Montreal Canadiens vs Calgary Flames Game Recap: Habs Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game Interviews, NHL Three-Stars
| FINAL | Game 41, Home Game 21 | Friday April 16, 2021 |
| Bell Centre, Montreal, QC |
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CANADIENS Montreal |
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2-1 |
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FLAMES Calgary |
Canadiens LineupForward linesTyler Toffoli – Nick Suzuki – Joel Armia Jonathan Drouin – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Josh Anderson Tomas Tatar – Phillip Danault – Paul Byron Artturi Lehkonen – Eric Staal – Corey Perry Defence pairingsBen Chiarot – Shea Weber Joel Edmundson – Jeff Petry Alexander Romanov – Brett Kulak GoaltendersJake Allen – Cayden Primeau ScratchesXavier Ouellet, Jake Evans Taxi SquadMichael Frolik, Michael McNiven, Otto Leskinen, Cole Caufield InjuriesBrendan Gallagher (hand), Carey Price (lower-body), Erik Gustafsson (COVID protocol), Jon Merrill (COVID protocol) 
Game ReportThis was a low event game. The Canadiens were particularly lethargic not reacting well to a puck drop that was one hour earlier than usual. The start mirrored Wednesday’s game where Calgary owned a good deal of possession time and the Canadiens, particularly Phillip Danault, couldn’t win a faceoff. But the second period was more evenly played with the Canadiens being first to light the goal lamp. After a hot start, Tyler Toffoli had cooled off without a goal in his previous six games. But the return of Joel Armia has ignited the Nick Suzuki line, leading to a two-goal night for Toffoli. It was Armia’s second game back after a three and a half week absence due to testing positive for the coronavirus. Armia got his legs back under him on Wednesday but was 100 per cent for his effort in this game. Also making his way back into the lineup was Ben Chiarot who returned a little more than four weeks after fracturing his hand. As Stephane Waite revealed the Canadiens play much more defensively with their backup in goal and tonight was no exception. Devoting more of their focus to helping Jake Allen defend left less time for offence. The Canadiens managed just 20 shots over 60 minutes. For Allen, it was the third win in his last 13 starts. Credit to the Canadiens who played a playoff type game which required patience, a high compete level and their top goal scorer to step up at precisely the right moment. Up NextMontreal will not have a game day skate on Saturday. The Canadiens close out their six game homestand with a matinee game against the Ottawa Senators. Puck drop is at 4:00 pm. ET.Plus▲ Tyler Toffoli, Joel Armia, Nick Suzuki, Jake AllenMinus▼ Jonathan Drouin, Eric Staal, Phillip DanaultGame PreviewCheck out the game preview here: Flames @ Canadiens: Chiarot Expected to Return |
The Numbers
| Game Statistics | ||
| CANADIENS | FLAMES | |
| 20 | Shots | 29 |
| 47 | Face-off % | 53 |
| 0-for-2 | Power Play | 0-for-2 |
| 6 | Penalty Minutes | 6 |
| 30 | Hits | 18 |
| 46 | Corsi For | 51 |
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Stars of the Game
| Official NHL Three Stars | ||
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What Did They Say?
| Post-game Quotes | |
Dominique Ducharme
Shea Weber
Quotes courtesy of NHL.com |
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Sorry the three stars are reversed it was
1. JAKE ALLEN
2. TYLER TOFFOLI
3. JOEL ARMIA
That may be your three stars but the official NHL three stars are correct as listed in the recap. Thanks for reading!
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