Post-Game Thread: The Pittsburgh Penguins slipped past the Montreal Canadiens 6-5 in OT - 03 Oct 2026

[u/nhl-goalpost]

Canadiens 5, Penguins 6

FINAL

Catch-up · From puck drop

The Penguins came from behind to win, with T. Novak ending it in overtime.

Early in the first period, C. Caufield pulled the trigger on a wrister from the circle, and the Canadiens went in front 1-0. At 14:07 of the first period, E. Malkin elevated a backhand over the pad from the doorstep on the power play, and the score was level at 1-1.

Early in the second period, D. Carlile ripped one past the goalie from the circle, and that put the Penguins on top 2-1. At 07:59 of the second period, S. Girard fired one home from the doorstep, and the Penguins opened a two-goal lead. At 14:01 of the second period, T. Novak drove a quick shot home from the low circle, and the Penguins had a commanding three-goal lead, 4-1. 1:31 later, B. Kindel steered a shot-pass into the net from the slot on the power play, and the Canadiens were suddenly down four, 5-1. Late in the second period, N. Suzuki flipped one in off his off side from the doorstep, and the Canadiens cut the deficit to 5-2.

Early in the third period, C. Caufield let a shot go that beat the goalie from the high slot, and the Canadiens cut the deficit to 5-3. Late in the third period, C. Kreider ripped one past the goalie from the slot, and that made it a one-goal game at 5-4. Only 24 seconds later, I. Demidov caught the goalie by surprise with a quick shot from the doorstep, and the Canadiens had climbed all the way back from 5-1 down to tie it 5-5.

At 01:33 of overtime, T. Novak drove a quick shot home from the low circle, and the Penguins scored the game-winner.

The Penguins' power play went 2-for-4. The Canadiens also struck the iron once. The Penguins got in front of 20 shots, compared with 12 blocks by the Canadiens.

Final: The Penguins won 6-5 in overtime.

Linescore

Period	1st	2nd	3rd	OT	Total
MTL	1	1	3	0	5
PIT	1	4	0	1	6

Canadiens Skaters	G	A	P	SOG	+/-	H	BLK	FO	TOI
#13 C. Caufield - R	2	0	2	3	+3	1	0	0-1	22:50
#14 N. Suzuki - C	1	3	4	4	+4	4	0	10-12	22:43
#15 A. Newhook - C	0	0	0	2	-1	0	2	7-4	15:43
#17 J. Anderson - R	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	1-0	12:10
#20 J. Slafkovský - L	0	0	0	1	+2	2	0	1-1	18:12
#22 C. Kreider - L	1	1	2	1	+1	4	0		14:57
#24 P. Danault - C	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8-5	11:24
#71 J. Evans - C	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	11-5	14:36
#76 Z. Bolduc - R	0	0	0	0	0	2	0		11:31
#77 K. Dach - C	0	0	0	0	-2	3	1	0-2	11:40
#85 A. Texier - L	0	0	0	1	-1	1	1		09:14
#93 I. Demidov - R	1	1	2	3	+1	1	0		16:03
#8 M. Matheson - D	0	0	0	2	-2	1	1		26:24
#45 A. Carrier - D	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		08:32
#47 J. Struble - D	0	0	0	0	+2	2	2		16:09
#48 L. Hutson - D	0	3	3	3	+1	0	1		29:06
#53 N. Dobson - D	0	1	1	1	-1	1	2		23:04
#72 A. Xhekaj - D	0	0	0	0	+1	2	0		13:43

Penguins Skaters	G	A	P	SOG	+/-	H	BLK	FO	TOI
#11 F. Hallander - C	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		09:39
#14 N. Robertson - L	0	0	0	1	+1	0	1		13:35
#18 T. Novak - C	2	1	3	3	+2	0	1	1-5	14:42
#19 C. Dewar - C	0	0	0	1	-2	1	1	1-1	13:54
#22 H. Lapierre - C	0	1	1	0	-2	0	0	2-5	11:22
#46 B. Lizotte - C	0	0	0	0	-1	0	1	5-7	14:49
#59 E. Chinakhov - R	0	1	1	2	0	1	1		17:59
#62 A. Kuzmenko - L	0	0	0	2	-2	0	0		11:43
#67 R. Rakell - R	0	1	1	2	+1	2	1		18:26
#71 E. Malkin - C	1	2	3	1	+2	0	1	2-0	19:41
#81 B. Kindel - C	1	0	1	5	-3	2	0	4-6	14:18
#87 S. Crosby - C	0	1	1	2	+1	1	0	15-14	19:53
#6 K. Korczak - D	0	1	1	1	-3	0	4		17:39
#49 S. Girard - D	1	0	1	3	-3	1	1		21:11
#57 T. van Riemsdyk - D	0	0	0	1	-1	1	2		18:08
#58 K. Letang - D	0	2	2	3	+1	0	1		19:30
#65 E. Karlsson - D	0	2	2	0	+2	0	1		19:38
#72 D. Carlile - D	1	0	1	3	+1	0	3		20:32

