Buffalo 4 - Montreal 2
November 23, 2007
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The Buffalo Sabres came out strong against the Habs tonight and the Canadiens looked a little sleepy through the first half of the game – with the notable exception of Carey Price. Ryan Miller was in net for the Sabres and he looked to be at the top of his game throughout.
Derek Roy opened the scoring 9 minutes into the first and Tim Connolly added another to put Buffalo up by two going into the second, clearly dominating the first 20 minutes of the game.
The second period saw Chris Higgins net a powerplay goal to tie it and the Canadiens seemed to be waking up a bit towards the end of the period.
Plekanec scored with an excellent deke move in Miller’s crease on a breakaway, tying the game for Montreal. A few scoring chances presented themselves on the powerplay for the Habs following that goal but they weren’t able to put any pucks home. The Sabres went on the powerplay a few minutes later and, after the Habs looked to be in total control for the first half of the penalty kill, a mad scramble in front of Carey Price ended with Vanek batting one in the net.
My Thoughts
The Habs were slow. They were too slow on the faceoff, they were very late in getting to lose pucks – Derek Roy forced three icing calls to be waved off alone as he beat Markov and company to cleared pucks. I get the distinct impression watching the Canadiens play sometimes that they simply are not all there. Here’s hoping for better back home against the Sabres tomorrow night.
What Went Wrong?
Well, I’ve already mentioned the lack of speed and sense urgency. Price played well but Miller played better – a clinching point in a tight game like this. The Habs need to speed things up and play to win, especially coming into a game against the Sabres – they’ve proven over their past 10 games that they are looking to win. Huet will get the start tomorrow night coming off of his convincing win against the Islanders on Wednesday night so hopefully he stays solid and inspires the Habs’ skaters to greater things on Saturday!
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