The Montreal Canadiens played a game where they looked like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and lost 4-3 in a shootout to the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.
“We had so many great moments and then we shoot ourselves in the foot,” said head coach Martin St Louis after the game. “I did like our third period, I thought we corrected ourselves and give ourselves a chance but we had full control of that game and we let them get back in it.”
The Habs got goals from David Savard, Sean Monahan and Jayden Struble. But the star of the show was Sidney Crosby who had a goal and two assists as well as a goal in the shootout.
Pluses:
- David Savard….Boom! He picked off a terrible Erik Karlsson pass and sniped past Nedeljkovic for his first of the season.
- Solid first period where they went into the intermission with a 3-1, a rare occurrence this year.
- Jayden Struble continues to shine… The sample size is small but he’s starting to show his offensive instincts, scoring for the second time in three games. His development is further along than Jordan Harris and Arber Xhekaj.
- Nick Suzuki is a sure thing in the shootout, best player in the league.
Minuses:
- They had control of the game after the terrific start and let the Penguins get back in the game by beating themselves… Playing a full 60-minutes of solid hockey has been a tough ask all season.
- Cole Caufield appears to be getting frustrated and is trying to do a little too much to score. He’s still stuck at seven on the season.
- Josh Anderson has lost all confidence… It’s vital for an athlete to feel good about where their game is at and Anderson looks lost.
- Kaiden Guhle is going through a bit of a rough patch and is over handling the puck.
- 12-rounds of the shootout is way too much. ZZZ.
The Montreal Canadiens don’t play again until Saturday when they host the New York Islanders
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