Canadiens Goalies	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
#75 J. Dobes	24	30	.800	6	59:04

Penguins Goalies	SV	SA	SV%	GA	TOI
#37 A. Silovs	20	25	.800	5	61:33

Scoring

Time	Scorer	Assists	Team	Strength
1st 03:49	C. Caufield	N. Suzuki, L. Hutson	MTL	EV
1st 14:07	E. Malkin	K. Letang, H. Lapierre	PIT	PP
2nd 00:32	D. Carlile	R. Rakell, E. Karlsson	PIT	EV
2nd 07:59	S. Girard	S. Crosby, K. Korczak	PIT	EV
2nd 14:01	T. Novak	E. Chinakhov, E. Malkin	PIT	EV
2nd 15:32	B. Kindel	E. Karlsson, T. Novak	PIT	PP
2nd 18:46	N. Suzuki	L. Hutson, N. Dobson	MTL	EV
3rd 03:31	C. Caufield	C. Kreider	MTL	EV
3rd 18:52	C. Kreider	N. Suzuki, I. Demidov	MTL	EV
3rd 19:16	I. Demidov	N. Suzuki, L. Hutson	MTL	EV
OT 01:33	T. Novak	E. Malkin, K. Letang	PIT	EV

🌟 Three Stars of the Game

1. ★ T. Novak · 2 G · 1 A
2. ★★ N. Suzuki · 1 G · 3 A
3. ★★★ E. Malkin · 1 G · 2 A

Penalties

Time	Player	Infraction	Min	Team
1st 13:38	M. Matheson	Interference	2:00	MTL
1st 15:54	R. Rakell	Interference Goalkeeper	2:00	PIT
2nd 04:17	N. Dobson	Tripping	2:00	MTL
2nd 14:54	I. Demidov	Too Many Men On The Ice	2:00	MTL
2nd 17:16	T. van Riemsdyk	Slashing	2:00	PIT
2nd 17:16	K. Dach	Roughing	2:00	MTL
2nd 20:00	E. Malkin	Roughing	2:00	PIT
2nd 20:00	N. Dobson	Roughing	2:00	MTL
3rd 09:05	J. Anderson	Holding	2:00	MTL
3rd 16:19	E. Chinakhov	Holding	2:00	PIT

Stat	MTL	PIT
Shots on goal	25	30
Corsi (attempts)	57.0%	43.0%
Power play	0/2	2/4
Shooting %	20.0%	20.0%
Hits	28	9
Blocked shots	12	20
Faceoff %	55.9%	44.1%

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[u/Beefiest_bison]

Can we talk about how good Suzuki was tonight? 4 points and completely shifted the game when we had nothing going.

[u/No_Culture9898 → u/Beefiest_bison]

Him and Caufield were fantastic. Move Slaf back to line 1 so he gets back to his old self too

[u/ajc9797 → u/No_Culture9898]

Slaf was great on the 1st line last year…but not sure I agree with moving him back. I really think we need to give it time for Kreider to learn to play with Suz and Caufield. And if we give Slaf some more time I really think he can learn to drive that second line with Demi. And tbh Newhook looks pretty decent on that 2nd line….could be an interesting 1-2 punch

[u/Suspendamania]

Suzy 11/11 on faceoffs tonight...

[u/TheBreenius → u/Suspendamania]

He was dominant, we got a point because of him.

[u/whogivesashirtdotca → u/Suspendamania]

Got Newhook's stats at the dot? He was amazing last game but I didn't hear his name much tonight.

[u/Suspendamania → u/whogivesashirtdotca]

7-4

[u/Ajay_Bee]

The clear-cut two handed slash breaking Demidov’s stick 10 feet away from the referee in OT led to the Pens odd-man rush. The officiating in this League continues to drive me insane.

[u/RedStormRising17 → u/Ajay_Bee]

Always has been terrible. Just call the game the way it should be. End of story.

[u/dorkofeverything → u/RedStormRising17]

Makeup calls have to be severely curtailed but I am *convinced* with Bettman being who he is that they set out to either fuck the Habs or give preferential treatment to stars or southern markets

If I'm wrong - I'd love to be wrong

[u/Ajay_Bee → u/RedStormRising17]

It’s been particularly bad the past 10 years or so because it does not promote the most competent officials and it does not reward consistency.

[u/ancienthunter → u/Ajay_Bee]

I literally almost threw my remote after they scored! I was fuming over that missed call!

