Habs Beat Sabres 7-4
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The Habs were able to overcome some strange plays to beat the Sabres as Max Domi, Tomas Tatar, and Brendan Gallagher led the way with three-point nights in a 7-4 victory.
The Habs were able to overcome some strange plays to beat the Sabres as Max Domi, Tomas Tatar, and Brendan Gallagher led the way with three-point nights in a 7-4 victory.
A strong second period for the Habs that saw them score three times helped the Habs get their revenge on the Islanders as they beat New York 4-0 on Thursday night.
With both teams feeling as though their season was on the line, Tuesday’s game between the Habs and Flyers was a tightly contested affair with every inch of ice being battled over. Montreal was able to execute better than they did on Saturday, earning themselves the 3-1 win.
Corey Crawford was at his very best while playing in his hometown while the Montreal coaching staff appeared to hit the panic button midway through this game. The result was a 2-0 victory for the Blackhawks despite a 48-shot effort by Montreal.
After Carey Price kept them in the game for the first half, the Habs almost skated out of Nassau with some stolen points. Instead, a terrible pinch by Brett Kulak proved costly and the Habs find their season close to the brink after a 2-1 heartbreaking regulation loss.
After a strong 40 minutes on Tuesday, the Habs relied on their franchise netminder to secure the win in the third period as they held on for a 3-1 win against Detroit.
On a night where the Habs did not necessarily have their A game, some unusual heroes reversed momentum as Artturi Lehkonen and Joel Armia played major roles in what was an eventual 4-2 win over the Rangers.
A series of lineup changes by Claude Julien sparked the Habs as they exploded for five second period goals to secure an important two points in the standings with an 8-1 victory over Detroit on Tuesday.
All of the deadline deals made by the Devils weren’t enough for the Habs to take advantage of as they fell 2-1 to New Jersey on Monday night.
The Habs absolutely dominated from the opening faceoff as they took off and never looked back as they ended the night with a 5-1 victory over Philadelphia on Thursday night, a game that included Brendan Gallagher’s first career hat-trick.