After suffering a 4-2 loss to the Chicago Blackhawks, the Montreal Canadiens can thank the St. Louis Blues and the Florida Panthers for allowing him to remain at the heart of the “mix” on Friday night.
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First, the Blues decisively defeated the Ottawa Senators by a score of 4 to 0 to prevent the team from the national capital from further distancing the Habs in the Eastern Conference standings.
Brandon Saad was the big star for the Missouri team in this match with a hat trick. The first of his three goals was scored following a superb individual effort to escape the coverage of defender Nick Jensen and then beat goalkeeper Anton Forsberg.
Jordan Binnington stopped all 20 Senators shots in the game to record the shutout.
Although they allowed the Pittsburgh Penguins to force overtime by conceding a goal with less than 40 seconds left in the third period, the Florida Panthers prevented their rivals from collecting the extra point by winning 3 to 2 in a shootout.
Anton Lundell and Sam Reinhart combined to score back-to-back goals in the shootout to give the Panthers a victory.
In defeat, Sidney Crosby scored his 11e goal of the season thanks to a sharp shot on the power play.
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This means that with tonight’s results, the Canadian remains three points behind the Senators and the last place giving access to the playoffs. He finds himself the same distance from the Penguins, but with two more games to go.
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