The Canadiens lost 4-1 at Buffalo, while Pittsburgh shut out the New York Islanders 1-0 in New York. It was the second game of a back-to-back for both teams. “I thought it was a crucial game for us.” “It was just a matter of getting some positive vibes going back home,” Allen said. Lehkonen whacked a loose rebound past DeSmith for his third goal in four games.Ĭarter scored for Pittsburgh with about three minutes left, but Anderson added his first of the Canadiens’ three empty-net goals with less than two minutes to go. Rodrigues tied the game and Jake Guentzel continued a career-best nine-game point streak with a secondary assist on the goal it’s also the NHL’s longest active point streak.īut Dvorak beat DeSmith from the top of the crease and Lehkonen gave the Canadiens a 3-1 lead at 6:16 of the third period. The puck skipped over Kris Letang’s stick at the offensive blue line and Drouin took it the other way for a breakaway, beating DeSmith with a backhander between the legs. The Canadiens are 2-9-1 on the road.ĭrouin opened the scoring with 4 1/2 minutes left in the second period. Montreal’s only other road victory this season came Oct. To give up that one as quickly as we did was a little bit discouraging.” “You’d like to think you can build on that and create some momentum. “It was unfortunate that (Montreal) scored right after our power-play goal to tie it up,” Penguins coach Mike Sullivan said. Rodrigues and Jeff Carter also scored for Pittsburgh, which frantically tried to rally after falling behind 3-1 and 4-2 in the third period.Ĭasey DeSmith stopped 27 shots in just his fourth start of the season. Sidney Crosby scored a goal and had two assists for Pittsburgh, which saw its five-game winning streak end. “I just thought it was an important game to play well with a lot of effort, and most importantly, get the win.” “Obviously, we’ve been down in the dumps a little bit as a group, and not playing our best hockey,” Allen said. Jonathan Drouin scored his third goal in the second period for Montreal, which snapped a seven-game road slide and a two-game losing streak, and Jake Allen stopped a season-high 47 shots. That’s a good way to react.”Īrtturi Lehkonen also added to Montreal's third-period fluffy, as well as Josh Anderson's two empty-netters and an empty-netter from Tyler Toffoli. “But obviously, doing that and getting rewarded with a goal is huge. “You can’t always answer with scoring a goal back,” Canadiens coach Dominique Ducharme said. … Pittsburgh coach Mike Sullivan opted to maintain balance in his lineup, putting Riley Sheahan with Simon and Phil Kessel and keeping Derick Brassard with Conor Sheary and Bryan Rust.PITTSBURGH (AP) - The Montreal Canadiens scored five third-period goals, and the most important one came shortly after Pittsburgh tied the game.Ĭhristian Dvorak scored the first of those five, helping the Canadiens end a lengthy road drought by beating the Penguins 6-3 on Saturday night.Įvan Rodrigues tied it at 1 with his power-play goal at 2:33 of the third period, but Dvorak scored 32 seconds later to help keep Montreal in front for good during a wild third period in which the teams combined for five goals in the final 2:37. Malkin could be an option for Game 2 if his apparent leg injury has healed enough. … The Capitals have killed 18 consecutive penalties dating to Game 2 against Columbus., Malkin skated Thursday morning with teammates, while Hagelin did not make the trip. NOTES: Kuznetsov’s goal was the second-fastest in Capitals playoff history after Mike Gartner scored 15 seconds in against the Islanders in 1987. Murray took a shot off the mask from Ovechkin in the third but made save after save down the stretch with the Capitals pressing. Murray earlier kept the puck out against a net-crashing Devante Smith-Pelly and made a save on a point-blank chance by Michal Kempny. It also was another stellar showing by Murray, who made his best save with 2:30 left when he got his stick on a shot by Brett Connolly. It was his worst game since replacing Philipp Grubauer in net during the first round against Columbus. Holtby allowed three goals on 25 shots, including at least one he’d like to have back during the Penguins’ comeback. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.
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