[Recap/Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2022021012)
###Boxscore
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|OT|SO|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/canes)|1|1|1|0|1|4|
|[](/r/habs)|2|1|0|0|0|3|
###Team Stats
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocked|FO Wins|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Plays|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[](/r/canes)|39|11|9|56.7%|11|8|0/2|
|[](/r/habs)|24|17|25|43.3%|19|4|0/4|
###Goal Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|10:17|[](/r/habs)|Even|[Alex Belzile (3) Backhand, assists: Michael Pezzetta (7), Chris Tierney (2)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/f38f57a9-7530-4b4f-b04e-0f9057ba053f.mp4)|
|1st|16:16|[](/r/habs)|Even|[Mike Hoffman (10) Wrist Shot, assists: Jonathan Drouin (21)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/ceb284fb-b7b3-4bd7-be4b-b6c6c27b872d.mp4)|
|1st|16:31|[](/r/canes)|Even|[Jaccob Slavin (5) Slap Shot, assists: Derek Stepan (5), Paul Stastny (12)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/4c04280e-6926-4b03-a8ad-97200bdbdb8d.mp4)|
|2nd|01:00|[](/r/canes)|Even|[Brady Skjei (12) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Pesce (19), Teuvo Teravainen (23)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/b4d4b0d2-138a-4812-be78-2585dd6f3bb8.mp4)|
|2nd|02:49|[](/r/habs)|Even|[Michael Pezzetta (5) Tip-In, assists: Chris Tierney (3), Alex Belzile (6)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/90e9b92e-a93f-4b8c-9e48-66855ca65d0d.mp4)|
|3rd|16:22|[](/r/canes)|Even|[Jesper Fast (8) Wrist Shot, assists: Brett Pesce (20)](https://hlslive-wsczoominwestus.med.nhl.com/editor/1b71fca7-fa12-4dc1-859e-83a31513a4fc.mp4)|
|SO|00:00|[](/r/habs)|—|Rem Pitlick – Wrist Shot|
|SO|00:00|[](/r/canes)|—|Brent Burns – Wrist Shot|
|SO|00:00|[](/r/habs)|—|Nick Suzuki – Backhand|
|SO|00:00|[](/r/canes)|—|Teuvo Teravainen – Backhand|
|SO|00:00|[](/r/canes)|—|Jesperi Kotkaniemi – Snap Shot|
###Penalty Summary
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|03:07|[](/r/canes)|Minor|2|Jordan Staal Hooking against Alex Belzile|
|1st|06:39|[](/r/habs)|Minor|2|Chris Wideman Slashing against Jordan Martinook|
|1st|07:28|[](/r/canes)|Minor|2|Andrei Svechnikov Slashing against Nick Suzuki|
|2nd|03:16|[](/r/habs)|Minor|2|Alex Belzile Unsportsmanlike conduct against Brent Burns|
|2nd|03:16|[](/r/canes)|Minor|2|Brent Burns Unsportsmanlike conduct against Alex Belzile|
|2nd|04:42|[](/r/habs)|Minor|2|Josh Anderson Interference against Shayne Gostisbehere|
|2nd|15:13|[](/r/canes)|Minor|2|Andrei Svechnikov Tripping against Christian Dvorak|
|3rd|04:59|[](/r/canes)|Minor|2|Sebastian Aho Tripping against Nick Suzuki|
by HockeyMod
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Tank Commander KK
Well that ending couldn’t have been any more predictable.
Tank commander Jesperi Kotkaniemi reporting for duty
If Pez was in the Shootout, we wouldve won
Poetic justice, good for KK. I always liked him and still think he has solid 2C potential. But I don’t think we get Dach if we keep him, all’s well.
Otherwise, 1 point is better than 2 points in my books. Minor bump for the tank. And Belzile apparently heard y’all talking shit and is “developing” well! I really think he can be a solid 4C for a couple years while Beck/Kidney develop.
