The Habs are up 3-1 heading into the second period.
The Habs wasted no time getting on the board. Manny Malholtra won a face-off to P.K. Subban who snapped it in for his 12th goal of the season. Manny got his 2nd assist of the year on the face-off win.
Watching Brandon Dubinsky get contorted on a hit from Tom Gilbert in slow-motion makes you realize what a rough game hockey is. The goal he scored on Carey Price came from a bad angle, and although it tied the game the Habs regained the lead on a blast from Andrei Markov as he took a past from a buzzing David Desharnais who had picked up a dumped-in puck from the Blue Jackets' corner.
Five minutes into the game and it was 2-1 Habs.
The pace didn't slow. Both the Habs and Jackets kept coming at each other. The difference was in the Habs 90% shooting accuracy, having registered 9 shots on 10 shot attempts.
Max Pacioretty scored his 30th goal to give the Habs a 3-1 lead with 5:24 to go in the period. By the end of the first period the Habs had out-CORSI'ed the Blue Jackets 21-14, and had successfully landed 13 shots on net.
Scoring Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01:49 | MTL | P.K. Subban (12) Slapshot - ASST: Andrei Markov (30), Manny Malhotra (2) | 1 - 0 MTL | |
| 02:43 | CBJ | Brandon Dubinsky (8) Snap shot - ASST: David Savard (14), Cam Atkinson (12) | 1 - 1 Tie | |
| 04:25 | MTL | Andrei Markov (8) Slapshot - ASST: David Desharnais (27) | 2 - 1 MTL | |
| 14:36 | MTL | Max Pacioretty (30) Wrist shot - ASST: Brendan Gallagher (19), P.K. Subban (34) | 3 - 1 MTL | |
Penalty Summary
| 1ST PERIOD | ||
|---|---|---|
| 10:59 | MTL | Dale Weise Interference - 2 min against Cody Goloubef |
| 19:58 | MTL | Brendan Gallagher Tripping - 2 min against Scott Hartnell |
Shots
| PERIOD | MTL | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 13 | 9 |
| Total | 13 | 9 |
Team Stats
| CATEGORY | MTL | CBJ |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 0/0 | 0/2 |
| Hits | 8 | 12 |
| Faceoff Wins | 8 | 6 |
| Giveaways | 4 | 0 |
| Takeaways | 2 | 2 |
| Blocked Shots | 3 | 4 |
| Penalty Minutes | 4 | 0 |