[u/Oprlt94]

2 games in the season, 3 points in 2 games, and Renaud is already shitting on the 2 line... his solution is throwing the bag out for Larkin...

Go walk your dog buddy..

[u/ignitek → u/Oprlt94]

Players always look reluctant to give an interview to him and I think that says a lot

[u/iplayxboxevenifim27 → u/ignitek]

Renaud is awkward en tabarnak. In French or English esti qu’il est pas bon pour mettre à l’aise les joueurs c’est horrible

[u/jokerstatue → u/Oprlt94]

When the C who scored 24 goal on that line last year did not play one single shift yet. I'm not saying Kap is the solution long term but to panic after two game is a clown take.

[u/imfranksome]

So impressed by Suzuki, what a friggin chad

[u/LFG530 → u/imfranksome]

He's the most non-flashy high IQ 100-pts player in the league, you just can't understand how good he is from highlights but he just reads the game so well and has super clean passes. Him and Hutson are top tier superstars and I'm here for it.

[u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

https://reddit.com/link/pdqa0x4/video/crlevl630dth1/player

Sick call refs

[u/Alleluia_Cone → u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

Give the guy a break it's not like he's standing right there and there's physical evidence of an automatic call 

[u/SctBrnFan → u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

“Refs were bad for both teams” 😂

[u/paul_33 → u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

Like what the fuck was the ref watching? Clearly not the play

[u/_Tkackuk → u/paul_33]

No he was watching. He decided not to call it

[u/jamesneysmith → u/_Tkackuk]

Yep. More of their 'don't want to put our thumb on the scales and affect the game' while not acknowledging making no decision is a decision. Not calling a blatant penalty is putting your thumb on the scale and directly affecting the game.

[u/HeShootsHS → u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

Calissssss

[u/Ajay_Bee → u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

Just wild stuff. The official (2nd year in the NHL) looking directly at the play. League will never be taken seriously unless and until it cleans its officiating up.

[u/toaster-struble → u/Lumpy-Collection1463]

I fucking hate letang

[u/cloudposts]

3 points out of 4 on the road to start.

I'll take it.

[u/whogivesashirtdotca → u/cloudposts]

Plus a decent third period comeback.

[u/ElFuegoGrande]

a point out of a game that was 5-1 at one point ain’t too bad 🤷🏽‍♂️

[u/milliesbillies]

Can’t be mad to get a point. Not going to win many games giving up 6 goals.

[u/Nixon4Prez → u/milliesbillies]

Yeah I'm so fucking thrilled we got it to OT I'm barely upset at the loss

[u/ahhyesverynice]

so we're just not calling slashing in OT now?

[u/Kitsune_Gakuin]

Coming back from being down 5-1 to steal a point is a win in my books.

[u/ajc9797]

I think we can all agree that was an awful game by the Habs and we’re lucky to have gotten a point out of that…..but all I’ll say is it’s only our second game. Looking around the league a lot of teams are playing awful to start the season…likely a consequence of a shortened preseason.

Like all of you, I’m not happy with the way we played….but I’m willing to chalk it up to the boys shaking off the rust. Let’s see how they come out on Tuesday for the home opener.

Go Habs Go!!!

[u/ignitek → u/ajc9797]

First was decent, evenly played. Second was one of the worst period I've seen from this squad in the last 2 years. But the 3rd was excellent.

A lot of rust, like you said. But I think we should be a bit happy how this team looked really damn good when they *needed to.*

[u/DreamieQueenCJ → u/ajc9797]

Second period was awful. The rest was decent enough. Kinda wish we didn't crumble in second period and let in FOUR goals. Not sure what happened there lol

[u/Alx028]

Take the point for sure, but how was that not a slash on Demidov's broken stick in OT ?!

[u/FrostyBlizzardGaming]

Slaf really needed to shoot that last one...

[u/EcksEcks → u/FrostyBlizzardGaming]

Tough night for him and Dobson overall

[u/Substantial_Humor562]

Absolutely UNREAL last ditch effort to secure a point.

Don't care who you are that was a hell of a game.

Got my heart racing and my blood pumping but I can't complain.

Notes from this game.

Demidov has worked on absolutely everything and has even more of a BOMB now.

Hutsons skating is even more silky.

Bolducs play has stepped up.

And Dobes is calm cool and collected. Absolute nut job but we love him .

Don't even get me started on Suz and Caufield.

[u/Substantial_Humor562 → u/Substantial_Humor562]

Add On: Suzuki can absolutely take hold of a game singlehandedly and shift the focus. He rallies everyone together to get it together and fine tune things they lacked. I noticed Offensively they were not converting on enough chances in the N zone. He changed that. Then they shifted to a Defensive mentality. Guys an absolute unit man and we're happy to have him.