[Called it!](https://www.reddit.com/r/Habs/comments/11l1m9e/game_thread_carolina_hurricanes_41128_at_montreal/jbctpgf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf&context=3)
Hockey Gods are so lazy man i swear
Suzuki just cannot be stopped in the shootout
He’s going to be Canada’s Oshie/Kovalchuk next time NHL players participate
Mike Matheson plays fun hockey. Love him
Frustrating game. 4th liners getting us to a shootout and getting us a useless point just to lose to a Kotkaniemi goal lol. Everything about the team just feels kind of empty at this point.
Sometimes you can’t help but laugh
That was the worst OT 3-on-1 I’ve ever seen.
That was a pretty good game, but Victor Findlay’s commentating just sucked the life out of me for the whole thing. Bring back Bryan.
Ah, 1 point. The perfect compromise for tankers and habs-cheerers, right? RIGHT??
Frustrating.
Just frustrating that we will keep racking points we absolutely should not be, and end up picking bottom 7-10 (likely closer to 10 than 7). Instead of having picked Bottom 5, which could either be us winning lottery thanks to better odds, or even if not, at least be in the range of the Top 5 prospects of this draft. Such a fucking useless point. This season will go to waste and will inevitably result in a shit hockey product for the next couple seasons because of it (hyperbole but some truth to it).
It should go without saying players don’t tank, but so dissapointing to see us always be ~5 pts within bottom 5, and then just win out/go OT and widen the gap. Ever since All-Star Break, we threw the chance of picking top in the draft by going on random win streaks.
Anyway, ~20 ish games before season ends. Can’t wait till we punt this whole season and find out during draft day if we’re gonna get a top pick or end up middle of the pack. Can’t say I see us being better in the very near future, more like we will ramp up and maybe be good 4/5 years from now.
On the other hand, Suzuki is so sick on the shootout and KK scoring the GWG is just ironic
I don’t see how the Canes can get through the 1st round, they struggled against us…
Canes fans are so obsessed with us, it’s insane lmao
*BAD*
– I honestly haven’t been following the games enough to do these and idk just hard when so many players are out and the team is near the basement. It’d be one thing if everyone was playing.
– Super nit picky Nothing against him he is playing really well lately. Players I would put in the shootout before Josh Anderson: Jake Allen, MSL himself, Alex Burrows, and the Pokémon geodude or any other Rock type because the hands are the same.
– Kotkaniemi really of course.
*GOOD*
– Overtime was quite the adventure for this player but honestly Matheson is fun. He definitely fits here and if you pair him with a stay at home guy I think he’s a pretty good player for any team to have.
– Pezetta has done a 180 on the season. First half I would have thought he wouldn’t be on the Habs beyond this season but he’s really playing well and a 200ft gritty game.
– Belzile I’ve always been a fan of. I think as a fourth liner he has a place in the league.
– Tierney quietly not a bad pickup.
– This is weird because objectively he hasn’t worked out here. But If you can get Drouin on a cheap deal id welcome him back. He still has his moments of the talent that had him drafted where he was.
– Suzuki is the best shootout player in the league.
KK with the tank victory, good for him.
Guys I want a coveted top player this year. Really one of the top 3 guys. A big C would be fantastic for our future, but man did tonight make me miss big game hockey. These guys are fun to watch.
The rumors of Jonathan Drouin’s demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Ducharme is the gift that keeps on giving.
Lol, Kotkaniemi still hasn’t beat his first year career high of 34 points
LFG KK Tank commander always
Belzile is the man.
what a shot by Jesperi. Can’t say the kid couldn’t shoot
I want to give KK a big hug for that. That damn smile of his.
RHP is an absolute puckhound, love this guy. Wonder if he’ll stick with number 49 assuming he makes the team next year…
Somebody please post the meme with KK and 9 fingers. Thanks.
It’s really funny watching those “contenders” fanbases lose their shit because we keep the score within 1 in the 3rd.
1 point against a team that should’ve trashed us. I’ll take it.
Decent game, 1 point is acceptable and Yotes also won so 3 points from 5th last
Why oh why did it have to be Kotka???????
Anyways Suzuki is still the boss of the shootout.