Habs Hot In Phoenix
The Montreal Canadiens beat the Phoenix Coyotes 4-2 in what one would call a mildly silent game until the third period.
Carey Price made 37 saves for the Habs, showing all Habs fans that his performance against the San Jose Sharks on Monday was a glitch, a bad game nothing more. The goals for the Habs were scored by Tomas Plekanec in the first period, the other three goals for the Canadiens were scored in the third period by Saku Koivu, Andrei Markov, and Sergei Kostitsyn. The assists for the Habs were Alex Kovalev with 3, Chris Higgins with 2, Andrei Markov, Brian Smolinski, and Josh Gorges all had one assist each. The goal scorers for the Coyotes were Shane Doan, and Zbyenk Michalek, with assists from Peter Mueller with 2, and Ed Jovanovski with 1.
The Habs have now taken control of the Eastern Conference again being that they have played less games than the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Canadiens now have 83 points, eleven less than the Detroit Red Wings for the league lead, is this goal attainable? Possibly but unlikely as the Habs would have to win 6 games in a row and the Wings would have to lose 6 in a row, however by seasons’ end stranger things have happened.
The Habs now move forward to L.A. to face the L.A. Kings on Saturday afternoon at 15:30pm. Most people seem to think that Jaroslav Halak will get the start to let Price rest up to face the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, this could be a good thing but, it could also be bad as Price played well tonight and needs all the NHL experience he can get before the play-offs. The Canadiens have fourteen games left and Carey Price has to play at least 10 of those to stay sharp.
Another game in the books, another two points as well, will the Habs be able to win at least 18 more points, meaning winning nine games out of 14, or winning 8 games and losing one in overtime to get at least 100 points? We’ll see, for now let’s hope the Canadiens keep doing well, and position themselves well in the conference.
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