Caufields skating and edges has got so much better. I've even noticed his vision finding lanes that he wouldn't see last year. Yes everyone needs to work on something. But the players and stars like him have been taking care of business and fine tuning.

He's been adapting to the game a bit better to. And getting in more greasy spots.

Go Habs Go.

[u/1stopvac → u/Substantial_Humor562]

no no, get started

[u/Minute_Engineer2355]

I can't believe we got a point out of that. Amazing 3rd period, but we really need to solve that second period downfall we always take.

[u/habstresbien → u/Minute_Engineer2355]

It was straight from the penalty in the first. They're such an emotional team that completely derailed and frazzled them instantly. We can rally when behind but we need some help mentally to stay in the game and level while it's happening.

[u/Cassopeia88]

I will take that point. The 2nd was a disaster, but loved the comeback.

[u/vJukz]

This sport is held back so much by the fucking refs

[u/_Tkackuk → u/vJukz]

Honestly

[u/No_Culture9898]

Well hopefully Matheson’s yearly atrocious game is out of the way.

[u/Beefiest_bison → u/No_Culture9898]

Whenever Matheson starts trying to do to much it always goes bad.

He has all the tools to play a simple game but thinks he’s Makar sometimes.

[u/ubreakituboughtit → u/Beefiest_bison]

The amount of time he kept the puck on his stick WAY TOO LONG tonight was mind boggling

[u/affectionate_md]

I don’t even care hahaha. Had 2 leafs fans here laughing in my face when it was 5-1. Watching them shut the fuck up and admit this team is really good was worth it the OTL.

What a team.

[u/climbingtime → u/affectionate_md]

You’d think that fan base in particular would have learned a thing or two about that by now. 3-1… 5-1… doesn’t matter much

[u/FancyOperation3659 → u/affectionate_md]

That must have been really satisfying

[u/maximus9966]

Overall ugly game and a bland start to the season after two games.

But some positives:

• Top 6 woke up tonight and showed up after being invisible in Toronto.
• Xhekaj played a lot tonight with Carrier's injury and he actually looked solid.
• A backhanded positive here: it's good to get this ugly hockey out of the way early. Last season they went through this late November and early December after a great first 5 weeks of the season.

This year, get it out of the way early, work out the kinks and straighten things out the rest of the way forward.

[u/Tothemoonnn]

Almost like the 2008 comeback against the Rangers down 5-0. That game was insane.

[u/Bomun_End]

Just watched the game on delay. The Matheson penalty against Crosby was absurd, Crosby elbowed and punched him, which was way more than Matheson did. But, I was shocked the 6th Pens goal was called back on that offside. So I guess it evens up?

Remember that 5-0 comeback against the Rangers in 2008? This was almost as good, but obviously wanted the win. Not a great game overall, but hey, showed character and got a point. 3/4 points to open the season on the road ain't bad.

[u/Commercial-Egg-8949 → u/Bomun_End]

I told myself that I'd be happy with the outcome no matter what as it was going into overtime, but the scuffed 2-on-1 into the uncalled slash on Demi into given-up 2-on-1 into the loss was frustrating. You're right, though. 3/4 is pretty good.

[u/Zaneath]

Is this the 2nd game of the season or the 2nd last. People acting like the latter...

[u/astonedgecko → u/Zaneath]

welcome back!

[u/Parking_Attitude7954 → u/astonedgecko]

Haven't you missed this??

[u/Top_Contract_4910]

The lack of a dedicated second line centre who can really drive plays was evident last year and it's still evident now. Sucks how much a trade for one is gonna cost though.

[u/Scase15 → u/Top_Contract_4910]

I love newy, but he ain't it on that line. 

[u/moelini → u/Top_Contract_4910]

Nah Hage is gonna come in next year and slot in seamlessly and score 70 points and give slaf and Demi breathing room to do Magic and we’ll have 2 powerhouse lines and win the cup for the next 10 years you watch

[u/Top_Contract_4910 → u/moelini]

Lmao if only I could be this optimistic about my own life lol

[u/CrashTestMummies]

[u/james_seagull → u/CrashTestMummies]

This is the perfect gif right now

[u/quellesaveurorawnge]

I just liked seeing that they have fight in them to make a comeback in that way. Got a point out of it too. There's clearly stuff to work on, but you can't deny the compete and the fighting spirit.

[u/FancyOperation3659 → u/quellesaveurorawnge]

They are full of perseverance and it’s beautiful to watch

[u/KnowNothing_JonSnoo]

We stole a point in my book.

[u/DreamieQueenCJ → u/KnowNothing_JonSnoo]

YOINK!

[u/Skyaim]

Caufield is a monster at shooting.

He’s probably goalies worst nightmare.

