Senators @ Canadiens: Price, Special Teams Earn Win | HABS RECAP

Rick Stephens

March 3, 2021

Senators @ Canadiens: Price, Special Teams Earn Win | HABS RECAP — (Photo by Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images)

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

FINAL | Game 21, Home Game 9 | Tuesday March 2, 2021

Bell Centre, Montreal, QC

CANADIENS

Montreal

3-1

SENATORS

Ottawa

(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

Carey Price – Jake Allen

Scratches

Victor Mete

Taxi Squad

Joel Teasdale, Brandon Baddock, Michael Frolik, Michael McNiven

Injuries

Josh Anderson

Game Report

The Montreal Canadiens ended their five game losing streak by relying on good goaltending and special teams play. The Habs scored twice with the man advantage and were perfect on the penalty kill.

It was a small step, but a step in the right direction none-the-less.

The remodeling task taken on by interim head coach Dom Ducharme is a work in progress. Generating 5-on-5 offence is still an issue. The Habs managed just one high-danger scoring chance in the final 40 minutes of tonight’s game, just four in total for the entire contest.

Jesperi Kotkaneimi was skating with a new-found confidence and drive reminiscent of his play in the bubble this past summer. Carey Price was solid with a 26-save win.

Up Next

Post-game, Marc Bergevin made another change to his coaching staff. The Canadiens fired goaltending coach Stephane Waite who has held the position since 2013. In his place, Bergevin appointed Sean Burke as the director of goaltending.

Burke will complete a 14-day quarantine period before he joins the team. In the interim, Laval Rocket goaltending/video coach Marco Marciano will substitute. Burke has been working as a pro scout for the Canadiens.

The Canadiens will practice Wednesday at 11:00 am. as they prepare for two games this week against the Winnipeg Jets.

Plus

▲ Carey Price, Jesperi Kotkaniemi, Alexander Romanov, Jeff Petry, Brendan Gallagher, Tyler Toffoli

Minus

▼ Jake Evans, Paul Byron

Game Preview

Check out the game preview here: Senators @ Canadiens: Habs Begin Homestand

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS		SENATORS
33	Shots	27
44	Face-off %	56
2-for-3	Power Play	0-for-3
6	Penalty Minutes	6
37	Hits	16
50	Corsi For	36

Scoring Summary

FINAL	1	2	3	OT	SO	T
Canadiens (10-6-5)	0	2	1	–	–	3
Senators (8-16-1)	0	1	0	–	–	1

Scorers	Goalies
MTL: Gallagher (7)-PPG, Petry (7)-PPG, Toffoli (13)-EN OTT: Zub (2)	MTL: Price (W) 6-4-3 OTT: Daccord (L) 0-1-0

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
	Jesperi Kotkaniemi MTL Brendan Gallagher MTL Drake Batherson OTT

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Dominique Ducharme

“I said this morning that I wasn’t worried that Carey (Price) would be Carey, would be back. I thought he was really good tonight. We need him to be at his best.”

Brendan Gallagher

“I’ve had the pleasure of playing with Pricey for, I believe, nine years now. You always hear us say we know Pricey is going to be fine. He’s the least of our worries. And we don’t say that to put unrealistic expectations on him, because it’s unfair to think that he’s Superman. We say that because we see the work ethic that he has and all of the work he puts in behind the scenes that a lot of you guys don’t get to see. And there are times when he has saved our butts more than you can count.”
“We felt like we have been making life too difficult on our two goaltenders. We’ve been able to limit the odd man rushes lately, we’ve been able to limit the high-danger scoring chances. We have two of the best in the game. So if you make their jobs easier, we’re going to get more wins than losses and be in a pretty good situation here.”

Carey Price

“That’s the style of play that we want to have. We were aggressive and played well in all three zones.”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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