Even if the Canadian missed it against the Penguins, Martin St-Louis made no changes to his lineup for the visit of the Los Angeles Kings.
- The score is 2 to 1 for the Kings in the second period
2ND PERIOD
13:46 – Nick Suzuki comes close to tying the game and scoring his first goal of the season, but Rittich makes the save.
10:03 – Alex Newhook causes a second penalty in this match and CH returns to the power play.
4:42 – The power play only lasted 14 seconds as Kirby Dach is sent off for hooking.
4:28 – Trevor Lewis will go to think for two minutes or less for roughing up Brendan Gallagher.
1:35 – BUT: The Kings strike again with a goal that originates from the point as Jordan Spence’s shot is deftly deflected by Alex Laferriere. 2 to 1 Kings.
Alex Laferriere thwarts Samuel Montembeault in the second period –
0:08 – Adrian Kempe hits Kaiden Guhle while the latter is far from the ramp. The CH defender remains lying on the ice for a few seconds and gets up without damage.
Adrian Kempe hits Kaiden Guhle very solidly –
0:00 – Start of the second period. Defender Mike Matheson is not on the CH bench to start the period.
1ST PERIOD
8:00 p.m. – End of the first period.
18:20 – BUT: A point shot from Mikey Anderson finds its way into the back of the CH net. It’s a 1 to 1 tie.
Mikey Anderson makes Samuel Montembeault look bad –
16:24 – The Habs’ first trio puts a lot of pressure in the opposing territory and gets a few scoring chances, but cannot double the lead.
9:34 – The Canadian will be able to deploy his power play while defender Andreas Englund is caught for a check to the head of Alex Newhook.
7:44 – Kevin Fiala comes close to tying the score on a breakaway, but Montembeault resists.
7:02 – BUT: Justin Barron made a very good individual effort by going around the net to beat the opposing goalkeeper and give CH the lead.
Justin Barron surprises the Kings in the first period –
4:37 – Josh Anderson uses his great speed to get ahead in Kings territory, but his backhand shot is stopped by goaltender David Rittich.
3:18 – Samuel Montembeault must signal from the start of the game in front of a few shots from the Kings, including a dangerous one from the top of the slot from captain Anze Kopitar.
0:00 – Start of the meeting
Training of the Canadian
Caufield – Suzuki – Slafkovsky
Newhook – Roof – Army
Anderson – Evans – Gallagher
Heineman – Dvorak – Kapanen
Matheson – Barron
Hutson – Guhle
Xhekaj – Savard
Montembeault
