The Montreal Canadiens lost 4 to 3 in overtime in front of the New Jersey Devils on Saturday at the Bell Center.
It was Jack Hughes who gave his family the victory during the additional period.
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The Devils quickly took control of the match by taking an advance from 2 to 0 thanks to Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt. Tomas Tatar, the former tricolor, then accentuated the advantage of his family at 3 to 1 in the second period.
The first trio of local favorites got up at the right time. In fact, Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky were on the ice for the three goals of CH. The first city has raised a goal and two mentions, while the second reduced the brand to 3 to 2 by scoring its 25th campaign goal. Slafkovsky also put the shoulder to the wheel with two aids.
It was a first evening for defender Alexandre Carrier, who sparkled the red light for the first time with the Canadian by beating goalkeeper Jake Allen thanks to a lead from the blue line.
Beds
As he has demonstrated since his arrival with the CH, goalkeeper Jakub Dobes was solid in front of his net. He will certainly regret the goal granted to Bratt at the end of the first period, but he multiplied the major stops over the game, especially on Stefan Noesen by released the mitt to steal a goal at the end of the third period.
The Czech Cerbère ended his work evening with 40 stops.
False departure
Once again, the Canadian struggled to start first half of the meeting.
The men of Martin St-Louis allocated three of the first four goals of the meeting, drawing from the back 3 to 1 in the middle of the second period. The Devils even led 26 to 10 in terms of penalties with just over six minutes to make in the second commitment.
With this defeat, CH is 10th in the Eastern association with a 24-20-5 and 53 point sheet, two points from the eighth and last row giving access to the playoffs held by the Blue Jackets in Columbus.
The Canadian will be back in action on Tuesday during the visit of the Winnipeg jets at the Bell Center.
Third period
6:10 pm – Dawson Mercer (NJD) touches the post
2:10 pm – Dobes (MTL) releases the mitt and steals a goal at Stefan Noesen
2:00 pm – Canadian players do everything to protect Dobes by blocking several shots on time
3:34 – (njd 3 – 3 mtl) – Carrier (MTL) sends a lead from the blue line and scores his first goal with the Canadian
1:04 – Evans (MTL) resumes where he left at the end of the second period by creating a great opportunity to score
00:00 – Beginning of the third period
Second period
19:52 – Jake Evans (MTL) is on the verge of creating equality when he challenges Allen (NJD) with a shot on reception
-5:05 pm (njd 3 – 2 mtl) – Once again, the first trio takes matters into hand. Caufield (MTL) makes a beautiful feigned before deceiving Allen (NJD)
15:06 – Timo Meier (njd) escapes, but Dobes (MTL) makes a nice stop
13:43 – The Canadian has only had 10 shots on goal since the start of the match, against 26 for Devils
12:55 (NJD 3 – 1 MTL) – Tomas Tatar (NJD) takes its own return to throw and marks its fifth of the season
10:27 – Dobes (MTL) is reported with a nice mity stop
8:33 – Mike Matheson (MTL) is hunted for having stumbled. Devils are in digital advantage
3:50 (njd 2 – 1 mtl) – After missing a golden opportunity, Nick Suzuki (MTL) recovered by reducing the gap by half after a beautiful pass from Cole Caufield (MTL)
00:30 – Jake Evans (MTL) defies Allen (NJD), but he misses the target
00:00 – Beginning of the second period
First period
17:49 (njd 2 – 0 mtl) – Bratt (njd) surprises Dobes (MTL) with a shot from the reverse between his leggings
15:52 (njd 1 – 0 mtl) – Nico Hischier (njd) opens the brand in a cage left vacant after a superb staging by Jesper Bratt (NJD)
12:33 – Dougie Hamilton (NJD) retorts alone in the enclave, but his shot misses the target
8:25 – Brenden Dillon (NJD) is penalized for obstructing Dobes (MTL). The Canadian is in digital advantage
6:12 – Jakub Dobes (MTL) pushes Paul Cotter’s attempt (NJD)
5:34 – Patrik Laine (MTL) is alone in the enclave and goes there with a good shot that Allen (njd) repels
3:58 – Josh Anderson’s turn (MTL) to bang at the door, without success
1:54 – The second trio of the Canadian is created two great opportunities, without however finding the bottom of the net
1:11 – Alexandre Carrier (MTL) goes from a first shot for CH but Jake Allen (NJD) has the last word
00:00 – Beginning of the first period
