Period | |||||
| 3:09 | MTL Penalty | Mattias Norlander | for | Hooking | 2 min minor |
| 10:07 | PIT Penalty | Kris Letang | for | Tripping | 2 min minor |
| 15:34 | MTL Goal | Jonathan Drouin (3) | Unassisted | ||
| 3rd Period | |||||
| 2:20 | MTL Penalty | Artturi Lehkonen | for | Tripping | 2 min minor |
| 2:33 | PIT PPG | Evan Rodrigues (8) | Assisted by | Sidney Crosby (3) | Jake Guentzel (10) |
| 3:05 | MTL Goal | Christian Dvorak (4) | Assisted by | Sami Niku (3) | Josh Anderson (6) |
| 6:16 | MTL Goal | Artturi Lehkonen (3) | Assisted by | Cole Caufield (2) | Mattias Norlander (1) |
| 9:03 | MTL Penalty | Ben Chiarot | for | Cross-checking | 2 min minor |
| 14:21 | PIT Penalty | Mike Matheson | for | Tripping | 2 min minor |
| 17:23 | PIT Goal | Jeff Carter (5) | Assisted by | Kasperi Kapanen (8) | Sidney Crosby (4) |
| 18:19 | MTL Goal | Josh Anderson (6) | Assisted by | Christian Dvorak (6) | Tyler Toffoli (9) |
| 18:50 | PIT Goal | Sidney Crosby (2) | Assisted by | Kasperi Kapanen (9) | Jeff Carter (6) |
| 19:12 | MTL Goal | Josh Anderson (7) | Assisted by | Tyler Toffoli (10) | Alexander Romanov (2) |
| 19:23 | MTL Goal | Tyler Toffoli (5) | Assisted by | Christian Dvorak (7) | Alexander Romanov (3) |
Period by Period Statistical Summary
| 1st Period Stats | MTL – 0 | PIT – 0 |
| Faceoffs | 14 | 6 |
| Power Play | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Shots | 8 | 14 |
| Hits | 13 | 13 |
| 2nd Period Stats | MTL – 1 | PIT – 0 |
| Faceoffs | 22 | 18 |
| Power Play | 0/3 | 0/1 |
| Shots | 21 | 31 |
| Hits | 26 | 19 |
| 3rd Period Stats | MTL – 6 | PIT – 3 |
| Faceoffs | 31 | 39 |
| Power Play | 0/4 | 1/3 |
| Shots | 33 | 50 |
| Hits | 37 | 24 |
Things to focus on going into next contest: Whatever game plan happened from last night into this game, do it again. Play like this game, and things very well could turn around.
Next Contest: Monday, November 29th v. Vancouver Canucks
Upcoming Contests:
Monday, November 29th: v. Vancouver Canucks
Thursday, December 2nd: v. Colorado Avalanche
Saturday, December 4th: at Nashville Predators
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