The Montreal Canadiens have become so accustomed to Carey Price's recent stellar play, they didn't talk much about him after their latest win.
Instead, on this night, Montreal players and coaches were beaming about a rookie scoring his first two goals and the strong play by defencemen P.K. Subban and Andrei Markov.
Price made 25 saves to extend his franchise-best road winning streak to 10 games, rookie Jacob De La Rose scored twice and Subban had a goal and two assists in the Canadiens' 5-2 victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.
"We were moving our feet down low," Montreal's Max Pacioretty said. "We're a puck possession team. We want to keep it simple through the neutral zone and get pucks deep."
Markov had a goal and an assist and Pacioretty also scored to help Montreal get its seventh win in 10 games and 11th in the last 13 on the road. Price, who earned his 35th win of the season, hasn't allowed more than two goals in a game during his current win streak on the road.
Brandon Dubinksy and Marko Dano scored for Columbus, and David Savard had two assists. Curtis McElhinney finished with 22 saves as the Blue Jackets lost their fourth straight.
Columbus, which leads the league in man games lost to injuries, lost Dubinksy right after his goal and he did not return.
Montreal, tops in the Eastern Conference with 85 points, was mostly sharp throughout and when it wasn't, Price — a stellar 13-1-1 over the last six weeks — was there making the timely save to keep the Blue Jackets at bay.
The Canadiens took a 2-1 lead as the teams combined for three goals in stretch of 2 minutes, 36 seconds in the first period.
"I thought we did a good job right from the start sticking to the game plan," Subban said. "Teams are playing better defensive hockey, it's harder to score goals. So having a good start can be key. We've been doing that of late."
After Montreal won a face-off, Subban blasted a slap shot from high slot that skipped off traffic and past McElhinney at 1:49 for his 12th goal — and first in a month, a span of 15 games. He did enter with 11 assists in the previous 10 games.
Dubinsky tied it with his eighth on a nice individual effort just 54 seconds later, hustling down the right wing and beating Price inside the near post. However, he was injured on the play as Tom Gilbert slid into his legs as he scored. Dubinsky was knocked off his feet, landed awkwardly on his head and crashed into the end boards.
The Blue Jackets made adjustments after losing Dubinsky, but couldn't gain any serious traction.
"Richie (Columbus coach Todd Richards) did a good job of getting everyone involved even though you're missing Dubie," Columbus' Scott Hartnell said. "Dubie's been great for us ... he's been arguably our best player every night the way he makes plays and competes. It looked pretty scary on that hit."
The smooth-moving Markov put Montreal back on top at 4:25 with his eight on a slap shot from the left circle after McElhinney gave the puck away.
Pacioretty made it 3-1 with a low shot from the slot for his 30th with 5:24 remaining in the period, capitalizing on several failed Columbus chances to clear the zone.
"We played pretty well offensively," Pacioretty said. "Maybe a couple too many turnovers. It's pretty nice to see the boys make plays and get rewarded. Especially guys like Rosey. It's a lot of fun when guys like that get their first."
The teams traded goals just over 2 minutes apart in the third period.
De La Rose redirected a shot at 5:33 for his first career goal in 12 games. Dano followed with his third, snapping home a loose puck at 7:53. De La Rose then added an empty-netter with 17 seconds remaining.
"Another slow start," Richards said. "It's disappointing because it's partly my responsibility to get the guys ready to play."
Anda sedang membaca artikel tentang
Canadiens' Subban scores, Price extends road win streak
Dengan url
http://sportiflover.blogspot.com/2015/02/canadiens-subban-scores-price-extends.html
Anda boleh menyebar luaskannya atau mengcopy paste-nya
Canadiens' Subban scores, Price extends road win streak
namun jangan lupa untuk meletakkan link
Canadiens' Subban scores, Price extends road win streak
sebagai sumbernya
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar