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Jets @ Canadiens: Habs Fall in OT | RECAP

Rick Stephens

Montreal Canadiens vs Winnipeg Jets Game Recap: Habs Line-up, Score, Statistics, Highlights, Post-game Interviews, NHL Three-Stars

FINAL/OT | Game 22, Home Game 10 | Thursday March 4, 2021
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

3-4

JETS

Winnipeg
(Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Jonathan Drouin – Nick Suzuki – Tyler Toffoli

Tomas Tatar – Phillip Danault – Brendan Gallagher

Artturi Lehkonen – Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Joel Armia

Paul Byron – Jake Evans – Corey Perry

Defence pairings

Ben Chiarot – Shea Weber

Joel Edmundson – Jeff Petry

Brett Kulak – Alexander Romanov

Goaltenders

Jake Allen – Carey Price

Scratches

Victor Mete

Taxi Squad

Cam Hillis, Hayden Verbeek, Michael Frolik, Charlie Lindgren

Injuries

Josh Anderson

Game Report

Will the Montreal Canadiens ever win in extra time? The Habs have lost six straight games that went beyond 60 minutes this season.

Now, the answer to the question is, yes, they will. But for now, Montreal would be wise to take care of business before the expiration of the third period.

The Canadiens are taking baby steps towards implementing Dom Ducharme’s new system. Plug a geyser on one side of the boat but up springs another leak. Mistakes were an issue again tonight.

Ducharme has helped his team play a tighter defensive game, no question. But the Canadiens, even when they maintain possession for extended offensive zone time, are still having difficulty generating quality shots. The heat map shows shots on goal primarily from the perimeter, almost indistinguishable from a Claude Julien-coached team.

It’s clear that the Habs are missing Josh Anderson and his drive-to-the-goal style of game. But Marc Bergevin promised that the Canadiens would have the depth to withstand injuries this season. And as he emphatically said in his press conference, injuries have not been an issue this season.

The good news is that special teams seems to be headed in the right direction. The penalty-kill was perfect once again and the power-play has scored four times in eight opportunities since the coaching change.

Up Next

The Canadiens can’t take too much comfort in a moral victory of playing well. In the condensed season, they must start seeing results to maintain their hold on a playoff spot.

And Montreal remains winless when wearing the reverse retro jerseys in four games.

Expect Carey Price to be back between the pipes on Saturday night. Jake Allen has played reasonably well but has not posted a win since February 6th, having lost his last four starts.

Montreal will have a day off on Friday. The two teams will meet again at the Bell Centre on Saturday with a 7:00 ET start. 

Plus

▲ Jake Allen, Corey Perry, Brendan Gallagher, Jonathan Drouin

Minus

▼ Brett Kulak

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Jets @ Canadiens: Anderson Not Ready

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   JETS
36 Shots 27
59 Face-off % 41
1-for-1 Power Play 0-for-2
4 Penalty Minutes 2
42 Hits 24
54 Corsi For 42
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (10-6-6) 0 2 1 0 – 3
Jets (15-7-1) 2 0 1 1 – 4
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Gallagher (9)-PPG, Toffoli (14),  Perry (3)
  • WPG: Stastny (6), Perreault (5), Stastny (7), Dubois (5)
  • MTL: Allen (OTL) 4-2-3
  • WPG: Hellebucyk (W) 11-6-1

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Pierre-Luc Dubois  WPG
  2. Paul Stastny  WPG
  3. Jonathan Drouin  MTL

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Dominique Ducharme

  • “We definitely wanted to collect two points. On the other hand, we managed to get a point with 90 seconds left in regulation. We showed a lot of character. We didn’t have the start we wanted. We didn’t control the puck well in the first period. We played better in the second because we were faster. We put a lot of pressure on them and got back into the game. I think the things we struggled with tonight can be fixed rather easily. We’ve managed to pick up four points out of a possible six in the last three games. We’re happy with the way we’re playing, but it still isn’t perfect.”

Tyler Toffoli

  • “[The Jets] play their big dogs. They play every other shift with six forwards. They’re really good players, and they scored again. There’s not really much to say. We had an opportunity to score in overtime a couple of times. If we score on one of those opportunities, it’s a whole different story and we’re not really talking about it right now.”

Shea Weber

  • “We’ve just got to get better results. It’s something we’ve talked about. We tried to make a couple of changes. You saw a few of them tonight. It didn’t result in what we wanted, but going forward here, we’ve just got to be better. We’ve got to find a way to get those extra points.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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