2023020024
[NHL.com Boxscore](https://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/2023020024)
|Teams|1st|2nd|3rd|Total|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|0|0|2|2|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|0|3|0|3|
|Team|Shots|Hits|Blocks|FOW%|Giveaways|Takeaways|Power Play|PIM|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|[CHI](/r/hawks)|31|19|21|25.0%|12|4|0/7|8|
|[MTL](/r/habs)|36|14|20|75.0%|17|4|0/2|20|
|Period|Time|Team|Strength|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|2nd|03:54|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Cole Caufield (2) bat shot, assist(s): Josh Anderson (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339166355112)|
|2nd|07:56|[MTL](/r/habs)|Even|[Tanner Pearson (1) snap shot, assist(s): Kaiden Guhle (1), Sean Monahan (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339162880112)|
|2nd|17:38|[MTL](/r/habs)|Short Handed|[Sean Monahan (1) wrist shot, assist(s): Rafael Harvey-Pinard (2)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339164282112)|
|3rd|00:35|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Even|[Tyler Johnson (1) snap shot, assist(s): Seth Jones (2), Taylor Raddysh (1)](https://players.brightcove.net/6415718365001/EXtG1xJ7H_default/index.html?videoId=6339164699112)|
|3rd|18:39|[CHI](/r/hawks)|Even|Tyler Johnson (2) wrist shot, assist(s): Corey Perry (3), Connor Bedard (2)|
|Period|Time|Team|Type|Min|Description|
|:–:|:–:|:-:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
|1st|03:32|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Jason Dickinson slashing against David Savard|
|1st|06:09|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Kaiden Guhle hooking against Connor Bedard|
|1st|07:24|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Jesse Ylönen high-sticking against Ryan Donato|
|1st|11:14|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Alex Vlasic boarding against Cole Caufield|
|1st|11:14|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Connor Murphy roughing against Josh Anderson|
|1st|11:14|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Josh Anderson roughing against Connor Murphy|
|1st|17:28|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Nick Suzuki interference against Connor Murphy|
|2nd|08:59|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Jordan Harris hooking against Nick Foligno|
|2nd|16:49|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|David Savard slashing against Cole Guttman|
|2nd|19:37|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Arber Xhekaj roughing against Corey Perry|
|2nd|19:37|[CHI](/r/hawks)|MIN|2|Corey Perry roughing against Arber Xhekaj|
|3rd|04:03|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Mike Matheson slashing against Cole Guttman|
|3rd|19:38|[MTL](/r/habs)|MIN|2|Sean Monahan minor|
* Referees: Ghislain Hebert, Michael Markovic
* Linesmen: Justin Johnson, Libor Suchanek
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VERY FUN! enjoyed every last second of it. Plus no bedard goal is a win in my books
Le phew
Montembault masterclass
*GOOD*
– Nice to get the first win. Deserved, Habs were by far the better team minus the shakey third.
– Penalty kill improvement. Big plays early in the game when Chicago had a 5 on 3, Monty with some stops.
– Matheson is so smooth. Let’s hope he stays healthy because he is going to eat minutes.
– Guhle was good. Yes there was that little unlucky error on the first goal.
– Caufield quest for 50
– Monahan, if he stays healthy he changes the whole dynamic of the team. It’s a massive if as we know from his career.
– Can see Pearson still has a shot.
– Like the team toughness. Seems everyone is sticking up for eachother.
– Quietly very quietly, Gallagher had a better game.
– Monty!
– Evans strong strong start to the year.
*BAD*
– If isn’t that deep it’s just a ceremony but cmon y’all ya gotta bring out the torch. It’s became a bit of a tradition, I mean maybe they didn’t do it one year but cmon that’s like one of our traditions in a league I may add that is lacking tradition IMO.
– Harris still a bit iffy to start the year. Nothing major no.
– Chicago was ugly tonight. Doesn’t take away from the Habs performance at all, but they are going to obviously be near the bottom.
– Want to see an old school powerplay. Pack the net, and just shoot the puck. Simple?
– Dach 🙁 hope he isn’t out long.
– Again too passive in their own end. Giving way too much space, getting away with it against weaker competition but won’t against stronger players. Incredibly passive when the other team pulls their goalie.
hopefully, Dach is ok because that 2nd line isn’t nearly as good without him
would’ve loved to see more from the younger guys as well
Streets are calling him Connor BeFraud 👀👀‼️ jk he played well
A game like this makes me worried that our season will be really long
Goodnight Sportsnet, try not to suck Bedard’s dick on your way home
Monty is my man
With all the blocked shots and players defending each other this is a TEAM. Man they have so much heart.
Jus hoping Dach leaving was precautionary
Caufield is getting 50 this year for sure if he stays healthy, hope Dach isn’t gone too long, him and Slaf was a fun combo.
Guhle was a beast tonight also, love to see his offensive confidence continue to grow.
Well our PK stats have improved.
Caufield 82 goal pace
I like it
Glad we won but shouldn’t have been that close
Embarassing 3rd period, but we move.
