DALLAS | Although he still has one game to play before returning to Montreal, the Canadian can say his mission has been accomplished as he will return from this three-game journey with at least three points.
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With a bit of luck overtime in Colorado, we’d even call it a perfect trip so far. Obviously, the Habs owe a lot to their two goalkeepers.
Both Samuel Montembeault at Tempe and Jake Allen at Denver helped the team finish the first 60 minutes with at least a set point.
“We didn’t deserve the two points on Friday night. If that had been the case, we would have committed a robbery,” Martin St-Louis recognized after the game in Denver.
On Friday night, the Laval team will be busy with their eyes on the stars if they want to put the icing on the record before departing for the three-day Christmas break.
Led by the offensive prowess of Jason Robertson (assisted by Roope Hintz, Jamie Benn and good old Joe Pavelski) and the tight net of Jake Oettinger, the Texas team sits at the top of the Central Division (ahead of Thursday’s games).
With his 24 goals, Robertson is at the center of the race for the Maurice Richard Trophy. He is also fifth in the league with 48 points.
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Anthony Richard scored his first NHL goal Wednesday in Colorado with teammates Arber Xhekaj and Joel Armia, much to the chagrin of the Avalanche’s Samuel Girard.
A loss to make up for
With just four losses on the ice at American Airlines Arena, the stars of one of the strongest teams are at home.
And since they were corrected 6-3 on Wednesday’s visit to the Oilers, they’ll definitely want to redeem themselves.
“We were chaotic. We missed calls during faceoffs, we lost turnovers, we offered them a power play goal,” head coach Peter DeBoer listed, unfazed by his players’ performances against the Oilers.
“At least we have one more meeting to catch up before the holidays,” Tyler Seguin said.
This will be the second clash of the season between these two teams.
On October 22, Pavelski put on a show at the Bell Center by scoring a hat trick and collecting an assist to win the Stars 5-2.
With the Canadian not holding a training session upon his arrival in Dallas, it’s impossible to know if Martin St-Louis will make any changes to his training.
The massive attack
We may see Allen again online. Unless he hasn’t had time to catch his breath after the 36-pitch bombardment he received Wednesday in Colorado.
Also, at the risk of repeating itself, if their massive offense manages to produce, the habs will increase their chances of success.
In the face of the avalanche, she had only one chance to hold her own, and she fired a shot with difficulty and misery.
In short, in the last nine games, Montreal’s massive attack has managed just one goal in 30 occasions.