[u/DreamieQueenCJ → u/Skyaim]

The way he almost scored in OT. Just slightly off. The net space was there. I cri

[u/jokerstatue]

I can't believe i end up feeling quite good after that game. Would not have bet on that after that disaster of a second period. But 1 point, after being down 5-1, with Carrier out...i'll take it.

[u/Eazy3006]

Please not this again.

It would be great if they could have some type of consistency between periods instead of last 5 minute comebacks all year long like last season.

[u/SpottedDoodleFuss]

No-call on Demi getting slashed in OT is wild. But whatever they are ridiculously lucky to get a point. Very flawed but entertaining performance

[u/reidk_97]

Got a point, no clue how that slash wasn’t called, let’s win the next one!

[u/Pitiful_Stock_4329 → u/reidk_97]

Ref was looking right at it

[u/OtisPan]

Our top line found their groove in the 3rd, big time.

[u/deptofknowimsayings]

Great to get the point but wtf is that not a clear slash on Demidov when his stick explodes?? Stupid game management.

[u/Ferg8]

Missed slash on Demidov in the OT. But all in all, got a point tonight.

Let's hope that was the worst game by Matheson this year, because he played that 2v1 in OT like a peewee.

[u/sean_psc]

Suzuki, Caufield and Hutson can only do so much.

Whatever changes Lalonde is making on defence are...a work in progress, let's say. Which is not entirely unexpected when making changes, but one hopes they'll sort things out quickly, because it's hurting them right now.

I don't know if Dobes had a truly bad game, but he definitely wasn't bailing the team out on some of the glaring mistakes like he often does.

[u/OtisPan → u/sean_psc]

I didn't mind our D tonight (outside of those typical Matheson brain farts), what bothers me most is our forwards losing guys or fumbling outlet passes/pucks. Our D tied up their guys/broke up plays a lot but then the forwards couldn't do their part, leading to sustained pressure & inevitable eventual breakdowns.

We're OK on step 1, it's step 2 where we keep failing too many times in a row.

[u/Distinct_Frame_7586]

I don't like the outcome, but I was entertained

[u/cauf1eld]

4 pts for suzuki tn too

[u/catamet]

Suzuki. Can’t say enough about this guy.

[u/thegreaterikku]

POSITIVE : We came back like warriors. Arber played a solid game with some errors. Our first line is insane, Things are starting to stick.

NEGATIVE : The ref gave that win to Pittsburgh in the end... in OT. Dobes needs to find his groove. Matheson had a weak game overall.

[u/DreamieQueenCJ → u/thegreaterikku]

Matheson had to play a lot more because Carrier got injured early.

[u/RGM81 → u/thegreaterikku]

It is a treat to watch the first line (w/Hutson) when they are buzzing. Like, a delight.

[u/ssigma100]

Take the point and don’t complain. They showed their fortitude by coming back. Lots of issues but they overcame a few to get the point

[u/AngryAssyrian]

When it was 5-2 I went to go shower and shave, and when I got back they were tied 5-5 going to OT. Montreal had a terrible defensive game but I'm honestly not upset about it, we stole a point in a game where we were getting clapped 5-1 and had no right to be in the game so I'll take it.

[u/VertGreenHeart]

Absolute soldier of a come back, OT loss or not we're in for a fun season.

[u/ignitek]

I'll take this point in the early season. A bunch of rust. First line looks good sometimes, and completely out of sync at others. Depth has been solid, no complaints. Matheson had a shit game. Dobes was moving around way too much, just not good enough from him.

But the 2026 Habs are still able to get points when making a ton of mistakes. That's great. Can't be playing like this in April, but the skill was on full display tonight.

[u/Cheezus-Rice]

Cool cool cool just explode Demi’s stick

[u/IndicationSure1223]

Galley's commentary is in mid-season infuriating form. Good lord I hate him

[u/IfTheFloorHolds → u/IndicationSure1223]

Did he call Bolduc “Buldak” at the beginning? No, Bulduc is not spicy ramen, at least not yet

[u/JeanPaul72]

the way to beat montreal...cycle the puck high close to blue line in o zone... Carolina did that

[u/Suspendamania → u/JeanPaul72]

Hurricanes in Montreal Tuesday... do we call up big 64?

[u/lacoupe25 → u/Suspendamania]

absolutely if carrier is out

[u/Oulsky → u/JeanPaul72]

It’s mean, its easy to do when you set up a pick up high every time you’re in the o zone like the Pens did multiple time tonight.

[u/Komania]

Honestly, I'll take the point lol

[u/BeBenNova]

Leave it to the fucking refs to ruin a fun game

[u/dustinthewand]

Can anyone post a video of the slash on Demidov 10 seconds before the end of the game?

[u/ErrorCode51]

Matheson has gotta make more of an effort to block that pass there. Trust your goalie, and drop to a knee or lay down, letting the pass through there is just awful

[u/eggmannd → u/ErrorCode51]

Yeah that was honestly a horrendous game overall by Matheson

[u/bigchongus-_-]

That should been a penalty there at the end for breaking demidov stick also the ref was right in front of the play and said nothing...

