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Game Recap: Habs Escape Columbus With Shootout Win [VIDEO]

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Game Recap: Habs Escape Columbus With Shootout Win [VIDEO]
(Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Game 20 Away game 9 | Friday November 15, 2013

(Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)
(Photo by Jamie Sabau/NHLI via Getty Images)

 Game Recap: Habs overcame questionable goaltending and shoddy defensive play to take a shootout win with Lars Eller and Alex Galchenyuk leading the way.

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Boxscore:

 FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
 Canadiens 1 1 0 0 1 3
 Blue Jackets 2 0 0 0 0 2

Summary:
Goal Scorers:
MTL   Galchenyuk(4), Eller(7)
CBJ  Umburger(4), Anisimov(5)
Goalies:
MTL Budaj (W)  3-1-0
CBJ McElhinney (L)  1-2-1
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Shots on Goal:

 FINAL 1 2 3 OT T
 Canadiens 14 15 11 0 40
 Blue Jackets 10 6 5 4 25

Shootout:

 ROUND CANADIENS RESULT LIGHTNING RESULT TOTAL
 1 Galchenyuk X Letestu X 0-0
 2 Desharnais Anisimov X 1-0
 3 Eller Johansen X 1-0

 NHL Three Stars
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  1.  Curtis McElhinney  CBJ 
  2.  Lars Eller  MTL
  3.  David Desharnais  MTL

 Post-game Chatter

186237429_slideCoach Michel Therrien:

  • “Even though we were down two goals we didn’t panic. We didn’t change anything. We stuck to the plan and deserved to win.”

Goaltender Peter Budaj

  • “It’s always easier to go to the last shutout with the lead 1-0. The pressure’s on the player. That was big. It took the pressure away from me.”

Columbus forward Nick Foligno

  • “We’re doing a lot of good things. That’s the frustrating part. We’re not coming away with two points. There seems that lull, that little moment when we allow them to come back.”

Check back, video highlights will be up soon.  To look back at the full lineups for tonight’s game, check the Game Day preview.


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