Absolutely dominated the first 40, Hawks couldn’t do anything except on the PP (even there, we got the better chances) and then, we just stopped playing in the 3rd.
Hawks are bad. Monty is good. Habs we’re ok but a bit sloppy.
Few things I noticed
Officiating was weird.
I really hope Dach is okay, I saw Tinordi and his knee kind of make contact. We need him.
Cole Caufield is a god
Savard is stink
Newhook gonna be a favourite
Evans looks renewed
Xhekaj brings the heat every game
Maybe just me but I thought Suzuki looked a little ahem.. thic in the off-season and I’ve found he looks a little sluggish to start the season. He’s never played a “fast” style but he seems to be missing a step, Caufield easily best player on that line through 2 games.
Anderson looks like a more complete player than ever before. Not every single play dies on his stick in the o-zone if it isn’t off the rush like it used to
Suzuki and Matheson are going to feel that tomorrow.
I love this team. They care for each other.
Wonder what the lines look like next game with Dach probably out, Newhook back in the middle with Slaf and ???
Fun game. I’m down for an exciting season of competitive hockey. Watching the last 2 games have been fun as fuck.
Get well soon dacher
Another strong game at 5-on-5; if not for Mrazek having a really good game himself, we’d probably have a few more. And the penalty kill improved.
Obviously Dach’s injury kind of overshadows a lot of what happened. But the players mostly adjusted to his absence, and Slafkovsky and Newhook continued to play well off each other without him, which is nice to see.
Guhle had a strong showing tonight, notwithstanding the flukey first Chicago goal.
Montembeault did not have a good preseason, but this was a strong start to the actual season for him.
Dach really elevates Slaf. Hopefully he’s back soon
man that was an inch away from being a repeat of last game
Anderson still on 1st line and Savard on 1st pairing, blind man can see its not working
Gallagher is really smart. Even when he loses the puck, he loses it well, towards a teammate. He’s not nearly a liability on a 4th line. I don’t care about his contract because we’re not even trying to win now. He brings something to the young team as an older pro and that’s good enough.
CC goal. A win albeit against a terrible team. Really tired of these injuries. Let’s hope it’s not too bad for Dach.
3/4 pts! Not a bad start!
Go Habs Go!
God the commentating for this game made it insufferable to listen to, SN is the worst
Great game by Monty and the PK
I feel like Bedard was on ice all game. What is he’s real time on ice?
[Jango postgame update: Jango celebrates the W](https://imgur.com/a/EdMfLzR)
The quest to 81-1 begins now
Good: obviously getting a W. Monty looked solid. Newhook is extremely noticeable just about every shift yet again. Caufield goal (a sick one at that). The defensive structure was much improved, although that could also be a result of the Hawks being bad. That 4th line of RHP-Evans-Ylonen continues to impress. Both the line itself and the players individually.
Meh: the PP. That first opportunity we got was great, so much puck movement and rotation, but after that it was very blah again. Including guys almost refusing to shoot.
Bad: Dach, I really hope that’s just a minor injury. He’s a big part of the team and tons of fun to watch. Penalties, penalties, penalties. We gotta work on that discipline asap lol.
Very happy with Monty’s game today.
One area of improvement tho is I feel he allowed too many rebound. Less of those and it would have been perfect
Felt like Chicago was chasing the game all night but still ended up with a ton of power plays. Gotta lock that down.
I didn’t even know the Habs were on the ice. I mean, it was practically all about Bedard. And that second intermission was embarrassing by leafsnet.
They have to figure out all these penalties. It’s just terrible
Thank you Goalie Monty
We won, but at what cost :/ hope Dach isn’t injured long-term
No Bedard goal: Win 😀
Xhekaj bullying Perry: Win😀
Monty had some massive saves: Win😀
Pearson goal: Win😀
Beating the Blackhawks: Win😀
and yet, I don’t care about any of it if Dach is out 😢
Now it’s time for our newest acquisition to show us how good it is: The medical team.
Is it me or Renaud Lavoie is extremely lost at all time ?
His questions are just all over the place. He starts his question one way, does a complete 180 goes in a different direction just to end up with a question that makes no sense.
Then repeat in French some clichés but not actually what Caufield said … I’m uncomfortable for him lol
The refs out here calling so many calls, were they deserved?
my thoughts:
newhook is becoming one of my favorite players to watch. he has so much speed and skill.
yet another monty masterclass.
cole 82 point season incoming.
these past few 2 games jake evans has been him low key.
i really hope dach is okay 🙁
also possible hot take: i felt gally looked better than last game. like he had rough moments but overall was much better. but i’ll admit i may be biased because he’s still one of my favorites.
i love this team so much even tho they give me a heart attack every game
Surprised no one is mentioning how Slaf had a good game even without Dach. He is actually effective now and had some good NZ play tonight. He had some good rushes today and a nice shot. Really liking his development.
Bedard’s old man looked like a real piece of work in his press box seat.
Feel sorry for his mother
Cole kicks ass!!
Wifi scares people!
Monty had a hell of a game!
Cole kicks ass!