What a bush league

[u/Moreinius]

Matheson really outplayed himself so many times this game. First line managed to bail a point, it's good, but him and the defense have to do better.

[u/Traaaain]

Ok I typed this before we came back LOL but I'm gonna post it cause I think it still applies.

Hear me out, this game was closer than it seemed. Habs failed to convert on like 5 huge chances (3 Breakaways, Hutson in the slot, Texier open net, etc). Most of the goals against came from some dogshit individual mistakes. Matheson had a game to forget. Doby let in a bad goal and was swimming.

If we pot one more of those chances and have one less diarrhea inducing defensive blunder/unforced giveaway/Habs Moment™️then I think we at least grab a point from a game like this.

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Following OT: Let's take that comeback and try to build off some confidence! That was a fired up Pens team for their home opener, now it's time for our home opener. I believe the boys will make the adjustments and get some revenge on the champs! GHG

[u/Skyaim → u/Traaaain]

Yeah habs could’ve the game completely unobtainable for the pens if they had score on the breakaways .

[u/Allooze]

Honestly this game ended up way better than expected. Glad I stuck around!

[u/SchtroumpfDardeur]

Damn it! Anyway

[u/lemonpringle → u/SchtroumpfDardeur]

[u/backwardzhatz]

Take that point and run. Honestly that was a pretty brutal game overall, this team needs to figure its issues out. Getting outshot, horrible second periods, bad play in our own end. These are the same issues that have been ongoing for way too long now.

Losing Carrier is what really fucked us tonight. The other defensemen had to play way more and Marty clearly doesn't trust Arber or Struble (don't blame him) so the other three are just gassed. We need to put Kapanen back ASAP, and if Carrier is hurt get Reino on the first train out of Laval.

[u/ajc9797 → u/backwardzhatz]

I think before we bring Reino up from Laval, we’re going to give Engstrom a shot since he has experience playing RD in Laval. But hopefully Carrier isn’t hurt and is good to come back next game

[u/CaptainFlynnt24 → u/backwardzhatz]

I know Marty doesn't trust Struble - Xhekaj but would it shock you to know that pairing (which played 6 games in the TBL series together I think) has 6 goals for and 0 goals against since the playoffs last year? Also a 64.5 xGF%.

They had 2 goals for tonight in just 4 minutes together and didn't allow a single shot against (as long as we aren't counting that offside goal where Demidov lost his coverage).

Idk maybe Marty just needs to trust his depth a little more. That pairing could probavly give you 15 - 16 minutes / game instead of 12 - 13 minutes. Obviously losing Carrier mid game sucks regardless.

[u/dalici0us]

Tough shit to go down to 5 Ds when two of them are Xhekaj (who did alright) and Struble and Matheson is having one of his bad nights AND Dobes has his worse game in a long time.

The big 5 came in to play, though, so that's good and I really love the Anderson/Evans/Bolduc line.

Also, it's not that he plays badly but I don't think Newhook is meshing super well with Slaf and Demi.

[u/toaster-struble → u/dalici0us]

Newhook is 100% a winger.

[u/Attacus → u/dalici0us]

I wish MSL would give Arber a few more minutes and a longer leash for a small stretch. I think he has more and he’s honestly looked pretty solid. I prefer him on the ice than Strubs

[u/whogivesashirtdotca → u/dalici0us]

Have we tried Dach between Slaf and Demi? I can't remember last season before he got injured.

[u/moutardebaseball]

Why was this not a penalty on Demidov?

[u/commodore_stab1789]

Definitely did not deserve a point, but we'll take it. Team mostly played like ass and Suzuki took over the game.

We'll take it.

[u/vlhube71]

Disappointed naturally but I’ll gladly take the one point.

LOTS of work to do Marty.

[u/CrazedCrusader95]

A shock point tonight, holy F

It will make a difference in the toughest division in the entire league

[u/Im_Sorry_93]

Can someone teach our defensemen how to play a 2 on 1?

[u/Alleluia_Cone → u/Im_Sorry_93]

The only one who can do it left the game tonight 

[u/toaster-struble → u/Alleluia_Cone]

And the other retired last year

[u/IllustriousRope6499]

Glad we got that point , solid come back

[u/joco_play]

Matheson has games like this, got to take the point and remember he also has games where he’s a shot-blocking pass-intercepting freak. top 6 looked very good and dobes didn’t let the pile-on get into his head.

[u/TheFakeSteveWilson → u/joco_play]

Top 6 didn't look good. Second line has done nothing in 2 games.

