The Canadian tries to end his four-game losing streak Saturday afternoon in New Jersey against the Devils.
Martin St-Louis’ men, who are currently experiencing their longest losing streak of the season, will have a lot to do against the young and dashing Devils.
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3RD PERIOD
18:09: GOAL! Nick Suzuki takes advantage of a superb game from Mike Matheson. The gap is reduced. 4-3 NJD
17:40: The Habs try everything and remove Jake Allen.
16:33: GOAL! Jesper Bratt makes a nice climb, gets around Mike Matheson and thwarts Jake Allen who had given him the entire top of the net. 4-2 NJD
15:25: Josh Anderson in turn takes advantage of a breakaway, but, once again, misses the target.
1:33 p.m.: GOAL! Nico Hischier makes Suzuki and the CH pay by slipping between the Montreal defense. Jake Allen fails to block his shot. 3-2 NJD
12:01: PENALTY! Nick Suzuki hooks Nico Hischier.
06:25: Immediately thereafter, Nick Suzuki gets a breakaway, but fails to shoot.
06:13: Dawson Mercer comes alone in front of Jake Allen, but hits the post.
02:11: Jordan Harris supports the attack, but his shot is weak and imprecise. Child’s play for Nico Daws.
00:00: Start of period
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2ND PERIOD
20:00: End of period
17:50: GOAL! The Devils respond thanks to Ondrej Palat, who takes advantage of a juicy return granted by Jake Allen following Simon Nemec’s shot. 2-2
13:07: GOAL! What a shot from Nick Suzuki from the near side! Cole Caufield and Johnathan Kovacevic get the assists. 2-1 MTL
07:05: PENALTY! Mike Matheson blocks the passage to Erik Haula, for no reason. Obstruction. Two minutes in the dungeon.
06:20: The Habs are up 4 to 1. It’s a failure.
05:23: Timo Meier brilliantly redirects Kevin Bahl’s pass shot behind Jake Allen. 1-1
03:06: GOAL! Brendan Gallagher accepts the delivery from Jake Evans alone in the slot and fires a one-timer into the top corner. 1-0 MTL
00:00: Start of period
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1ST PERIOD
20:00: End of period. Not a volley of shots. The Habs have 10, the Devils are limited to 5.
17:58: Nico Daws gives a juicy return, but Nick Suzuki cannot take advantage of it.
09:02: It’s the Habs’ turn to have a 2 against 1. Jake Evans’ delivery to Josh Anderson is superb, but Anderson’s shot is off target. Not chic.
07:28: Jack Hughes takes a dangerous shot, but Jake Allen remains solid in front of the CH cage
06:10: The Devils go 2 on 1, but Chris Tierney makes a questionable pass.
04:32: Joel Armia and Alex Newhook have a great attempt. But Newhook’s shot is harmless.
00:00: Start of the match
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Jake Allen is the starting goaltender, while Johnathan Kovacevic takes Jayden Struble’s place on the blue line. The latter will be reassessed on a daily basis.
Even if the New Jersey team has had problems lately with only one victory in four games, we should never underestimate the striking force of Jack Hughes, who has 13 points in eight career games against CH.
The Devils will certainly want to take advantage of the Montreal team’s passage to relaunch their massive attack. Since January 19, they have scored just two goals in 46 attempts with a man advantage. The Canadian, who finds himself in 31st place in the National League short of one man, is the ideal opponent to allow the Devils to unlock.
Earlier this week, the Devils head coach criticized reporters for putting pressure on the team. “I imagine you asked every player that question […] you create additional pressure,” said Lindy Ruff regarding the issues of power play setbacks.