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Third Period Collapse | RECAP: MTL @ BOS

Rick Stephens

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

FINAL | Game 17, Away Game 8 | Sunday November 14, 2021
TD Garden, Boston, MA

CANADIENS

Montreal

2-5

BRUINS

Boston
Sam Monteambeault, Ben Chiarot (Photo by Steve Babineau/NHLI via Getty Images)

Canadiens Lineup

Forward lines

Tyler Toffoli – Nick Suzuki – Josh Anderson

Ryan Poehling – Christian Dvorak – Brendan Gallagher

Artturi Lehkonen – Jake Evans – Joel Armia

Michael Pezzetta – Adam Brooks – Alex Belzile

Defence pairings

Ben Chiarot – Jeff Petry

Brett Kulak – David Savard

Alexander Romanov – Chris Wideman

Goaltenders

Sam Montembeault – Cayden Primeau

Scratches

Sami Niku, Mattias Norlinder

Injuries

Cedric Paquette (undisclosed, Jake Allen (concussion symptoms), Mike Hoffman (upper body), Jonathan Drouin (upper body), Mathieu Perreault (eye), Joel Edmundson (undisclosed), Carey Price (knee), Paul Byron (hip), Shea Weber (multiple injuries)

Game Report

Face it. The 2021-22 edition of the Montreal Canadiens are a one period team. For 20 minutes the Habs can compete with any team in the NHL. In fact they can even dominate for a frame.

Remember how the Canadiens dominated the Vegas Golden Knights in the first period? Shots were 20-1 and the Habs took a 2-0 lead. Then Vegas scored five straight goals to win it.

Montreal had good first periods against the Kings and again tonight against the Bruins. And faded in both.

The Canadiens have scored first in eight of their 17 games but have won only two of them. That’s a one period team.

Sam Monteambeault can appear to be an NHL goalie for one period but then allows soft goals. Dominique Ducharme’s tactics can work for a period but then opposition coaching staff make adjustments.

Jeff Petry has not looked like a top-pairing defenceman this season for any amount of time. In fact, if not for the play of David Savard, Petry would have to be considered the Habs worst defenceman this season.

Playing well for one period and then collapsing speaks to a lack of confidence. One of the worst traits of Bergevin-era teams is how the GM and his head coach have stripped the confidence of their players.

Up Next

The Canadiens face their third Original Six team in a row as they take on the Rangers at Madison Square Gardens on Tuesday night. 

Plus

▲  Brendan Gallagher, Ryan Poehling

Minus

▼  Jeff Petry, Sam Monteambeault , Adam Brooks, Chris Wideman, Jake Evans

The Numbers

Game Statistics
CANADIENS   BRUINS
29 Shots 41
55 Face-off % 45
0-for-1 Power Play 1-for-4
18 Penalty Minutes 2
29 Hits 31
45 Corsi For 43
Scoring Summary
FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
Canadiens (4-11-2) 1 1 0 – – 2
Bruins (8-5-0) 0 1 4 – – 5
Scorers Goalies
  • MTL: Chiarot (3), Evans (2)
  • BOS: Lemieux (1), Iafallo (6), Kempe (5)
  • MTL: Montembeault (L) (0-3-1)
  • BOS: Swayman (W) (5-2-0)

Stars of the Game

Official NHL Three Stars
  1. Charlie McAvoy  BOS
  2. Charlie Coyle  BOS
  3. Taylor Hall  BOS

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Video Highlights

What Did They Say?

Post-game Quotes

Dominique Ducharme

  • “We played well in the first half. Second, that’s kind of what we talked about earlier. These are the little games that we miss with the puck – decisions, execution – which come back against us.”
  • “We managed to get out of second with the lead. Then they have a power play and tie the score. Then there was a funny goal. We had to react better than that with the lead in the third period.”

Jeff Petry

  • “There’s a lot of injuries piling up (and) it’s frustrating. But the 20 guys who are in the lineup every night have to compete, show up and play whether it’s our full roster or not. It’s our responsibility to find it within ourselves..”

Quotes courtesy of NHL.com

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