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Long Overdue | RECAP: STL @ MTL

Rick Stephens

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

FINAL/OT | Game 49, Home Game 24 | Thursday February 17, 2022
Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

3-2

BLUES

St. Louis
Paul Byron (Photo by Canadiens.com)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Cole Caufield – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson

Mike Hoffman – Laurent Dauphin – Brendan Gallagher

Rem Pitlick – Jake Evans – Paul Byron 

Artturi Lehkonen – Ryan Poehling – Joel Armia

Defence pairings

Brett Kulak – Jeff Petry

Alexander Romanov – Corey Schueneman

Kale Clague – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Sam Montembeault – Andrew Hammond

Scratches

Cedric Paquette, Michael Pezzetta, Tyler Pitlick

Injuries

Ben Chiarot (lower-body), Christian Dvorak (upper-body), David Savard (ankle), Jonathan Drouin (wrist), Jake Allen (lower-body), Mathieu Perreault (lower-body), Joel Edmundson (back), Carey Price (knee), Shea Weber (multiple injuries)

COVID-19 protocol

none

Game Report

If it feels like a Habs win has been a long time coming, it has. Tonight’s overtime victory was only the second win for the Canadiens since Christmas.

The last Montreal win was almost one month ago in Dallas. Since then, the Canadiens have gone on a 10-game losing streak. Three of those losses have come under the direction of interim head coach Marty St. Louis, who recorded the first win of his coaching career.

It was a feel-good night for the coach and for veteran Paul Byron, playing his 500th NHL game. Byron opened the scoring with his first of the season on a play engineered by Artturi Lehkonen. 

Jeff Petry played one of his better games of the season. The 34-year-old had two assists including setting up the game-winner, in 24 minutes of action. His play had to be reassuring to the scouts in attendance, as teams look to obtain his services for a playoff run this season.

It was also encouraging to catch a sighting of Brendan Gallagher. The 29-year-old has been a shell of his former self this season to date. While Gallagher didn’t appear on the scoring sheet, he was far more engaged than he has been at times this season.

Up Next

The Canadiens will head out for a one-game road trip in Long Island to face the New York Islanders on Sunday afternoon.

Plus

▲  Jeff Petry, Paul Byron, Artturi Lehkonen, Cole Caufield, Brendan Gallagher

Minus

▼  Kale Clague, Rem Pitlick 

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Desperate for a Win | PREVIEW: STL @ MTL

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   BLUES
30 Shots 27
54 Face-off % 46
0-for-5 Power Play 0-for-3
10 Penalty Minutes 14
13 Hits 25
42 Corsi For 32
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (9-33-7) 1 0 1 1 – 3
Blues (28-14-6) 1 0 1 0 – 2
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Byron (1), Caufield (4), Caufield (5)
  • STL: Thomas (7)-SHG, Buchnevich (16)
  • MTL: Montembeault (W) (3-10-4)
  • STL: Husso (OTL) (11-3-2)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Cole Caufield  MTL
  2. Paul Byron  MTL
  3. Sam Montembeault  MTL

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Martin St. Louis

  • “There’s a lot of talent on this team and it’s just allowing them to use it and I think they feel they can do that and now we just need to manage when, when we do that and when sometimes the best play is no play.”
  • “I’m happier for my dad than I am for me. He was pretty stressed I hadn’t won yet, but I told him to chill and that it was coming.”

Josh Anderson

  • “You know what, it was a good feeling to come back in the locker room and hear music.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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