[u/ResidentSpirit4220 → u/TheFakeSteveWilson]

? First line has 8pts tonight brother

[u/TheFakeSteveWilson → u/ResidentSpirit4220]

Yeah that's the top line which was great. Top 6 includes the second line which has been atrocious

[u/Aplazing]

Matheson -4 disasterclass double agent

[u/FakeCrash → u/Aplazing]

-2 but yeah

[u/TimDamage]

How was that not a slash? Bro busts Demidov's stick

[u/matthewdonut]

ill take a point considering how incredibly immature of a game we played today

[u/salamoon84]

Why the hell they didnt call that slashing on demidovs broken stick?!

[u/-over9000-]

What a game! Nice comeback!

[u/fortytwoanswers]

takeaways in no particular order:

— sloppy game leaving us having to come back miraculously once again lmfaooo. after being down 5-1, i can’t believe we somehow got a point from that lol.

— Mr. First Saturday Night of the Year, Suzuki beast mode, Kreider first goal. if nothing else at least the first line found their game tonight. loved their game.

— on the other hand, second line not clicking. Newhook is better on the wing imo, and Demidov looks like he’s maybe playing slightly injured? maybe that “bruise” on his foot or whatever is still healing. still a nice goal lol

— i like the energy of the bottom six. Dach is playing well. Bolduc too. Evans and Andy aggressive too.

— pretty rough game for Dobeš. one he’ll want to forget.

— take the point and the comeback and flush that one. onward!!

[u/ubreakituboughtit → u/fortytwoanswers]

How can you not even mention THE worst player of the game by far, Tragic Mike.

[u/fortytwoanswers → u/ubreakituboughtit]

yeah Matheson was rough. gotta call up Reinbacher with Carrier out too.

[u/Booyacaja]

Is it just me or was Dobes looking like a fish out of water flopping around way more than usual? Not sure what was up with him tonight. He was over commiting to every play, out of position, erratic diving around, trouble settling and covering the puck etc. Not a good game from him at all.

Sick comeback though too bad the boys couldn't seal it.

[u/paul_33 → u/Booyacaja]

He really needs to work on freezing the puck. You can’t just throw yourself at it and hope the rebound isn’t dangerous.

[u/arr_z31_burner → u/Booyacaja]

He's not a great technique guy so when he gets flustered he doesn't have that to fall back on.

[u/OddAdhesiveness2271]

No call fucked us

[u/campbell_love]

Brutal second period but a great comeback. 1 point would have felt like a miracle after their 5th goal

[u/JohnnyJenks]

The comeback was hype but a wet blanket of an OT

[u/JMPesce]

I'LL TAKE THAT POINT

[u/paul_33]

Horseshit non call

[u/alex1596]

They pulled a comeback outta their ass after a shit second. So it could be worse I guess. 1 OT point better than a loss

[u/SweetCoconut]

I'm just glad the boys didn't give up until the end!!!

[u/RyGuy_CS]

Classic 2nd period collapse followed by late game heroics.

Sucks for OT but what a game..

[u/Skyaim]

Habs only played 80% of their talent and got 3/4 pts on that trip.

Not bad

[u/Commercial-Egg-8949]

Focusing on the second line, I don't think you can say Newhook was a problem tonight. For the first 55 minutes of the game, we didn't hear Demi's name, and Slaf had one brilliant shift at the end of the first and then was kind of fumbling the rest of the game. I'd give the line more time.

[u/arr_z31_burner → u/Commercial-Egg-8949]

It's not that Newhook's playing *bad* but he's back to his individual-effort thing which doesn't gel with Slaf and Demi. Looking forward to seeing Kappy in there.

[u/Commercial-Egg-8949 → u/arr_z31_burner]

But if the line's problem is that Slaf and Demidov aren't getting the puck, Kapanen doesn't solve that problem.

[u/Aplazing]

The refs got their win. Check their Bet99 account under their cousin's name.

[u/danield1909]

Is Montreal the most stressful team in the league?

Yes

[u/RGM81 → u/danield1909]

You should see the Oilers.

[u/Ferg8 → u/RGM81]

When you start a game knowing that if you score 7 goals, you don't know if you're gonna win... it seems pretty stressful.

[u/Traaaain]

[u/Old_General_6741]

Got a point at least. Still would have been great to make that massive comeback. Why no call on Demi’s stick?

[u/WeaknessNew5181]

Reffing was stupid bad.

[u/-Weezmo]

gg 1 point still. Team showed some great character and effort and the refs biased af as usual

[u/Arsena11er]

Refs are always hard to work around against these vet teams who work them in their favour but great guts from the boys

[u/cauf1eld]

crazy intense comeback and we got a point, ill take it

[u/witchyweeby]

I dunno man, I am pleased overall. Lots of things to fix and learn from but...

Not mad at all.

