The Montreal Canadiens surprised everyone watching Tuesday night with a 5-2 win over the New Jersey Devils at the Prudential Center in Newark.
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The Habs dominated the Devils early in the game, multiplying scoring chances so well that they opened the scoring at 3:54. of the game thanks to Justin Barron’s third of the season.
Lindy Ruff’s men got revenge for the Montreal team as Jesper Bratt snuck into the Canadiens zone before beating Samuel Montembeault.
Martin St-Louis’ men showed their opportunism in midfield by beating Vitek Vanecek twice in 1min 13s. Those successes were achieved by Johnathan Kovacevic and Nick Suzuki, who fed Barron in the first net.
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Devils forward Dawson Mercer extended his one-goal streak to four games by closing the gap to two goals midway through the last engagement. The Newfoundlander moved the ropes for the 16th time this season. Mercer scored a sixth point in four games.
Although the Newark team buzzed in the CH area on several occasions, the latter netted twice, depriving the locals of their 38th triumph of the season. Rem Pitlick and Michael Matheson blacked out the score sheet.
The Canadian saw another of his players fall in battle during the clash. Striker Joel Armia left the game in the first half through injury.
The first effective trio
The trio of Nick Suzuki, Rafaël Harvey-Pinard and Josh Anderson stood out that night. This line alone collected three points during the game and resulted in 8 of 18 shots on target.
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Sparkling Montembault
The Canadian can give a big shout out to Samuel Montembeault who frustrated the Devils players 37 times during the game. The Cerberus was reported on three fumbles by the New Jersey team, including two in the middle period. Interestingly, the Bécancour native reached the milestone of 500 international appearances this season.
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The CH will be back in action on Friday when they take on the Philadelphia Flyers at the Wells Fargo Center.