The Canadian overwrites the Senators 9 to 2

Photo: Graham Hughes The canadian Press
In the space of an evening, the Canadian has managed to forget his sequence of six defeats and bring back the joy at the Bell Centre.

The Montreal canadiens finished the calendar preparatory on a positive note by crushing the Ottawa Senators by a score of 9-2 on Saturday night at the Bell Centre.

Exactly a week after a weak performance inspired against these same Senators, who had won 5-1 in the capital of canada, the cast of Claude Julien has played a nearly flawless, after the encouraging performance of the previous day facing the Panthers of Florida.

His only moments of failure came during the 63 first few seconds of the match during which the impact was assessed two minor penalties, with the goal of Kyle Turris in the digital advantage, at 22 seconds.

And while the men of Guy Boucher had five shots on goal after 1:53 of the game — all in numerical advantage elsewhere — it took over 33 minutes to double that total, so the Canadian has dominated. In fact, the Senators had to wait almost 16 minutes before to register a first shot in the middle period.

Moreover, if there are no more reasons to strut his stuff after a win in the matches preparatory to panic after a defeat before beginning the real season, the team management has seen things that have nothing to reassure her at least one week before the first game of the regular season, next Thursday in Buffalo.

It starts off with the trio of Max Pacioretty (1-2), Jonathan Drouin (0-3) and Brendan Gallagher (2-1), who finished the evening with nine points.

This is in addition to the awakening of Alex Galchenyuk (1-1). Working in a trio with Phillip Danault and Andrew Shaw, the talented attacker has contributed to the two biggest goals of the match, scored in the space of 26 seconds during the last minute of the game in the first twenty, allowing the Canadian to retreat to the locker room with a lead of 3-1.

Shaw also took the opportunity of this meeting, one way to register a third goal in as many matches, and Jacob De La Rose may be assured his place in the formation of 23 players by scoring twice against Mike Condon, who had come to replace the starter Craig Anderson in the third period.

Also, the game digital advantage, with Drouin, Pacioretty, Galchenyuk, Ales Hemsky and Shea Weber, has posted a lovely cohesion even if he produced only one goal, that of Weber at the beginning of the second period.

In addition, the brigade’s defensive gave little chance for the Senators to threaten Carey Price, especially five-on-five. And if this was the case, the guardian of the Canadian closed the door with gusto, as were able to see Turris in the first period, and Mike Hoffman during a breakaway in the second.

And to add the cherry on the sundae, Victor Mete, the revelation of the camp with the canadiens, scored his first goal in a match of the national League.

In short, in the space of an evening, the Canadian has managed to forget his sequence of six defeats and bring back the joy at the Bell Centre.

The echoes of the locker room will follow.

Five key moments of the match

The Canadian undisciplined

The spectators who arrived ten minutes after the start of the match have missed a goal of the Senators and two evil and punishment in the Canadian, all of it in 63 seconds of the game. It all started when Alex Galchenyuk made headlines the wrong way by tripping Mike Hoffman, after only three seconds elapsed. It only took 19 seconds for Kyle Turris to open the scoring, jumping on the back of a shot from Chris Wideman. Only 41 seconds later, it was the turn of Karl Alzner to go sit in the dungeon, taken to be in default for hooking Mark Stone the blue line of the Senators.

The fierceness of Gallagher reports

After their bad start, players from Canada have gradually regained their composure and began to impose their presence in the territory of the Senators. This work eventually led to the first goal of the Habs, Brendan Gallagher mid-way through the first twenty. Originally posted at the mouth of the net from Craig Anderson, the small plague on the Canadian fi of the presence of Ben Harpur to slide the disk between the shin guards of the custodian of the Senators.

Freestyle Carey Price

After facing five shots before the first two minutes of the match elapsed, Carey Price has had an initial period a lot quieter. But it has not prevented him from recording a judgment spectacular at the expense of Kyle Turris, who found himself completely alone after that Mike Hoffman was overwhelmed Jordie Benn on the right flank. Turris appeared to have an opening in the upper part but Price has taken out the mitten to steal a sure goal at the centre of the Senators with just over four minutes to play in the first twenty, and while the score was still 1-1.

A last minute hectic

If it was not to be missed the first minute of play of the game, the last 60 seconds of the first twenty have been the most eventful yet, and it is the Canadian who has benefited. It all started when Alex Galchenyuk, after receiving a beautiful pass from Phillip Danault, has finally moved the ropes thanks to a spectacular shot into the top corner of the net, with a 33.3 seconds remaining. About 25 seconds later, Andrew Shaw brought the score to 3-1 when he deflects another shot from Galchenyuk behind a Craig Anderson helpless. The period came to an end on a scuffle in which Shea Weber is quickly brought to the defence of the one who became his ” little brother “, Victor Mete, who had just been fouled by Max McCormick at the time when the period was coming to an end.

The first trio makes his own

Who scored the first goal of his own at the first twenty, Brendan Gallagher has resumed the hair of the beast in the third period. Posted in the enclave, the number 11 has managed to outwit Craig Anderson once again deflecting the shot from Jonathan Drouin. Eighteen seconds later, Max Pacioretty nailed the coffin of the Senators thanks to a great pass from Gallagher, bearing a mark to 6-1. The first trio, led by the new sensation of the Habs, has offered a performance worthy of mention, collecting three goals, six helpers and a differential of plus-9.