Montreal 6 - Boston 1
November 16, 2007
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The Game
Wow! Montreal came out tonight to play and the Habs managed to completely dominate the Boston Bruins in a 6-1 win. The first period saw Christobal Huet make a couple of top-notch saves to keep the game even with no score before Chris Higgins opened the scoring at 12:14 of the first with the goal coming directly off of a faceoff in the Boston zone. Alex Kovalev added another similar faceoff goal early in the second period and Steve Begin ended the same period with a goal that put the Canadiens up 3-0 going into the final period.
The third really saw the scoring open up with Habs goals from Brisebois, Grabovski and Markov with Boston managing one goal on a big Huet rebound. Kovalev ended the game with both a goal and an assist and Saku Koivu racked up 2 assists.
My Thoughts
Boy it was nice to watch the Habs give a pounding like that! While shots on goal remained in Boston’s favor throughout the night (ending 32-20) it was a combination of unsteady Boston goaltending and the Canadiens simply skating, passing, shooting and checking as if they wanted to capitalize on every goal; the fact that they ended up with 6 of them in only 20 shots is just icing on the cake!
What Went Right?
I said it against Florida and I’ll say it again tonight: when the second and third lines make a point to step up and support the expected goal scorers on the team, everyone wins. Another solid night for Huet allows the Habs skaters to do their job. A more steady defensive line is a must; Huet can’t stand up to 32 shots in a game with his team only making 20 unless the Canadiens can capitalize on chances like this every night. You never know - we’re in Carolina on the 26th and, with the hot streak they’re on, we’ll need this type of winning attitude!
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