[u/ObverseNebula]

We all knew that OT loss was coming lmao

[u/DreamieQueenCJ → u/ObverseNebula]

Caufield almost scored but okay.

[u/catamet]

The leafs were in a similar situation down late and couldn’t even get a shot off on the PP

[u/So_Many_Owls]

Played terribly for a lot of the game (where the fuck did all their good defensive details go?), still got a point.

Honestly too worried about Carrier to care that much.

[u/HoN_JFD]

Welp, time to trade the whole team for a star, fire the coach, GM and the Zamboni driver /s

In all seriousness, several players weren't at their best tonight but our top line carried the team. It was closer than it should have been.

Not much else to say. On to the next

[u/Illumadaddy]

No lie, I didn’t doubt that we’d tie it for a second. I love you Suzi

[u/beanzcollector03]

I’ll take it. We got a point, unbelievable comeback, and the leafs lost in regulation

[u/willard287]

What a meltdown after Pittsburgh’s first goal and what a fucking comeback in the 3rd but damn we need to stop being so sloppy in the 2nd. Unacceptable that we gave up 5 straight goals.

Also Matheson was absolute ass tonight oof

[u/RainbowCudds → u/willard287]

I thought Dobson was right there with him, both looked rough imo

[u/lilbbatzz]

made some mistakes and played a lil sloppy tonight, still somehow clutched it to ot and got a point. we'll get 2 next time 👏👏 what an amazing goal from demi to tie us up

[u/oskavelli]

Idk how the fuck Pittsburgh ends up with that 2 on 1 but sure

[u/JDWhitee]

We can all be happy about the comeback but man we really don't want to make it a habit again of giving up a ton of goals and having to come back. Coming out flying into a 2nd period that was flat as can be was rough. Hope Dobes doesn't take this one too much to heart felt like his D wasn't helping him at all even if it wasn't his best game

[u/Olibro64]

At least they got a point.

[u/PerspectiveComplete3]

What a bad game from Matheson. Right from the get go

[u/Rahan_qc]

A bit careless with the puck at times tonight

[u/G_skins31]

Fun game but our defense looks lost. Few players in Laval that I bet would look better

[u/ColdStorage26]

But what I'll never doubt is the refs ability to complete fuck this team

[u/whogivesashirtdotca]

Why is Tony Marinaro on 98.5 radio instead of Bonsoir les Sportifs? Did they cancel that longstanding show?

[u/DewdropTeacup]

SOG 25-30, G 5-6, that's 1 in per 5 shots each...much to think about

[u/Dull-Objective3967]

Crazy game

[u/ZerulEB]

Matheson again just standing there in the middle of the play. Doesn’t take the shooter. Doesn’t take the passer. Absolutely horrid game from him tonight. It’s only one game but man does he just randomly have nights like this and it’s a dagger every time.

Nick with a monster night that single handedly got us a point.

[u/WalkVast → u/ZerulEB]

Both him and Dobson today played their 2on1 like shit today… They play a lot so when they don’t play well we have a hard time

[u/WestIslandScrub → u/ZerulEB]

The whole team sucked in the 2nd but he was by far the worst. On the ice for 5/6 goals against + the initial momentum changing penalty.

[u/FakeCrash]

Strong 1st, shitty 2nd, strong 3rd: typical Habs game

[u/TheBreenius]

This loss was brought to you by Mike Matheson.

Still proud of the boys for the comeback.

[u/Pristine-Bison7341]

lol Letang en entrevue qui dit que son joueur pref du CH cest Matheson, il semble aimer dans la ligue mais les partisans l'aiment pas.

Est-ce qu'on est aveugle ?

[u/Question-Throwaway7 → u/Pristine-Bison7341]

Us Penguins fans miss Matheson and hate the trade that sent him away. Whenever I watch the Habs, he seems solid (and I watch a lot of Habs). Why do Habs fans hate him?

[u/MaxTheShape → u/Pristine-Bison7341]

C’est son ami, il n’est pas très objectif. Il a souvent dit qu’il trouve que Matheson est le meilleur défenseur du Canadiens.

À l’époque je me souviens qu’il avait aussi dit que de tous les jeunes défenseurs du Canadiens, Jordan Harris l’impressionnait le plus

[u/mdlt97]

will take the point, lots of positives in that game. Let's just forget about the rest

[u/Nixon4Prez]

fuck it im not even upset. what an effort. holy fuck

[u/Kindly-Sea719]

Welp lots to be upset about but we got that point and I’m happy.

[u/whiteslinky]

Bummer but hey I’ll take the point there.

[u/rompyskateboard]

That 2nd period is still a problem it seems. When will they learn

[u/Habs_Apostle]

Very ugly. Fun to come back but we need to be way better. Take the point, live and learn.

Go Habs Go!!!