ST. LUDWIG | The more effective the weapons, the greater the chances of winning. Unable to live up to since the start of the season, the Habs massive attack has finally been unlocked.
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The Canadian used two of his three power plays which helped him a lot to beat the Blues 7-4.
Juraj Slafkovsky, who was making a comeback after missing three games with an upper-body injury, was yet to get off the ice by a man.
Possibly judging he was ready for the mission, St-Louis assigned him to the second unit. The tall Slovak responded by defeating Jordan Binnington with a superb shot to the top of the net.
“I always want to shoot,” Slafkovsky said after the game. But that’s just one goal. The proofs have to be recreated every day. My goal is to get better from game to game. »
A little over two minutes later, Cole Caufield impersonated the rookie while another blues player, Colton Parayko, was in the dungeon. That goal, Caufield’s second of the game, allowed the Habs to take the lead for the first time in the game thanks to three unanswered goals.
“We faced adversity. We lost by two goals in the middle of the game. we fought The massive attack got us back in the game. The momentum switched sides from that moment on,” commented Christian Dvorak.
That the massive attack tracks, we waited impatiently. What we were less expecting is a hat trick from this same Dvorak. The American still hadn’t scored in eight and two-thirds games when the third period began. Two goals he scored in his first appearance of the period and another scored in an empty goal allowed him to end the game with the first hat-trick of his career.
It took him 367 games to experience this moment of euphoria.
“I’ve come close a few times, but it feels good to finally break the ice,” he said.
hungry blues
It must be said that his trio, of equal strength, was the one that had shown the most stability during the first two engagements. As their teammates struggled to stray from their territory, he, Josh Anderson, Brendan Gallagher and himself bought Jake Allen a few moments of calm every time they hopped onto the rink.
Because yes, the Canadian exploded with seven goals. But the first half of the game didn’t look like the Montrealers would add two ranking points to their tally.
Martin St-Louis scored a few hours before the start of the game, expecting his opponents to come out strong and apply a lot of pressure to end their three-game losing streak. He had been right.
Craig Berube’s men charged relentlessly at the visitors in the first part of the game. Enough to take a 3-1 lead at halftime.
Nick Suzuki was the other scorer for the Canadian.
Caufield’s second goal of the game was the 100th assist of his career.
What we noticed…
THE STANDS FOR DROUIN
Joel Armia and Michael Pezzetta played their first game of the season. Juraj Slafkovsky had recovered from a torso injury that had seen him miss the last three games and was back in training. Jonathan Drouin, Evgenii Dadonov and Rem Pitlick were left out. It was the third time this season that Drouin watched a game from the bridge.
ROOF ON THE FIRST TRIO
Archive photo, Martin Chevalier
Martin St-Louis is still trying to find the perfect partner for Cole Caufield and Nick Suzuki. It was Kirby Dach’s turn to get an audition. “He has the skills to play with talented players. I’m curious how it will be,” said St-Louis before the game. After a lackluster start to the game, the 21-year-old forward found his bearings and was an accomplice to Cole Caufield’s two goals.
SWEET REVENGE FOR EVERYONE
On his first visit to his old homeland, Jake Allen conceded four goals in a 4-1 loss, this time stopping 26 shots for his third win of the season.
VS TYLER PITLICK
Tyler Pitlick’s 14-game stint in Montreal didn’t go down in history. Pitlick was signed by the Blues earlier this week, although he was only used for 9 minutes and 58 seconds Pitlick wanted his former side to take notice. He did all the work up to Noel Acciari’s goal with an effective forecheck on Arber Xhekaj. Early in the game he almost opened the gate but missed an open goal.
RARE BAD RESULT
The loss was the fourth straight for the Blues. This is the first time Brett Hull’s previous training has gone through such a sequence since Craig Berube was hired on November 21, 2018.
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Cole Kaufield
He did what the best sniper in a formation should do: blow the charge when his team needed it. The American was behind the Canadian’s rise in the second half of the second third. With a bit of luck, he could have scored the second hat-trick of his career
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Kaiden Guhle
He’ll be a great defender but there might be a few more difficult evenings to come before then. This was the case on Saturday. Less effective in his territory, he rushed some games resulting in a few turnovers. He was directly responsible for the Blues’ fourth goal, Vladimir Tarasenko’s, by putting the puck on Robert Thomas’ stick
First period
1-STL: Jordan Kyrou (2) (Schenn, Faulk) 7:47
2-MON: Nick Suzuki (4) (Harris, Caufield) 15:08
Penalty shootout: Leddy (Stl) 19:27
second period
3-STL: Noel Acciari (1) (pitlick, pitcher)5:10
4-STL: Jordan Kyrou (3) (Faulk, Schenn)AN-9:38
5-MON: Cole Caufield (6) (Suzuki, roof)10:56
6-MON: Juraj Slafkovsky (2) (Wideman, Gallagher)AN-13:05
7-MON: Cole Caufield (7) (Suzuki, roof)AN-15:46
Penalties: Anderson (Mon) 9:31, Barbashev (Stl) 11:17, Parayko (Stl) 14:24, Hoffman (Mon) 17:26
third period
8-MON: Christian Dvorak (1) (unaided) 0:41
9-MON: Christian Dvorak (2) (Anderson, Harris) 1:21
10-STL: Vladimir Tarasenko (3) (Thomas)2:47
11-MON: Christian Dvorak (3) (Monahan, Allen)FD-18:25
Penalties: Suzuki (Mon) 2:34, Krug (Stl) 2:34
Shoot the net
MONTREAL 6 – 11 – 8 – 25 ST LOUIS 10 – 9 – 11 – 30
Guardian:
MO: Jake Allen (G, 3-3-0) STL: Jordan Binnington (P, 3-2-0)
Numerical advantages:
MON: 2 on 3, STL: 1 on 2
Referee:
Jon McIsaac, Brandon Schneider
linesman:
Bryan Pancich, Kyle Flemington
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